<page_title> Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax </page_title> <section_title> Regularly employed people </section_title> <table> <cell> 2017 <col_header> Employee's share of the Social Security portion of the FICA tax </col_header> <col_header> Year </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> </cell> <cell> $127,200 <col_header> Employee's share of the Social Security portion of the FICA tax </col_header> <col_header> Compensation Limit </col_header> <row_header> 2017 </row_header> </cell> <cell> $7,886.40 <col_header> Employee's share of the Social Security portion of the FICA tax </col_header> <col_header> Maximum Tax </col_header> <row_header> 2017 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The compensation limit in 2017 was $127,200 with a $7,886.40 maximum tax on social security.