Not Financial Advice: Assuming you're single, and you have no further voluntary or specialized deductions such as union dues, health insurance premiums, or retirement withholdings, then your $600 weekly gross, using PaycheckCity.com's Paycheck Calculator, would net you $449.81.
The deductions would be $74.59 for federal withholding, $37.20 for social security, $8.70 for Medicare, $22.50 for Rhode Island withholding and $7.20 for SDI.
As of 1/1/16, the minimum wage in Rhode Island for all workers is $9.60 per hour. Exemptions include minors, 14-15 years of age working 24 hours or less. They may be paid 75% of the minimum wage = $7.20 per hour. If a minor works in excess of 24 hours, all hours must be paid at the minimum wage.
For more information on the minimum wage, including a link to the law, see Dlt.ri.gov's minimum wage web page.
To find answers to the most frequently asked questions about labor standards, click here.
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