Quite the opposite. Comparing anything with net pay is pretty pointless. Your total tax rate depends on many factors: total household income, number of kids, deductibles, filling jointly or separately, etc. Plus, the exact amount varies over the year, depending on how much you&#x27;ve already contributed in sales and federal taxes. On the other hand, gross pay is a single, round, fixed number.<p>I understand this may sound a weird concept for people in some countries outside the US, but it&#x27;s a much simpler concept once you get used to it.