thats befor taxes. i held the job for a while to so im not lazy, i was with me company for 1yr and some change then i worked for the same company but a diffrent branch. so thats about 2yrs or very close.. and it would be a good idea if i rode the goverment for a little bit just to focus on shcool, but i already got a call from a parts store about a job.but its kinda hard working full time then going to college at night then still having time to do home work and study