<prompt> Human: First, if this is not the correct subreddit, where should I post? and Thank you in advance!x200B;BACKGROUND:I clean pools, and I get paid commission. For every pool I clean, I get about 10 of the clients monthly subscription fee. Its a small family-owned and operated business. One week, I noticed that my paycheck was very small, so I reviewed my pay stub and realized I didnt get paid for a lot of pools. So, I started keeping track of the pools I clean and I compare them to the pay stub I get every week. My paycheck was often wrong, and I always confront the man in charge of payroll in order to get it corrected. He is always apologetic and willing to write me a check for the missing pools. I give this info because it makes me distrust my employers, as nothing is being done to stop the errors from happening, and it is only corrected when I bring it up. QUESTION:My pay stub always shows my total pay BEFORE taxes. My paycheck is always a bit smaller, and I attribute that to taxes being taken out. My question is, should I always be receiving the EXACT same percentage of my pay stub, every week? I calculated what of my pay stub I take home for the previous 3 weeks, and its always about 86, but it varies by about 1. One week, I received about 85.9 of my pay stub, while another week I received about 86.8 of my pay stub. Is this normal? Or should the percentage of taxes being taken out be exactly the same each week? I live in Texas if that helps. If the guy in charge of pay roll is taking just a bit of money from each employees pay check each week, it would add up for him and hed be making a good chunk of extra money. I told other employees to keep track of their pools, and their pay stubs are also missing pools a lot. Im not sure if the guy in charge of pay roll is bad at his job, or deliberately under-paying employees. What do I do? Thank you!Assistant: It wont be the exact same percentage every week. Your stub however should show the total deductions. Does it not?Human: Why does the percentage change?It does not show deductions. The pay stub is not official in any way whatsoever, just an Excel or Word document that the guy types up each weekThanks for the reply!  <response>: The percentage changes because of how tax brackets worth. Your tax rate varies because the tax calculator needs to estimate your annual income to calculate taxes. Since your income varies, so too does your annual estimated income. Google something like how do tax brackets workAs for your paystubs, check your local laws because generally what youre describing is illegal. Generally the money that your employer is withholding is your money that theyre paying to the government for you. 