It's the same as why you wouldn't measure your weight in ounces, but neither would you weigh something very light in pounds - you want a convenient number which is easy to interpret. PC is short for parsec and it's a unit of measurement equal to 3,000,000,000,000,000,000 cm!
Take your annual covered earnings (the earnings on which you pay Social Security payroll taxes), multiply it by that year's index factor and you will obtain your indexed wage for each year you have worked. Next, add up all these indexed wages and divide them by 35 to determine your average wage.
There are a few options to choose from to verify Social Security numbers for wage reporting purposes. The Social Security Number Verification Service: This is a free online service that allows registered users to verify the names and SSN of hired employees match Social Securityâs records.