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Take-home Pay Lab

Paycheck numbers you can check yourself — take-home pay, overtime and where the money goes.

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Taxes & withholding

What a $60,000 salary actually pays youFederal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax on a $60,000 salary in the 2026 tax year — with the arithmetic shown.→Why your bonus is taxed at 22% — and what that number really isThe flat 22% is a withholding rate, not your tax rate — when employers may use it, what happens above $1,000,000, and why the final bill is settled at…→

Paychecks & overtime

Who actually gets overtime pay — and what it is worthThe 40-hour rule, who is exempt, what you cannot sign away, and what an overtime hour is really worth after federal deductions.→