What is Wage garnishment?

A wage garnishment is money withheld from your pay by legal order to pay a debt, such as child support or back taxes.

Garnishments are taken after taxes and are limited by federal and state rules on how much of your pay can be withheld.

They can make net pay much lower than usual compared with gross pay.

Where to find it on your paystub

Labeled Garnishment, Child Support, Levy, or by the agency's name.

StubParse reads every line of a paystub, including this one, and checks the math adds up.