<page_title> Social Security (United States) </page_title> <section_title> History </section_title> <table> <cell> 2018 <col_header> Historical Social Security Tax Rates Maximum Salary FICA or SECA taxes paid on </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> <col_header> 1979 </col_header> <col_header> 1980 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1982 </col_header> <col_header> 1983 </col_header> <col_header> 1984 </col_header> <col_header> 1985 </col_header> <col_header> 1986 </col_header> <col_header> 1987 </col_header> <col_header> 1988 </col_header> <col_header> 1989 </col_header> <col_header> 1990 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1992 </col_header> <col_header> 1993 </col_header> <col_header> 1994 </col_header> <col_header> 1995 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 1997 </col_header> <col_header> 1998 </col_header> <col_header> 1999 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2002 </col_header> <col_header> 2003 </col_header> <col_header> 2004 </col_header> <col_header> 2005 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> <col_header> 2007 </col_header> <col_header> 2008 </col_header> <col_header> 2009 </col_header> <col_header> 2010 </col_header> <col_header> 2011 </col_header> <col_header> 2012 </col_header> <col_header> 2013 </col_header> <col_header> 2014 </col_header> <col_header> 2015 </col_header> <col_header> 2016 </col_header> <col_header> 2017 </col_header> <row_header> 1977 </row_header> <row_header> 16,500 </row_header> <row_header> 9.9% </row_header> <row_header> 1.8% </row_header> </cell> <cell> 128,400 <col_header> Historical Social Security Tax Rates Maximum Salary FICA or SECA taxes paid on </col_header> <col_header> Maximum Earnings taxed </col_header> <col_header> 17,700 </col_header> <col_header> 22,900 </col_header> <col_header> 25,900 </col_header> <col_header> 29,700 </col_header> <col_header> 32,400 </col_header> <col_header> 35,700 </col_header> <col_header> 37,800 </col_header> <col_header> 39,600 </col_header> <col_header> 42,000 </col_header> <col_header> 43,800 </col_header> <col_header> 45,000 </col_header> <col_header> 48,000 </col_header> <col_header> 51,300 </col_header> <col_header> 53,400 </col_header> <col_header> 55,500 </col_header> <col_header> 57,600 </col_header> <col_header> 60,600 </col_header> <col_header> 61,200 </col_header> <col_header> 62,700 </col_header> <col_header> 65,400 </col_header> <col_header> 68,400 </col_header> <col_header> 72,600 </col_header> <col_header> 76,200 </col_header> <col_header> 80,400 </col_header> <col_header> 84,900 </col_header> <col_header> 87,000 </col_header> <col_header> 87,900 </col_header> <col_header> 90,000 </col_header> <col_header> 94,200 </col_header> <col_header> 97,500 </col_header> <col_header> 102,000 </col_header> <col_header> 106,800 </col_header> <col_header> 106,800 </col_header> <col_header> 106,800 </col_header> <col_header> 110,100 </col_header> <col_header> 113,700 </col_header> <col_header> 117,000 </col_header> <col_header> 118,500 </col_header> <col_header> 118,500 </col_header> <col_header> 127,200 </col_header> <row_header> 1977 </row_header> <row_header> 16,500 </row_header> <row_header> 9.9% </row_header> <row_header> 1.8% </row_header> <row_header> 2018 </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 2018, the maximum amount of taxable earnings was $128,400.