Kelly N. Cornish

Social Security Max 2025 Withholding Amount. We raise this amount yearly to keep pace with increases in average wages. The social security administration (ssa) announced that the maximum earnings subject to social security (oasdi) tax will increase from $160,200 to $168,600 in 2025 (an increase of $8,400).

So, if the 2025 estimate from the social security trust fund’s board of trustees gets confirmed in october, you’ll pay no more than $10,844 ($174,900 x 6.2%) in social security taxes. (for 2023, the tax limit was $160,200.