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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. So someone earning ...
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.
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.
The absolute maximum Social Security benefit in 2024 is $4,873 monthly, more than double the estimated average of $1,907 retirees receive across the nation as of January.. Don't miss. Jeff Bezos ...
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.
A credit is a certain dollar amount of income that you pay Social Security taxes on throughout the year. In 2024, you earn one credit for each $1,730 of income, and you can earn a maximum of four ...
Starting in 2024, Kansas no longer taxes Social Security benefits. But all other retirement income is taxable at the state’s progressive rates between 3.1% and 5.7% , depending on your income.
If you work and earn $32,320, which is $10,000 over the $22,320 limit, your Social Security benefits would be reduced by $5,000 — $1 for every $2 over the limit. So, you would receive $4,600 of ...