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Question about Box 1 and Box 2 on a W2

Sorry if this is obvious or already answered.

If my Box 1 is 50,000 and box 2 is 5,000, was I paid:

55,000 - 5,000 withholding

or was I paid

50,000 - 5,000 withholding?

Normally it's obvious to me but I'm given some quarterly premiums at my job now and my W2 and own accounting aren't adding up.

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