I did. And when I get bored I tend to crunch numbers and make formula'*. So... What'* more important to a guy on a budget than my money? It'* rather saddening. I started out making a spreadsheet to add up my hours and compute my pay. Rather easy, Converting time to decimal was just a google search away. Then I realized I should account for the deductions I suffer every pay period. IRS.gov, Here I come! Here'* the break down of my taxes:

Federal Income: $730 + 15% of remaining
Social Security: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Local Sales Tax: 8.25%

What does all that mean? If you work for $5.15/hr, You acually get to use $4.66 of that to buy things. Bad, but not too bad right? How'* about this; $5.15, Full time.

Gross Income: $9888
Federal Income: $2103.70
Social Security: $613.06
Medicare: $143.38
Net Income: $7027.87

But that'* not all, When I go to spend that money I pay a Sales Tax, which leaves me with; $6448.07. Well, that'* made my wallet a bit lighter. Gee, I wonder what I'm really working for per hour... $3.36/hr. 34.7572% goes to taxes! Yeah, I feel like going to work right now.

Maybe I should get into painting....

yeah i did this a while back...ended up loosing about 16.5% of my wages to tax

14 an hour is actaully 11.69 an hour... grrrr

nice math though

You make 5.15 dood, dont' you work in construction and you're how old again?

kick ur employers ***.

I haven't worked construction in almost a year

First I did construction for some amount of years that were never reported for $6/hr

Then I did three months of construction on the books for $7/hr

Then I read electric meters for nine month for $8/hr

Then I was a cashier at an Exxon for three months for $5.15/hr

Now I've moved up inside the company and manage two stores, yet still on "probationary" pay.

The only better jobs in the area are International Paper, which sucks; Cooper Tire, which is on strike right now; Domtar, which is hard as heck to get into; and an OCI Hosting/computer assembly place that they're getting ready to build near my house. It'* an area with a lot of entry level positions and few good paying jobs. $8/hr is darned good money here. Just look up a COL index. Your $11.17/hr is equal to my $8.

Ah that'* right... Hrm, you get like 3c off gas right? That adds up quick these days i'm sure. Especialy with ur foot.

Hahahahhahaha... a discount? I had to threaten walking out to get a raise with the "promotion"...

And I end up caddilacn' around town mostly these days.. $2.04 for 87 will slow you down QUICK.

yeah it pisses me off too just knowing how much of my hard earned money goes to taxes. :( Guess working at a pizza place as a manager isn't so bad afterall. I do make 8.25/hr. Just until i get out of college. then I'll be out of there QUICK!

Just about everybody I meet involved in customer service type positions is only doing it for a while...

It'* nice to hear the flowmaster really burbling IMO. That helps me out. Once it gets over that exhaust note peak @ 2100 i quick get up to shift, or let it fall again mmm 1800 RPM burble....

Going on 4 years now.....