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  1. 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.

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  2. 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: $37,800: 1985 ...

    Year
    Maximum Taxable Earnings
    2024
    $168,600
    2023
    $160,200
    2022
    $147,000
    2021
    $142,800
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  4. For example, the case-A indexing factor for 1984 is the average wage for 2022 ($63,795.13) divided by the average wage for 1984 ($16,135.07). We use the highest 35 years of indexed earnings in a benefit computation.

    Year
    Case A, Born In 1962(nominal Earnings)
    Case A, Born In 1962(indexing Factor)
    Case A, Born In 1962(indexed Earnings)
    1984
    $15,086
    3.9538
    $59,647
    1985
    15,779
    3.7922
    59,838
    1986
    16,298
    3.6829
    60,024
    1987
    17,392
    3.4621
    60,214
  5. Nov 27, 2023 · Only withhold and contribute Social Security taxes until an employee earns above the wage base. Stay up-to-date with the annual Social Security wage base because it generally changes each year. The 2024 Social Security wage base is $168,600, up from the 2023 limit of $160,200.

  6. 11-Feb-22. Historical Social Security Tax Rates, 1937 to 2022 [1] Source: Social Security Administration. Contribution And Benefit Base. https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/cbb.html Notes: [1] The tax rate refers to the combined rate for employers and employees. [2] . OASDI refers to the "Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance" program.

  7. Mar 4, 2024 · The wage base or earnings limit for the 6.2% Social Security tax rises every year. The 2024 limit is $168,600, up from $160,200 in 2023.

  8. Year 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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