A 2-column table with 6 rows titled Your Monthly Net Pay. Column 1 has entries Monthly gross pay, federal withholding, social security, Medicare, state tax, net pay. Column 2 has entries question mark, 238 dollars, 232 dollars and 50 cents, 54 dollars and 38 cents, 236 dollars, question mark.

You have just graduated from college and accepted a position. The salary is $45,000 annually. You have decided to plan your future and see if you can afford a house and a family of three on this salary, or if it is best to wait a couple of years to get more experience and advance in your career. Your first step is to figure out your monthly take-home pay.


Your monthly gross pay is