Vocab1
Wages & Salary
Commission & Bonus
Paid Time Off
401K & Other
Vocab2
100

A worker or person who gets paid by a company or an organization for work.

Employee

100

An employee works 48 hours in a week.  How many hours are overtime hours?

8

100

Getting paid based on a percentage of sales.

Commission

100

Paid leave for days like Christmas, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, MLK Day, etc.

Holiday Pay

100

Retirement account offered by employers

401K

100

A company or organization that pays a worker to work for them.

Employer

200

The total amount of salary of wages someone earns.  This is before deductions are taken out.

Gross Pay

200

Alex has an annual salary of $108,000.  How much is Alex's monthly salary?

$9,000

200

Steve is a real estate agent who gets 3% commission on $100,000 sale of land.  What is his commission?

0.03 x $100,000= $3,000 

200

Jim get's paid $25 an hour and has 10 paid holidays each year.  How much is each day of PTO worth?

$25 x 8 = $200

200

Jim's employer will match his 401K contributions up to $5,000.  How much does Jim get if he puts in $1,000 into his 401k?

$1,000

200

The total amount someone is paid in their paycheck.  It is after deductions are taken out.  

Net Pay

300
This is given along with a paycheck (often attached).  It shows all the gross pay, net pay, deductions, contributions, etc. for the pay period

Pay Stub

300

If Jim is paid $25 an hour and works 30 hours a week.  What is his ANNUAL gross pay?

$39,000

300

Steve gets a bonus of $500 every time he sells more than 4 cars in a month.  If he sells 3 cars in the month, what is his bonus?

$0

300

Jim get's paid $30 an hour and has 12 paid holidays each year.  How much is the total annual value of the PTO?

$2,880

300

Steve's company gives him $900 a month for health insurance.  What is the annual contribution?

$900 x 12 = $10,800
300

A form of pay where people are paid the same amount regardless of how many hours they work.

Salary

400

Overtime is paid at ___________

1.5 or time and a half

400

Jim is paid at $30 an hour and works 55 hours a week.  What is his weekly gross pay?

$1,875

400

Susan gets a $100 bonus for each item she sells in a week.  If she averages 5 sales each week, what is her annual bonus?

5 x $100 x 52= $26,000

400

Jim get's paid $52,000 a year and has 12 paid holidays and 10 sick days each year.  How much is the total annual value of the PTO?

$4,400

400

Jim's employer will match his 50% 401K contributions up until the company gives him $3,000.  How much does Jim get if he puts in $1,000 into his 401k?

$500

400

Items that are taken away from the gross pay.  The net pay is determined after these are taken out.

Deductions

500

Retirement plan offered by some employers where workers are paid a percentage of their earnings during retirement.

Pension

500

Jim works 45 hours a week and is paid $25 an hour.  What is his annual gross pay?

$61,750

500
Steve gets $600 salary a week and earns 5% commission on $100,000 of sales each month.  What is his ANNUAL gross pay?

600 x 52 = 31,200

0.05 x 100,000 x 12 = 60,000

60,0000 + 31, 200 = $91,200

500

Jim get's paid $78,000 a year and has 12 paid holidays and 10 sick days each year and 15 vacation days.  How much is the total annual value of the PTO?

$11,100

500

Susan gets a 401K match of 50% up to the company giving $3,000.  She puts in $3,000 into her 401K.  She also gets $700 a month to health insurance.  What is the annual value?

$9,900

500

A tax that people pay in order to provide financial security to the elderly or disabled

FICA, OASI, Social Security