a) what tax bracket are you in?
b) what percent of the bonus is being withheld for federal taxes?
if b) is higher than a), you should be fine
if a) is higher than b), you will owe more / get a smaller refund than would have occurred without the bonus
if you are asking about the specific paycheck, payroll departments are supposed to use a different formula to withhold federal tax on bonus payouts compared to normal paychecks. So the withholding on the bonus should not impact what is normally withheld for your normal paycheck.
does that help?
