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Just about eveything you need to know about this and most any payroll matter is addressed in the famous Publication 15.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf

6.2 percent is taken out of an employee's paycheck for Social Security Taxes

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The 2009 and 2010 tax withholding rate are the same. The amount your employer withheld from your earnings was 7.65% for the social security and medicare tax combined, which and the employer matches for a total amount of 15.3%.

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