<prompt> Human: Im 21 years old, single, with no dependents. 5 weeks ago I started a new job making 65,000yr in North Carolina. I was curious if you guys had any insight regarding the amount of taxes Im paying, because to me it seems really high. Ill be using my most recent paycheck as an example:2 week salary: 2,708Taxes:FICA: 202FIT: 461SIT: 136Total taxes: 799Salary taxes: 1,909Which shows I am paying about 30 of my income to taxes! That seems insanely high to me.. I know having no dependents and being single is one of the reasons for this, but even so, 30 seems criminal. Is there anything Im missing that might mean I get a tax return of some sort? Thanks for the help.  <response>: 7.55 of that is unavoidable FICA. If you make exactly 65,000, youll get to deduct about 10,300, bringing you to 54,700, putting you at about 9,500 in taxes for federal, about 3,500 for state idk NCs tax law, so it may be slightly higher or lower. If you get 461 withheld for federal taxes every paycheck, and theres 26 paychecks biweekly, then youll be paying about 11,000 over the course of the year, meaning youll probably get a refund, especially if you qualify for any credits or extra deductions, etc. Not sure what else to tell you. Welcome to taxes! 