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Reading a Paycheck
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Regular pay | How much money you make each week not including overtime pay or other extra pay. |
| gross pay | Total pay; How much you make before taxes and other deductions are taken out. |
| net pay | take-home pay; what you make after all deductions are taken out of your paycheck; |
| deductions | money taken out of your paycheck |
| overtime pay | money made from working extra hours ( hours worked after 40 hours in a week) |
| taxes withheld | money taken out of your paycheck for the federal government, state government and social security; |
| Pension | a retirement account |
| FICA | social security |