The amount you take home on your payroll check is not the same as your wages. If you want to adjust the amount you take home (your net pay), you must adjust the amount you make (your gross pay). Your gross pay is your wages before withholdings for taxes and deductions for benefits. Your net pay is the income you bring home on your payroll check after these amounts have been subtracted. Use this calculator to determine how much you need to make in gross pay to bring home the net pay you want.
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