how much tax dollars does california receive
An accumulation of data from various sources shows that California routinely pays more in federal taxes than it receives in federal spending. A 2015 study by the New York state comptroller found that in 2013 Californians paid $9,086 per capita in federal taxes and received $9,040 per capita in federal spending—or about 99 cents of spending for every tax dollar. (This is an improvement: The Tax Foundation found that California received about 78 cents in spending for every tax dollar in 2005, and Census and IRS data showed the state getting back 87 cents on the dollar in 2010.)
SDI is a deduction from employees’ wages. Employers withhold a percentage for SDI on the first $110,902 in wages paid to each employee in a calendar year. The 2017 SDI tax rate is 0.9 percent (.009) of SDI taxable wages per employee, per year. SDI is set by the California State Legislature and may change yearly. This includes the rate for PFL. The maximum tax is $998.12 per employee, per year ($110,902 x .009).