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February 5, 2021
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What does it mean when my box 5 (Medicare wages) is slightly higher than my box 16 (PA wages)?

  • February 5, 2021
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February 5, 2021

Quite normal.   certain items that were deducted from your pay reduce the actual wages paid to taxable wages in box1 but are not a reduction for medicare wages.   some companies furnish their employees with W-2 that reconcile from gross wages to amount in box 3 and 5 others do not.  questions about the difference should be direct to your human resource or payroll department.