<prompt> Human: Im a 20 year old working in a grocery market in Washington state where the minimum wage is 9.32. My gross wage is 9.42. My payroll is weekly. The past 7 days, I worked 39 hours. My net pay was 285.23. Now, with some calculations, the monthly net pay hour is 7.31. Thats 2.11 less than the gross hourly wage. To me, it just seems like its way too much deducted.When it comes to deductions, Im clueless, besides the mandatory union I had to join, which is around 45 a month, but I know it wasnt deducted from this particular payroll. I know the easiest route is to ask the store manager about the details of my payroll deductions, but Im afraid it might give off the wrong impression. I still do, however plan to talk to him. I want to read your responses before doing so. What type of deductions should I be expected to be taken from my payroll that it reduces my hourly net wage by 21?I was literally clueless about 5 minutes ago until I did a quick Google search on payroll deductions and heres what I think is deducted: -Union 45 month. -Federal income tax -Some forgotten thing that I agreed on during job hiring process that deducts 0.50 from each payroll. No state income tax in Washington state.Well, thats all I can think of. I dont get any benefits because I frequently work anywhere from 20-39 hours per week.So should I talk to my store manager, or is this absolutely normal?As an ending note, I find it almost mind-blowingly unfathomable how anyone can survive working on minimum wage, or in the case in Washington, live off and possibly be expected to raise a family on a net hourly wage of 7.31. Im a student taking a break from school, making spare cash at the moment, with no expenses to pay at all, and I feel depressed just thinking about how people have to make a living working one more hour than I did 40 hours for fulltime work and be expected support themselves without government assistance. Fuck.Assistant: Your pay stubs should break down every item theyre withholding.Youre also missing FICA taxes medicare, social security, and possibly statecity taxes I dont know the specifics of where you work.Human: I have direct deposit and it doesnt say anything else besides SAFEWAY INC-PAYROLL and the amount given to me. Where can I see the pay stub?I have to pay Medicare and social security taxes even though Im not using them? I know, Im completely ignorant about the matter  <response>: Where can I see the pay stub?Your employer should be providing you with a pay stub that will break all this stuff down for you. Ask your manager how you get them? 