Tim just took a job working for a software company. His contract states he will receive an annual salary of $61,500 and be paid
monthly. Each month he will have the following deduction made from his paycheck: Social Security at a rate of 6.2% Medicare at a rate of 1.5 State Texes at a rate of 3% Federal Taxes at rate of 11% Insurance premiums in the amount of $290
How much can Tim actually expect to receive on his net paycheck each month?
It was stated that the $61,500 would be payed to Tim annually, therefore before we can calculate the deductions we would first have to divide the annual pay by 12 (months in a year). You would then find that Tim receives $5,125 each month. The total value of the deductions would be 21.7% ( 6.2 + 1.5 + 3 + 11 = 21.7). 21.7% of 5,125 is 1,112.125 therefore, we would subtract this value and the value for the insurance from his monthly pay to find his net paycheck per month [5,125 - (1,112.125 + 290) = $3,722.875]
