The Social Security Rate in the United States stands at 15.30 percent. Employee and employer each pay the rate of 7.65 percent which is the sum of the Social Security rate (OASDI) of 6.20 percent and 1.45 percent on Medicare taxes on earnings up to USD132,900 a year. source: Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Rate in the United States averaged 15.37 percent from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 16.75 percent in 1981 and a record low of 15.30 percent in 1990. This page provides - United States Social Security Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Social Security Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2021.
Social Security Rate in the United States is expected to reach 15.30 percent by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Social Security Rate is projected to trend around 15.30 percent in 2021, according to our econometric models.