<prompt> Human: I just recently received an offer for a position and I was told Id be making x. Is x typically my take home pay? Or do I need to take out income taxes? Id think this is pretax but Im just not sure. Im about to start apartment hunting and I dont know how much I should allow myself to spend. That said, I figured out that in Wisconsin they withhold a total of 26.84 of my paycheck. Anybody know what Illinois is like??  <response>: I was told Id be making x. Is x typically my take home pay?Salaries are offered as a pre-tax figure. A quick estimate for most people in the 25 federal tax bracket is that approximately 13rd of their pre-tax income will be consumed by federal state taxes roughly 20 federal, roughly 7 for OASDI and Medicare, plus whatever your state tax rate is. 