Social Security Tax Limit 2025. (the 2024 tax limit is $168,600.) this 4.4% increase is less than the 5.2% jump from 2023 to 2024. In 2025, employees will pay social security taxes at a rate of 6.2% according to the motley fool, with their employers matching that amount up to the new maximum taxable.

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). The social security administration adjusts the amount each year for inflation.