Examine your last pay check. Determine the percentage of your gross pay that is taken for deductions (including taxes, social security, health care, retirement, etc.). Total these deductions and then divide by your gross pay to determine the percentage. You do not have to disclose the amount of your gross pay or your deductions, but you may share the percentage of your pay that went for these deductions. Does this surprise you? Are there things you could change about this?