Reading Your Txrhlive Pay Stub: Every Deduction Explained

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Your first Texas Roadhouse paycheck looks great until you notice the gap between gross pay and what actually lands in your bank account. That gap is deductions — and once you understand each line on your TXRHLive pay stub, you can spot errors and plan your money with confidence.

Start at the top: gross earnings. This includes your hourly wages plus any overtime (paid at time and a half over 40 hours a week), shift differentials for nights or weekends, and holiday pay if you worked one. Below that, the pre-tax section: 401(k) contributions and health insurance premiums come out before income tax is calculated, which lowers your taxable income.

Then the mandatory taxes. Federal income tax depends on your W-4 withholding elections. FICA is fixed: 6.2% for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare, 7.65% total. State tax varies — Texas has no state income tax, a genuine perk of working there. Finally, post-tax deductions like garnishments or union dues, if any apply.

The number that matters most is net pay — your take-home. Compare it against your hours times your rate each pay period. If something looks ...
... off — missing overtime, a double health premium, hours you didn't work — screenshot the stub from the TXRHLive portal and bring it to your manager with the specific pay date and amounts. Vague complaints get vague answers; specifics get fixed.

Keep every stub. You'll need them at tax time for your W-2 reconciliation, and they're your proof if a dispute ever arises. A plain-English breakdown of each deduction line, with examples from real Roadie pay stubs, is published in the TXRHLive payroll guide at https://txrhlive.me.