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Social Security's earnings-test limits are rising in 2025. Currently, you can earn up to $22,320 without having your Social Security benefits withheld. In 2025, that threshold is increasing to ...
The general Social Security earnings-test limit in 2025 is $23,400 (up from $22,320 in 2024). You'll have $1 in Social Security withheld for every $2 you earn above that limit.
Those tax rates don't change for 2025, but the amount of your income that's taxed for Social Security will. It rises from $168,600 to $176,100. So if you earn $75,000 or you earn $176,100, your ...
The increase in 2025 will perhaps have the biggest impact on those earning between $168,600 and $176,100 per year, as you'll face Social Security tax on income that wasn't previously taxed in 2024.
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 ...
This limit is the highest income subject to Social Security taxes, and you'll need to consistently reach this cap to earn the maximum possible benefit amount. In 2024, the limit is $168,600 per year.
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. In ...
The basic idea behind the Social Security formula is that your 35 highest-earning years are indexed for inflation and averaged, and your monthly average earnings is applied to a formula with three ...