What is withheld from an employees pay?
submitted by Mike Czech

Rohnson

It depends on where you live, because tax laws vary across the world. Generally speaking though, income taxes, social security, and medicare taxes are withheld from an employee's paycheck. You might also have other deductions for health insurance or retirement plans.

George Cloner

Referring to U.S. laws, you'd have income taxes (federal, state, local), social security taxes, Medicare taxes. You could also take some of that as contributions to retirement plans, like a 401(k). You'll also want to take health insurance premiums.