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There are three categories of deductions listed on the right side of the paycheck on the below image. Deductions are subtracted from the gross earnings/pay to equal the net pay amount. This is the amount you keep.
Descriptions of Deductions headings in gray:
Descriptions of items under “Pre-Tax Deductions”:
Amounts deducted in the pre-tax deductions section happen before taxes are deducted, making your gross earnings less, therefore reducing the amount of taxes that will be paid. Here is an example of how pre-tax deductions help you:
Before TSA After TSA
Gross pay $1000.00 $1000.00
Pre-tax TSA 0 -$ 70.00
Taxable Income $1000.00 $ 930.00
Taxes -$ 296.50 -$275.75
Net pay $ 703.50 $654.25
Difference The TSA really cost $49.25
On this paycheck, the pre-tax deductions reduce the taxable pay (gross earnings - pre-tax deductions) to be $2066.60. This is what the employee will pay taxes on. Without the pre-tax deductions they would have paid taxes on $2302.48.
*The WRS contribution is based on a percentage of the employee's gross wages. The percentage amount is determined by ETF each calendar year. In 2025, the rate is 6.95%.
Descriptions of items under “Post-Tax Deductions”:
Descriptions of items under “Deposits”:
DD 1 - Amount, as identified by employee, deposited. The lump amount deposits are filled first and then the amount remaining is deposited into the DD Net account.
DD Net – Net amount of paycheck deposited. Name of depositing institution also listed.
DD 2, DD 3, etc. not used for this employee, but would indicate additional depositing institutions to divide check into. By static amount only, not percentages.
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