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On a serious note: why is it the norm in the US to state your annual gross salary? For context: I'm in the EU and to me it makes a lot more sense to deal with a monthly, take home (i.e. after taxes) sum. Moreover most people here don't even have access to the non-taxed amount - they receive the net amount directly.
You can do quite a bit with your pay "pre tax". Fund your retirement 401k, fund your healthcare plans HSA/FSA, fund child care dependant plan, vision, dental, life insurance... If I said my income was only what hits my bank account then i would be understating my income by quite a bit.