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Earning Income
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| associate degree | an undergraduate college program that typically takes two years of full-time study to complete |
| Bachelor's Degree | 4 year Degree |
| Benefits | advantages, helpful effects, or extra payments and services provided to an individual |
| Compensation | Compensation means something given or received as an equivalent for services, loss, injury, or suffering |
| FICA | FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, a mandatory U.S. federal payroll tax that funds Social Security and Medicare |
| Gross Income | the total amount of money earned from all sources before any taxes or deductions are removed |
| Income Tax | a mandatory government levy charged on the financial earnings and profits of individuals and businesses. |
| College Major | your primary field of study and the specific subject area you choose to focus on and specialize in to earn your degree |
| Masters Degree | 6 year program |
| Minimum Wage | the lowest hourly pay that an employer can legally pay a worker. |
| Payroll Deduction | the amounts withheld from an employee's gross pay by an employer to cover taxes, benefits, and other legal or agreed-upon obligations. |
| PTO | Paid Time Off |
| Salary | a fixed amount of money an employer pays an employee for their work |
| Wage | money paid by an employer to a worker for labor or services, usually calculated by the hour, day, or piece of work done. |
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