Gross Pay
Net Pay
Deductions
Benefits
100

True or False: Gross Pay shows the amount you take home.

What is False?

100

This is the amount of money you receive after all deductions.

What is Net Pay?

100

These are subtracted from Gross Pay to calculate Net Pay.

What are deductions?

100

What does SSDI stand for?

Social Security Disability Insurance

200

This is the total amount of money earned before deductions.

What is Gross Pay?

200

If your Gross Pay is $1,000 and deductions are $200, what is your Net Pay?

What is $800?

200

Name a common mandatory deduction taken from paychecks.

What are Taxes?

200

What does SSI stand for?

Social Security Insurance?

300

 If you work 35 hours at $17 per hour, what is your gross pay?

$595

300

True or False: Net Pay is always higher than Gross Pay.

What is False?

300

Social Security, Taxes and benefits like health insurance

What do they take out of your paycheck?

300

Can you work while getting SSDI or SSI?

Yes, with certain limits.

400

This document typically shows Gross Pay at the beginning of the pay period.  

What is a Pay Stub?

400

This pay is often referred to as "take-home pay."

What is Net Pay?

400

Income after taxes

What is net income?

400

What is the main difference between SSDI and SSI?

SSDI is based on work history; SSI is need-based.

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