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Gross Pay and Net Pay is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on figuring out take-home pay from gross pay, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.12.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Gross Pay and Net Pay

D2.Eco.12.3-5

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1.Which is usually larger, gross pay or net pay?
  • A.Net pay, because taxes are added to it
  • B.Gross pay, because taxes have not yet been taken out
  • C.They are always equal
2.Lena's net pay is $340 after $60 was taken out for taxes. What was her gross pay?
  • A.$340
  • B.$280
  • C.$340 + $60 = $400
3.Job A pays $400 gross with $60 in taxes. Job B pays $380 gross with $30 in taxes. Which has the higher net pay?
  • A.They have the same net pay
  • B.Job B: $400 − $60 = $340 and $380 − $30 = $350
  • C.Job A, because its gross pay is higher
4.Sam earns $15 an hour and works 20 hours. $45 in taxes is taken out. How much is his net pay?
  • A.$300
  • B.$345
  • C.20 × $15 = $300; $300 − $45 = $255
5.Rosa's gross pay is $250 a week and her net pay is $210. How much is taken out for taxes?
  • A.$250 − $210 = $40
  • B.$210
  • C.$460
6.Where can a worker find her gross pay, her taxes and her net pay?
  • A.On her pay stub
  • B.On a library card
  • C.On a store receipt
7.Ben's gross pay is $800 a month, and taxes take a quarter of it. How much is his net pay?
  • A.$800 ÷ 4 = $200; $800 − $200 = $600
  • B.$200
  • C.$796
8.From a gross pay of $400, $30 is taken for income tax and $23 for payroll tax. How much is the net pay?
  • A.$453
  • B.$370
  • C.$30 + $23 = $53; $400 − $53 = $347

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Answer key — Gross Pay and Net Pay

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  1. 1.Gross pay, because taxes have not yet been taken out
  2. 2.$340 + $60 = $400
  3. 3.Job B: $400 − $60 = $340 and $380 − $30 = $350
  4. 4.20 × $15 = $300; $300 − $45 = $255
  5. 5.$250 − $210 = $40
  6. 6.On her pay stub
  7. 7.$800 ÷ 4 = $200; $800 − $200 = $600
  8. 8.$30 + $23 = $53; $400 − $53 = $347

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.