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The 2017 Social Security wage base increased by $8,700. The wage base in 2017 is $127,200. The 2016 Social Security wage base was $118,500. The Social Security wage base has increased in four of the last five years.
Earnings above this amount are not subject to the Social Seucrity portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts. Social Security is financed by a 12.4 percent tax on wages up to the annual threshold, with half (6.2 percent) paid by workers and the other half paid by employers. This taxable wage base usually goes up each yearâit rose from $117,000 in 2014 to $118,500 in 2015.