<page_title> Social Security (United States) </page_title> <section_title> History </section_title> <table> <cell> 113,700 <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> <row_header> 1972 </row_header> <row_header> 9,000 </row_header> <row_header> 9.2% </row_header> <row_header> 1.2% </row_header> <row_header> 2013 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 12.4% <col_header> Historical Social Security Tax Rates Maximum Salary FICA or SECA taxes paid on </col_header> <col_header> OASDI Tax rate </col_header> <col_header> 10.1% </col_header> <col_header> 10.16% </col_header> <col_header> 10.16% </col_header> <col_header> 10.7% </col_header> <col_header> 10.8% </col_header> <col_header> 10.8% </col_header> <col_header> 11.4% </col_header> <col_header> 11.4% </col_header> <col_header> 11.4% </col_header> <col_header> 11.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.12% </col_header> <col_header> 12.12% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 12.4% </col_header> <col_header> 10.4% </col_header> <col_header> 10.4% </col_header> <row_header> 1972 </row_header> <row_header> 9,000 </row_header> <row_header> 9.2% </row_header> <row_header> 1.2% </row_header> <row_header> 2013 </row_header> <row_header> 113,700 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2.9% <col_header> Historical Social Security Tax Rates Maximum Salary FICA or SECA taxes paid on </col_header> <col_header> Medicare Tax Rate </col_header> <col_header> 2.0% </col_header> <col_header> 2.1% </col_header> <col_header> 2.1% </col_header> <col_header> 2.6% </col_header> <col_header> 2.6% </col_header> <col_header> 2.6% </col_header> <col_header> 2.6% </col_header> <col_header> 2.7% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <col_header> 2.9% </col_header> <row_header> 1972 </row_header> <row_header> 9,000 </row_header> <row_header> 9.2% </row_header> <row_header> 1.2% </row_header> <row_header> 2013 </row_header> <row_header> 113,700 </row_header> <row_header> 12.4% </row_header> </cell> </table>
Workers pay 12.4% on income under $113,700 and a 2.9% Medicare tax on all income.