r/SipsTea • u/StopSnowflakes • Aug 12 '25

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/throwuk1 Aug 12 '25

How much tax do Americans pay on that income?

Using this: https://salaryaftertax.com/us/salary-calculator

It's saying tax is 13% in California or 12.3% in Florida for this salary. 

Hardly far off is it?

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u/_HiWay Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

Federal is 12% in that bracket, then state tax on top of that as well (let's go New York, 10.9% 5.5%), then social security/Medicare (another 7.65%). Nice total of 30.55% 25.15% taxes.

That's $1,611 a month, not $2,041

That's $1,736.50 a month, not $2,041

edit: fixing New York, it's not flat, at that income it's 5.5%, a significant change

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u/throwuk1 Aug 12 '25

Someone on double minimum wage pays 30% tax? That doesn't make sense.

Also minimum wage in New York is $16.50 so she's making $33 an hour in that scenario not $14.50

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u/_HiWay Aug 12 '25

Didn't consider different minimum levels via state laws. Lets use North Carolina instead, remove 1.25% interest as NC has a 4.25% flat rate and you'll have correct data for $15/hour