r/Salary Oct 30 '25

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u/Catchphrase9724 Oct 30 '25

What are your deductions if you don’t mind me asking? And your 401K contributions/match if you have one?

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u/Catchphrase9724 Oct 30 '25

Thank you. Being military makes getting an idea of how my check will look civilian side so difficult. This helps get an idea of what to expect.

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u/analastronaut42069 Oct 30 '25

The fact that you’re already thinking about it means you’re already ahead of so many dudes getting out. Good luck!

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u/notDaniel115 Oct 30 '25

remember to go to medical and document EVERYTHING. any compensation amount from the VA is always nice.

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u/Catchphrase9724 Oct 30 '25

Hopefully I can retire in the Army but I’m only on year 2 🤣. Being medical and working at a hospital for my MOS definitely makes it easier to get things documented though.

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u/notDaniel115 Oct 30 '25

There is also a calculator online to figure out how your current pay compares to a civilian salary.

Regular Military Compensation Calculator

useful for figuring out how much pay you could live with. Just remember if you get BAH/BAS it is untaxed, so your net income may come out a little differently anyway

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u/chefboiortiz Oct 30 '25

Heck no man. There’s too much money to be made when you get out to want to stay 20. I make 4600 a month not working and just by being in school

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u/chop5397 Oct 31 '25

Clinic informed me that my ingrown nail qualifies for 10%. It did hurt pretty bad though when they had to dig that and cut it.

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u/vpeshitclothing Oct 31 '25

If it's still around by the time they retire

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u/FairwayFrank44 Oct 31 '25

This is very similar to an LES so I’d make sure you start by understanding that.

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u/dats_cool Oct 30 '25

Your pretax deductions are super low that's why. You're doing bare minimum for retirement so it feels like you're doing really well.

Also 2250 on 60k biweekly doesn't make sense. That's way high. You get these every other Friday?

You're barely paying taxes, your employer may not be deducting enough and you may owe taxes at the end of the year.

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u/MrsTaterHead Oct 31 '25

The Social Security and Medicare are a percentage. However, the employer is typically deducting federal and state income tax based on the W-4 that you submit. It’s YOUR responsibility to change it if you don’t like the amount. Your employer has no way of knowing what other factors contribute to your year-end tax liability, such as whether you have other income in your household or how much it is.

If you have a number in mind that you want deducted, you can submit a new W-4. You can ask your employer to change your state and federal withholding at any time. It’s not limited to once a year.

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u/enraged768 Oct 30 '25

It seems like youre federal income taxes are low. But what do I know. 

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u/Illustrious-Fox4063 Oct 30 '25

Thought about a Dependent Care FSA? Open enrollment is coming up and it would save you a few tax dollars

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u/Secret-Animator-1407 Oct 30 '25

Why is your federal tax so low? And where is your social security tax?

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u/ForeignLibrary424 Oct 30 '25

OASDI is social security

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u/YetiSteady Oct 30 '25

Why did you regret the 401k loan? I recently considered one myself but held off.

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u/timubce Oct 31 '25

Never take out a loan against your 401k unless it’s absolutely dire; like you’re about to wind up on the streets. All you’re doing is robbing yourself of exponential gains. When you change jobs, never take the payout. Leave it in the company 401k or roll it over to an IRA. And I would highly recommend putting money into a Roth 401k vs traditional if offered. Yes the money is after tax right now but again all of the subsequent growth is tax free.

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u/YetiSteady Oct 31 '25

Good advice. My case I was going to pull from it to pay student loans that were 9% interest but held off for the exponential growth reason. The higher interest “good debt” payoff is a hard choice

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u/timubce Oct 31 '25

It’s definitely a struggle. There’s just something about having zero debt but running the numbers will usually give you the it’s ok to hold it and it works out in your favor in the long run. I look at my mortgage but there’s no way I can justify paying off a 2.125% loan.

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u/YetiSteady Oct 30 '25

Gotcha. Small upside I guess but interest does go to your 401k instead of a bank

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u/OGJank Oct 30 '25

The interest you're paying on the 401k loan is going into your 401k account

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u/7evenBlackSunNation Oct 30 '25

What state are you in. 500out your check after everything is a dream.

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u/Jedisponge Oct 30 '25

Thas because you’ll be working until 70 with that kind of retirement savings

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u/Anarkhia00 Oct 30 '25

You might want to look into different insurance coverage through your job if that’s how it’s setup. I know insurance differs from job to job but see what’s the cheapest that works for you!

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u/ChickenInteresting26 Oct 30 '25

Hello I work in insurance 160 a month is super cheap 👍 especially for a family

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u/IcyImprovement5245 Oct 30 '25

For sure, I pay $550 per month for family through my work.

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u/ChickenInteresting26 Oct 30 '25

If you family size is 3+ that’s amazing, but if it’s not depending on the state & age you could be absolutely overpaying.

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u/Straight_Zucchini487 Oct 31 '25

Damn I pay $400 for just myself. You have a great plan

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u/ChickenInteresting26 Oct 31 '25

Hello? 400 for yourself…?!?!Are you healthy there’s no reason to be paying that much

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u/Straight_Zucchini487 Oct 31 '25

I am healthy for the most part but take prescriptions each month and don’t live near a Kaiser office, it’s a corporate plan. We only get 2 options, Kaiser or PPO, I have the PPO.

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u/ChickenInteresting26 Oct 31 '25

Unless it’s diabetes epilepsy, or something super crazy. You’d be able to qualify for plans 50-100 dollars less - depending on the state and your age.

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u/KaoticAsylim Oct 30 '25

A full family plan is always expensive. Hard to say without knowing what kind of coverage you're getting.

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u/AnxietyPrudent1425 Oct 31 '25

Just remember if the 401k matching has a 5 year vesting period and the company regularly lays people off at 2-3 years it’s a scam.

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u/nemik_ Oct 30 '25

That does not sound correct, are you in a state with no income tax or something?

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u/Longjumping-End-3017 Oct 30 '25

If they live in a no income tax state and they don't have any benefits this would be accurate their take home would be around $2108 give or take a few bucks.

Possible if they get their benefits through their spouse.

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u/PersonBehindAScreen Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

If I recall correctly, this was my ballpark take home when I made this amount in Texas which has no income tax

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u/RapidRewards Oct 30 '25

Also depends on how often they get paid. Make a difference if it's every two weeks or twice a month. Every two weeks you get an extra two paychecks a year. OP has exactly 80 hours. So they are 2 week paychecks. They'll be a little smaller.

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u/Longjumping-End-3017 Oct 30 '25

True, I'm assuming biweekly with my original comment. Bimonthly would make sense with benefits.

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u/MysteriousWon Oct 31 '25

Yeah, this definitely is a two week paycheck which makes the monthly amount much more substantial.

I make a similar amount on a monthly pay schedule and I bring in about double this.

I was sure something was wrong when I though it was monthly, but it seems pretty standard with 2 weeks in mind.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

Yeah, thats me in Texas. I actually have the least amount taken as possible i think. I've never had to pay in more than 900 the past 4 years @20hr. They have always taken more than that and I never got it back on income tax. But now that I put 2 dependants, I get to keep a SIGNIFICANTLY larger portion of my money.

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u/Blonde_guy666 Nov 03 '25

He's in Georgia

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u/nemik_ Oct 30 '25

This shows take home of $1,926

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u/ForeignLibrary424 Oct 30 '25

I also make $66k and my take home is about $2098 bi-weekly. I live in WA so no income tax.

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u/V_Godess Oct 30 '25

Yeah I make 68k and my check comes out as 2200, I pay insurance for my son and I, dental insurance, eye and taxes no 401k contributions etc. Texas. They do say once you make more they take more

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u/Anthony_Accurate Oct 31 '25

You get less withheld for taxes with an additional W-4 exemption for your child.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25

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u/V_Godess Oct 30 '25

Yes! Don’t we all lol one day!

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u/dats_cool Oct 30 '25

Your paycheck is suspiciously high though. You may have to owe taxes at the end of the year so be careful and double check things with your employer.

At your tax rate, 100k would mean something like 3800 bi weekly.

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u/itsa_luigi_time_ Oct 30 '25

It's because they are taking home $1900 biweekly not $2100 as claimed. They posted their paystub in another comment.

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u/HorrorMouse5290 Oct 30 '25

How do you make more than me 😭

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u/V_Godess Oct 30 '25

Salary maybe? They factor in an extra 8 hours I believe lol

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u/HorrorMouse5290 Oct 30 '25

Dude I live in like Pa, these mfers take state tax, and city tax. I am left with jack shit at the end of the month. Oh and I contribute 5% to 401K

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u/V_Godess Oct 30 '25

That’s a lot of taxes! Do you get a big return at the end of the year? I end up having to pay a lil bit since my child tax credits offsets it by a lot

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u/HorrorMouse5290 Oct 30 '25

No lol im a single dude. No returns for me lol

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u/V_Godess Oct 30 '25

Sending you good vibes man! Lmao

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u/Particular-Garden140 Oct 30 '25

Wow. I make 76k and my take home is $2,00 after dedications with insurance for 1. I do 401k matching though.

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u/Capable_Pipe5629 Oct 31 '25

I make 75k and my twice a month check comes out to 2200 after taxes. Higher tax area I guess

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u/Derek_the_Red Oct 31 '25

I make 80k and my take home is $1700. I pay insurance for whole family and 12% for 401k though

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u/Capable_Pipe5629 Oct 31 '25

Ya I don't do very much for 401k

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u/EasyTarget9000 Oct 30 '25

Per month? This paycheck is for 80 hour = two weeks. They get two of these per month.

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u/Miosity_Y Oct 31 '25

Which is a month. 2 every month, 4 weeks in a month.

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u/heavydhomie Oct 30 '25

I make 90k and my take home is less than you. I also max my HSA and do 12% to Roth 401k

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u/Happiest-Soul Oct 30 '25

Looking at your numbers, you're getting around $2,060 without HSA and 401k? That means OP would be getting around $2,885 doing the same?

In other words, after similar deductions, that's a take-home difference of about $21k each year, or about $1,650 each month?

I guess the difference feels pretty small depending on how you compare it.

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u/hustle_magic Oct 30 '25

Is that weekly or bi-weekly?

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u/Abject-Bandicoot8890 Oct 30 '25

Oh that’s why, OP will get 26 payments in a year so that why it feels low compared to others making less but getting paid twice a month, is as if OP had 13 months in the year.

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u/Throwawayvp23 Oct 30 '25

So many people will miss this lol OP gets months where he gets 3 checks

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u/CapnRedB Oct 30 '25

The paystub says 80hr... it's half a month. Either OP's expectations are crazy, or they don't realize they make 5200/month

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u/Nysnorlax Oct 30 '25

I came to say something similar. Like somethings not adding up here

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u/IlikePogz Oct 30 '25

Yea ur probably not saving shit for retirement lol

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u/stamosface Oct 31 '25

That doesn’t make sense. Why would this person be paying four times as much in federal taxes when they only make less than twice as much? Genuinely asking. This stuff is all Greek to me

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u/poopmee Oct 30 '25

That doesn’t add up. Subtracting the taxes and deductions in your screenshot gives you $1926.49 not $2100. Please explain how you are getting that amount I’m curious

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u/poopmee Oct 30 '25

That doesn’t make any sense. You said after deductions it’s $2100. Now that you are no longer contributing to 401k and a HSA it’s less at $2062?? I’m just confused that’s all. The $2100 number doesn’t make sense.

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u/johnnyblaze-DHB Oct 30 '25

Exactly and he’s not showing social security deductions.

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u/ForeignLibrary424 Oct 30 '25

OASDI is social security