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Garn % may show a garnishment calculated as a percentage. The percentage can apply to a legally defined earnings base rather than gross pay. Different debts can follow different limits and priority rules.
How to read this entry
Use the meaning Percentage wage garnishment alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.
Example on a pay statement
Ten percent of $800 is $80, but that arithmetic is relevant only if the order and applicable rules actually specify that percentage and that earnings base.
Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.
What to check with payroll
Request the disposable-earnings calculation and confirm the type of debt before applying a generic percentage.
Compare related entries
Read the garnishments, support orders and wage levies guide to compare the entries in this part of your statement. Use the full pay stub code directory when a second abbreviation is unfamiliar.
Reference and scope
Official guidance on garnishments, support orders and wage levies provides background on the underlying rules. The actual plan, tax year, jurisdiction and payroll record determine how the rules apply.