Total tax paid
$228
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $228 to pay you $2,175. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.05 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.