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  1. Listed below are the maximum taxable earnings for Social Security by year from 1937 to the present. Year Maximum Taxable Earnings 1937-1950 $3,000 1951-1954 $3,600 1955-1958 $4,200 1959-1965 $4,800 1966-1967 $6,600 1968-1971 $7,800 1972 $9,000 1973 $10,800 1974 $13,200 1975 $14,100 1976 $15,300 1977 $16,500 1978 $17,700 1979 $22,900 1980 $25,900 1981 $29,700 1982 $32,400 1983 $35,700 1984 ...

  2. adjustment provisions of the Social Security Act. Before 1989, the tax rate on self employed persons was less than the combined tax rate on employers and employees. For 1991, 1992 and 1993, the upper limits on earnings subject to HI taxes were $125,000, $130,200 and $135,000 respectively. The upper limit was repealed by the Omnibus

  3. Wage Base Increase Maximum Social Security Employee Share Maximum Social Security Employer Share Maximum Total Contribution to Social Security 2024: $168,600: 5.2%: $10,453.20: $10,453.20: $20,906.40 2023: $160,200: 9.0%: $9,932.40: $9,932.40: $19,864.80 2022: $147,000: 2.9%: $9,114.00: $9,114.00: $18,228.00 2021: $142,800: 3.7%: $8,853.60 ...

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  5. 2018 2019 Maximum Taxable Earnings Social Security (OASDI only) $128,400 : $132,900 . Medicare (HI only) No Limit . Quarter of Coverage : $1,320 . $1,360 : Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts Under full retirement age . $17,040/yr. ($1,420/mo.) $17,640/yr. ($1,470/mo.) NOTE: One dollar in benefits will be withheld for every $2 in earnings above

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  6. Sep 27, 2019 · Summary. Social Security taxes are levied on covered earnings up to a maximum level set each year. In 2019, this maximum—formally called the contribution and benefit base, and commonly referred to as the taxable earnings base or the taxable maximum—is $132,900. The taxable earnings base serves as both a cap on contributions and on benefits.

  7. Aug 13, 2019 · Since the wage base limit in 2019 is $132,900, the maximum Social Security tax a worker would pay is $8,239.80. The table below shows the maximum Social Security tax owed each year based on the...

  8. They also increased the earnings limit from $15 to $50. The 1950s also saw the vast expansion ofSocial Security, and an additional 10 million people, including many self-employed individuals, gained Social Security coverage. The earnings test for the self-employed was set at $600 per year initially, but in 1952 that jumped to $900 per year.