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One should expect for there to be deductions for federal, state, local and social security tax. You may also see deductions for health insurance and your 401k investments.
Your GROSS pay is before any deductions. Compute deductions, subtract them from your gross pay, and get your NET pay- that is how much you get to take home.
Unemployment is not one of the deductions from a worker's paycheck. The employer, only, pays for unemployment insurance.
There is a priority level assigned to wage garnishments, which would be governed by state law. Court ordered garnishments would take priority over voluntary deductions or deductions for things like union dues.
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Compulsory deductions are taken from your check whether you agree or not, such as happens with taxes. Voluntary deductions are those you ask for, such as money to be deducted and placed into your retirement savings account.
Gross pay
take home pay
The amount of money earned before deductions are taken out of a paycheck
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It is your paycheck before any deductions, taxes or benefits are taken out. Simply how many hours you work multiplied by your hourly rate.
One should expect for there to be deductions for federal, state, local and social security tax. You may also see deductions for health insurance and your 401k investments.
Those are amounts taken out of your paycheck that do not reduce the amount of tax you have to pay on your salary.
Your GROSS pay is before any deductions. Compute deductions, subtract them from your gross pay, and get your NET pay- that is how much you get to take home.