United States Social Security Rate 1981-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

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 USD128,400 a year. 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.

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United States Taxes	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Corporate Tax Rate	21.00	35.00	52.80	1.00	percent	[+]
Personal Income Tax Rate	37.00	39.60	39.60	35.00	percent	[+]
Sales Tax Rate	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	percent	[+]
Social Security Rate	15.30	15.30	16.75	15.30	percent	[+]
Social Security Rate For Companies	7.65	7.65	10.10	7.65	percent	[+]
Social Security Rate For Employees	7.65	7.65	7.65	6.65	percent	[+]

United States Social Security Rate

In the United States, the Social Security Rate is a tax related with labor income charged to both companies and employees. Revenues from the Social Security Rate are an important source of income for the government of the United States because they help to pay for many social programs including welfare, health care and many other benefits. This page provides - United States Social Security Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Social Security Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	15.30	15.30	16.75	15.30	1981 - 2018	percent	Yearly

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social security rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
France	59.20	Dec/18	59.2	59.2	51.22	%	Yearly
China	48.00	Dec/18	48	48	48	%	Yearly
Netherlands	46.34	Dec/18	46.34	53.05	46.23	%	Yearly
Argentina	44.00	Dec/18	44	44	40	%	Yearly
Germany	40.21	Dec/18	40.21	42.53	33.35	%	Yearly
Brazil	39.80	Dec/18	39.8	42.8	31	%	Yearly
Italy	39.49	Dec/18	40.49	45.9	39.49	%	Yearly
Turkey	37.50	Dec/18	37.5	38.5	31.5	%	Yearly
Singapore	37.00	Dec/18	37	37	33	%	Yearly
Spain	36.25	Dec/18	36.25	39.44	36.2	%	Yearly
Russia	30.00	Dec/18	30	35.6	26	%	Yearly
Japan	29.20	Dec/18	29.2	29.6	18.39	%	Yearly
United Kingdom	25.80	Dec/18	25.8	25.8	9	%	Yearly
India	24.00	Dec/18	24	24	24	%	Yearly
Saudi Arabia	22.00	Dec/18	22	22	20	%	Yearly
South Korea	18.81	Dec/18	18.81	18.81	15.3	%	Yearly
United States	15.30	Dec/18	15.3	16.75	15.3	%	Yearly
Canada	13.81	Dec/18	13.81	14.95	7.9	%	Yearly
Switzerland	12.46	Dec/18	12.46	18.1	12.1	%	Yearly
Australia	11.50	Dec/18	11.5	11.5	10.5	%	Yearly
Indonesia	9.74	Dec/18	9.74	15.74	9.74	%	Yearly
Mexico	9.23	Dec/18	9.23	17.63	0	%	Yearly
South Africa	2.00	Dec/18	2	3	2	%	Yearly