without changing my withholding, from 2017 to 2018.
I understand you didn't change anything....BUT, do your employer change the actual amount of withholding? For many people, the actual dollars of withholding decreased, and the net paycheck increased. You mentioned you received a 2.7% increase in salary, with the change in net income, you might not have noticed how the actual withholding of Fed tax worked out. The withholding tables changed.
Personally, I did not change my withholding. BUT, the entity doing the withholding decreased it by around $100 per check, and the net take home went up about $100. That is one possible explanation.
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