<prompt> Human: I realize that going up in salary can bump you into higher tax brackets, but I didnt go up enough AFAIK to warrant this kind of change.Old job: 55k base, bi-weekly take-home: 1,667New job: 65k base, bi-weekly take-home: 1,81465,000 55,000 18.2 increase1,814 1,667 8.8 increaseI realize you cant directly compare the two due to differences in taxes, but a 10 difference seems wrong, isnt it? This is in Minnesota. Just doing very rough calculations, I was really banking on my paycheck being about 100 more than it currently is 15 bump over old paycheck. It wont put me in any trouble, but Im a little disappointed that its 100 lower than what I thought was a decently conservative expectation.I should also note that these are the true take-home earnings. My old job didnt offer a 401k, and they also didnt charge me a dime for health insurance. My new job has a 401khealth insurance, but I cant join them for 30 days so this initial paycheck represents a blank slate of pay.  <response>: Could be many different things. You could have selected a different amount of withholdings on your taxes, you have something else coming out that you havent accounted for, or other things. You are going to need to look at both pay stubs and take a look and do the math on percentage with held, taxes and other items coming out. Also, you are being taxed more but it shouldnt be that much. 