Joanna Brown works for KRC Corp, as an HR Director, earning an annual salary of $150,000. She is paid on a semi-monthly basis (meaning 24 paychecks...

Joanna Brown works for KRC Corp, as an HR Director, earning an annual salary of $150,000. She is paid on a semi-monthly basis (meaning 24 paychecks each year). She received a merit increase of 4% of her Salary on January 1, 2017 (4% of $150,000).

 In addition to Joanna's Base salary and merit increase, KRC, the employer, incur the following additional cost for Joanna's benefits.

Health Insurance $12,000

Retirement Plan-401k $10,000

Vacation - 2 weeks (Calculate dollar value) Salary divide by 24 pay periods )

Life Insurance -$850

Vision Plan -$150

Dental Insurance-$2,500

Gym Membership -$350

Tuition Benefits-$10,000

Other Accommodation and Enhancement Benefits $5,500

Employee Assistant Program-$650.

Workers Compensation Benefits $450

Security Medicare Taxes- 1.45 of Salary

Social Security -6.2 % of the first $127,200 of salary

Social Security Rates

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is made up of two items, Social Security and Medicare taxes. For 2017, the Social Security tax rate is 6.2% on the first $127,200 wages paid. The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% on the first $200,000 and 2.35% above $200,000.