SOCIAL SECURITY TAX WAGE BASE
MEDICARE RATES LISTED BELOW
|
YEAR
|
MAXIMUM WAGE
|
AMOUNT
|
RATE
|
|
2017
|
$ 127000.00
|
$ 7886.40
|
6.2%
|
|
2016
|
$ 118500.00
|
$ 7347.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2015
|
$ 118500.00
|
$ 7347.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2014
|
$ 117000.00
|
$ 7254.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2013
|
$ 113700.00
|
$ 7049.40
|
6.2%
|
|
2012
|
$ 110100.00
|
$ 4624.20
|
4.2%
|
|
2011
|
$ 106800.00
|
$ 4485.60
|
4.2%
|
|
2010
|
$ 106800.00
|
$ 6621.60
|
6.2%
|
|
2009
|
$ 106800.00
|
$ 6621.60
|
6.2%
|
|
2008
|
$ 102000.00
|
$ 6324.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2007
|
$ 97500.00
|
$ 6045.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2006
|
$ 94200.00
|
$ 5840.40
|
6.2%
|
|
2005
|
$ 90000.00
|
$ 5580.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2004
|
$ 87900.00
|
$ 5449.80
|
6.2%
|
|
2003
|
$ 87000.00
|
$ 5394.00
|
6.2%
|
|
2002
|
$ 84900.00
|
$ 5263.80
|
6.2%
|
|
2001
|
$ 80400.00
|
$ 4984.80
|
6.2%
|
|
2000
|
$ 76200.00
|
$ 4724.40
|
6.2%
|
|
1999
|
$ 72600.00
|
$ 4501.20
|
6.2%
|
|
1998
|
$ 68400.00
|
$ 4240.80
|
6.2%
|
|
1997
|
$ 65400.00
|
$ 4054.80
|
6.2%
|
|
1996
|
$ 62700.00
|
$ 3887.40
|
6.2%
|
|
1995
|
$ 61200.00
|
$ 3794.40
|
6.2%
|
|
1994
|
$ 60600.00
|
$ 3757.20
|
6.2%
|
|
1993
|
$ 57600.00
|
$ 3571.20
|
6.2%
|
|
1992
|
$ 55500.00
|
$ 3441.00
|
6.2%
|
|
1991
|
$ 53400.00
|
$ 3310.80
|
6.2%
|
|
1990
|
$ 51300.00
|
$ 3924.45
|
6.2%
|
|
1989
|
$ 48000.00
|
$ 3604.80
|
7.51%
|
|
1988
|
$ 45000.00
|
$ 3379.50
|
7.51%
|
|
1987
|
$ 43800.00
|
$ 3131.70
|
7.15%
|
|
1986
|
$ 42000.00
|
$ 3003.00
|
7.15%
|
|
1985
|
$ 39600.00
|
$ 2791.80
|
7.05%
|
|
1984
|
$ 37800.00
|
$ 2532.60
|
6.70%
|
|
1983
|
$ 35700.00
|
$ 2391.90
|
6.70%
|
|
1982
|
$ 32400.00
|
$ 2170.80
|
6.70%
|
|
1981
|
$ 29700.00
|
$ 1975.05
|
6.65%
|
|
1980
|
$ 25900.00
|
$ 1587.67 |
6.13%
|
|
1979
|
$22900.00
|
$ 1403.77
|
6.13%
|
|
1978
|
$ 17700.00
|
$ 1070.85
|
6.05%
|
|
1977
|
$ 16500.00
|
$ 965.25
|
5.85%
|
|
1976
|
$ 15300.00
|
$ 895.05
|
5.85%
|
|
1975
|
$ 14100.00
|
$ 824.85
|
5.85%
|
|
1974
|
$ 13200.00
|
$ 772.20
|
5.85%
|
|
1973
|
$ 10800.00
|
$ 631.80
|
5.85%
|
|
1972
|
$ 9000.00
|
$ 468.00
|
5.2%
|
|
1971
|
$ 7800.00
|
$ 405.60
|
5.2%
|
|
1969-1970
|
$ 7800.00
|
$ 374.40
|
4.8%
|
|
1968
|
$ 7800.00
|
$ 343.20
|
4.4%
|
|
1967
|
$ 6600.00
|
$ 290.40
|
4.4%
|
|
1966
|
$ 6600.00
|
$ 277.20
|
4.2%
|
|
1963-1965
|
$ 4800.00
|
$ 174.00
|
3.625%
|
|
1962
|
$ 4800.00
|
$ 150.00
|
3.125%
|
|
1960-1961
|
$ 4800.00
|
$ 144.00
|
3.0%
|
THE MEDICARE TAX FOR 2013-2017 IS 1.45% OF THE FIRST $ 200000 AND 2.35% OF ALL WAGES AFTER THAT
THE MEDICARE TAX FOR 1994-2012 IS 1.45% AND THERE WAS NO LIMIT
MAXIMUM MEDICARE TAX IN 1993 WAS 1.45% OF THE FIRST $ 135000 OF WAGES (MAX. $ 1957.50)
MAXIMUM MEDICARE TAX IN 1991 & 1992 WAS 1.45% OF THE FIRST $ 125000 OF WAGES (MAX. $ 1812.50)