Social Security Tax 2025 Rate. The maximum amount of earnings subject to social security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $176,100 from $168,600. The current tax rate for social security is 6.2% paid by employees and 6.2% paid by employers, so that means these workers and their employers could each owe an extra $465 per year if they.
The maximum amount of earnings subject to social security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $176,100 from $168,600. The social security administration recently announced that the wage base for computing social security tax will increase to $176,100 for 2025 (up from $168,600 for 2024).