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What percentage of income is an employee required to contribution to the Social Security system?
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∙ 6y ago
6.2% on the first $94,200 that an employee makes in a year.
Grace Tillman
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∙ 9y agoUnder the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), the current percentage of an employee's gross income that’s withheld for purposes of Social Security is 6.2 percent on up to the taxable wage base limit for that particular year. The taxable wage base changes each year with movements in the national wage index. Currently, in 2014, it is $117,000 but it's set to increase to $118,500 for 2015. Therefore, the highest amount that can be withheld from an employee towards Social Security cannot exceed $7,254 in 2014 and $7,347 in 2015. Any gross income in excess of the wage base for a given year is not subject to the contribution tax.
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∙ 8y ago6.2% of an employee's income is withheld as their contribution to Social Security. This withholding is capped at a salary of $118,500
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∙ 8y ago6.2
6.2%
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