The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2025. There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax. Social security and Medicare taxes apply to the …

The Social Security tax limit for 2026 has increased to $184,500. Find out how this 4.8% jump affects your paycheck and what it means for high-income earners.

In 2026, the maximum amount of earnings on which you must pay Social Security tax is $184,500. We raise this amount yearly to keep pace with increases in average wages.

Oct 30, 2025 · Next year, millions of workers will be subject to a new maximum earnings threshold for Social Security payroll taxes. The Social Security maximum taxable earnings will be …

Dec 31, 2025 · You may owe more Social Security tax in 2026. Social Security benefits are funded by taxes collected from workers. As you work and earn income, you pay taxes into the …

4 days ago · How the 2026 Social Security Tax Works Social Security taxes are calculated as 6.2% of wages for employees (with employers matching that amount) and 12.4% for self …

Oct 24, 2025 · Individual taxable earnings of up to $184,500 annually will be subject to Social Security tax in 2026, the Social Security Administration said. The SSA also announced a cost …

Oct 24, 2025 · In 2026, most of those receiving Social Security early will lose $1 in benefits for every $2 in earnings above $24,480 a year or $2,040 a month, up from $23,400 a year or …

2026 Social Security tax limit increase For 2026, the Social Security tax limit is $184,500. (Last year, in 2025, the tax limit was $176,100.)

Dec 10, 2025 · For 2026, the taxable maximum rises to roughly $184,500 (reported by the SSA and tax press), producing a maximum employee Social Security withholding of about $11,439 …