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Getting Paid

Dive deep into payroll structures, taxes, and deductions to make informed decisions about salary vs. hourly pay. Learn about income and payroll tax essentials, payroll deductions, and employer support for employees. Understand the significance of pay stubs and the intricacies of mandatory and optional deductions.

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Getting Paid

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  1. Getting Paid Advanced Level

  2. What are the two primary sources of employment? What sources of employment do your family members have?

  3. Salary vs. Hourly Would you rather be paid a salary or hourly wage?

  4. What methods do employers use to pay employees?

  5. Paper Paycheck and Direct Deposit

  6. Payroll Card What method of payment would be best for you?

  7. Payroll deductions Mandatory Optional

  8. What are the five main types of taxes? Withheld from wages

  9. Why are income and payroll taxes deducted from wages? Helps manage tax liability on an ongoing basis (total tax bill) End of year – total tax liability due Beginning of year

  10. What are the mandatory income and payroll tax deductions?

  11. Federal Income Tax How do you benefit from paying federal income taxes? Largest required deduction

  12. What is a Form W-4? Determines the percentage pay that will be deducted for federal income taxes

  13. Form W-4 Allowances

  14. Allowances Individuals may change their Form W-4 at any time

  15. State Income Tax Does your state have state income tax?

  16. What is Social Security? • Income for: • Retirees • People with profound disability • Children who have lost a parent • A person with children who has experienced the death of a spouse • 6.2% • Up to an annual maximum • Paid by each worker and matched by employer

  17. What is Medicare? • Helps pay for health care for individuals 65 and older • 1.45% • No limit • Paid by each worker and matched by each employer

  18. What are optional payroll deductions? Employee will typically pay much less than privately purchasing that same benefit.

  19. How Employers Further Support Employees Both required at no cost to the employee

  20. How Employers Further Support Employees

  21. What is a pay stub? Why is it important to review your pay stub? Pay stub - outlines the deductions made to wages

  22. Pay Stub

  23. Pay Stub Why is the pay period different than the pay date?

  24. Pay Stub Gross income Net income

  25. Pay Stub

  26. Pay Stub What are examples of deductions?

  27. Pay Stub What contributions are included?

  28. Pay Stub

  29. Summary

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