The federal government instituted an income cap also known as a wage base limit or taxable maximum, which limits the Social Security Tax deduction by establishing a maximum level of taxable income. The taxable maximum changes from year to year based on inflation. For the 2024 tax year, the ta...
Employees and employers each pay a 6.2% OASDI payroll tax on employee earnings up to a certain limit, called the taxable maximum or wage base [6]. Together, the employee and employer contributions equal 12.4% of the worker’s pay. Self-employed workers pay the fully combined 12.4% Social ...