Jeffrey earns a gross semimonthly salary of $2181.80.

What is the total of his Social Security deductions for the year?

$759.27

$3246.52

$8445.68

$36,112.55

The toal of his social security deductions for th year will be 36,112.55. We know this when we do the following procedure: Twelve months in a year x two paychecks a year will give you his annual salary. Then multiply the annual salary by the percentage of the Social Security deductions which is 6.2%.