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of a $2,884 biweekly slot
Why your biweekly paycheck is smaller than your salary divided by 26
A $75,000 salary divided by 26 yields $2,884.62, but the actual deposit is closer to $1,900. The gap exists because three separate tax bases stack onto the same gross — and one of them won't budge no matter what you contribute to retirement.