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  1. [5] For 2011 and 2012, the OASDI tax rate on wages for employees and self-employed individuals is reduced from 6.2% to 4.2%. The OASDI tax rate on employers remains at 6.2%. [6] Amounts for 1937-74 and for 1979-81 were set by statute; all other amounts were determined under automatic adjustment provisions of the Social Security Act.

  2. Historical FICA Tax Information. Social Security and Medicare taxes are based on gross earnings of each employee each year. Self-employment taxes are based on net income of the self-employed person each year.

    Year
    Social Security
    Medicare
    Self-employment
    2017
    6.2% on first $127,200
    1.45% on all Additional 0.9% over ...
    15.3% on first $127,200 2.9% from ...
    2015-2016
    6.2% on first $118,500
    1.45% on all Additional 0.9% over ...
    15.3% on first $118,500 2.9% from ...
    2014
    6.2% on first $117,000
    1.45% on all Additional 0.9% over ...
    15.3% on first $117,000 2.9% from ...
    2013
    6.2% on first $113,700
    1.45% on all Additional 0.9% over ...
    15.3% on first $113,700 2.9% from ...
  3. For 2011 and 2012, the OASDI tax rate is reduced by 2 percentage points for employees and for self-employed workers, resulting in a 4.2 percent effective tax rate for employees and a 10.4 percent effective tax rate for self-employed workers. These reductions in tax revenue due to lower tax rates are being made up by transfers from the general ...

    Calendar Year
    Tax Rates As A Percent Of Taxable Earnings ...(rate For Employees And Employers, Each)
    Tax Rates As A Percent Of Taxable Earnings ...(rate For Employees And Employers, Each)
    Tax Rates As A Percent Of Taxable Earnings ...(rate For Employees And Employers, Each)
    1937-49
    1.000
    --
    1.000
    1950
    1.500
    --
    1.500
    1951-53
    1.500
    --
    1.500
    1954-56
    2.000
    --
    2.000
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    • Social Security and Medicare Withholding Rates
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    The current tax rate for social security is 6.2% for the employer and 6.2% for the employee, or 12.4% total. The current rate for Medicare is 1.45% for the employer and 1.45% for the employee, or 2.9% total. Refer to Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guidefor more information.

    Additional Medicare Tax applies to an individual's Medicare wages that exceed a threshold amount based on the taxpayer's filing status. Employers are responsible for withholding the 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax on an individual's wages paid in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year, without regard to filing status. An employer is required to begin w...

    Only the social security tax has a wage base limit. The wage base limit is the maximum wage that's subject to the tax for that year. For earnings in 2024, this base is $168,600. Refer to "What's New" in Publication 15for the current wage limit for social security wages. There's no wage base limit for Medicare tax. All covered wages are subject to M...

  5. It is also the maximum amount of covered wages that are taken into account when average earnings are calculated in order to determine a worker's Social Security benefit . In 2020, the Social Security Wage Base was $137,700 and in 2021 was $142,800; the Social Security tax rate was 6.20% paid by the employee and 6.20% paid by the employer. [1 ...

  6. We call this annual limit the contribution and benefit base. This amount is also commonly referred to as the taxable maximum. For earnings in 2024, this base is $168,600. The OASDI tax rate for wages paid in 2024 is set by statute at 6.2 percent for employees and employers, each. Thus, an individual with wages equal to or larger than $168,600 ...

  7. May 4, 2009 · In 1984 a credit of 0.3% of taxable wages was allowed against OASDI taxes paid by employees, resulting in an effective OASDI employee tax rate of 5.4 percent. For 1984–1989, credits will be allowed at the following rates of self-employment income: 2.7% in 1984; 2.3% in 1985; 2.0% in 1986–1989. Effective in 1990, the credit against the Self ...

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