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In 2024, that income would have been over the $59,520 annual limit, reducing your monthly payments. Starting in 2025, though, your earnings will fall below the new $62,160 annual limit -- assuming ...
The maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax increased to $168,600 in 2024 from $160,200 in 2023, which mainly impacts people with high salaries. Workers pay a 7.65% ...
Social Security limits the amount of wages that it taxes each year based on inflation and wage growth. In 2024, Social Security's wage cap was $168,600. In 2025, it's $176,100.
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] [2] A person with $10,000 of gross income had $620.00 withheld as Social Security tax from his check and the employer sent an additional $620.00. A person with $130,000 of ...
In 2024, your income exceeds the limit by $7,680 -- reducing your benefits by $3,840 per year, or $320 per month. However, assuming your income doesn't change in 2025, those wages will only be ...
This cap is the highest annual income subject to Social Security tax, and the closer your wages are to this limit, the higher your benefit will be. In 2024, the cap is $168,600 per year.
The wage base limit is the maximum amount of income subject to Social Security taxes each year. Any amount earned over that will be free from Social Security taxes. In 2024, the wage base limit is ...
In 2024, the maximum earnings subject to Social Security taxes was $168,600. This means workers paying into the system are taxed on wages up to this amount, typically at the 6.2 percent rate.