<prompt> Human: Just got my paycheck stub in the mail. Can you guys help me break this down? To be completely honest I dont know what all of these deductions are, there were a lot that were mandatory. For reference I am 24, single, live with my mother and claim 1.Total gross: 1,542.17Total Net: 1,005.08Federal tax: 156.75Social Security: 91.03Medicare: 21.29MD State Tax: 94.92BCBS Pretax: 54.71Rx Pretax: 14.81Dental Pretax: 3.97Vision Pretax: .42Def Comp Hartford: 154.00Retirement RM: 60.24Group life: .88LTD2: 3.60ADD: .26Pre Fund: .19BTA: .02Union: 20.00Most of the stuff after Group life makes zero sense to me. IDK If youll be able to decipher that or not. And are these kind of deductions normal?  <response>: Youd probably rather that stuff be coming out pre-tax than paying after tax. Much of that is probably voluntary health care, deferred comp, retirement. Id go over it line by line with a HR. 