conversation: User (weguccison): "My state (NM) has a fairly large movie industry. So with that ive had the opportunity to work as an extra a handful of times. Well all the checks are starting to pour in as you are payed by each singular days work. So my question is what is going on with the tax withholdings. I am paying the full percentage for social security (12.4%) + medicare (2.9%)+ state (7.x%). I showed my father my pay stubs and he said he has never seen a company not pay half of all tax withholdings. The only thing i can chalk it up to is that film falls in a certain tax bracket in NM perhaps? Also to note I claimed "1" on my employment form(s)."
  Self: "They might just be reporting it oddly.  Can you post a picture of a paystub with no personal info?\n\nEither way it would be reducing your pay"
  