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Earning Income
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | An undergraduate academic program that typically takes two years of full-time study to complete. |
| Bachelors Degree | An undergraduate academic credential awarded by colleges and universities upon completing a course of study |
| Benefits | Monetary gain, economic advantage, or cost savings received by an individual or organization |
| Compensation | Money or economic value given to a person in exchange for work, goods, or services, or to cover losses and injuries |
| Doctorate Degree | The highest level of academic degree you can earn in most fields of study. |
| FICA | Mandatory U.S. federal payroll tax that funds the Social Security and Medicare programs |
| Gross Income | The total amount of money earned from all sources before taxes and other deductions are removed |
| Income Tax | A mandatory government charge levied on the earnings, wages, salaries, and investment profits of individuals and businesses. |
| College Major | Your primary field of study and the main focus of your undergraduate degree |
| Masters Degree | An advanced postgraduate academic qualification awarded by universities after completing specialized study beyond a bachelor's degree. |
| Minimum Wage | The lowest hourly pay rate that an employer can legally pay workers. |
| Payroll Deduction | The amounts subtracted from your total earnings (gross pay) to cover taxes, benefits, and other costs before you receive your take-home pay (net pay) |
| PTO | Paid Time Off |
| Salary | A fixed amount of money paid regularly by an employer to an employee for their work |
| Wage | Regular money paid to a worker for labor or services, usually calculated by the hour, day, or piecework. |