An employer typically handles this calculation and withholds the correct amount of taxes from each of the employee's paychecks. Meanwhile, the employee is still responsible for reporting the tax on their tax return each year. The taxable wage base is also known as the Social Security wage base...
In 2024, employees are required to pay a 6.2% Social Security tax (with their employer matching that payment) on income up to $168,600, up from $160,200 in 2023, up from $147,000 in 2022, and up from $142,800 in 2021. The maximum income amount for Social Security tax tends to ...