FICA Tax Calculator
Calculate Social Security and Medicare (FICA) taxes withheld from your paycheck.
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Social Security tax applies only to the first $168,600 of wages (2024 wage base). Additional Medicare tax applies above $200,000 (single) / $250,000 (joint).
Worth Knowing
FICA bundles two separate payroll taxes: 6.2% for Social Security, which stops once your wages pass the annual wage base, and 1.45% for Medicare, which has no cap. Employees see 7.65% withheld while the employer quietly matches it, so the government actually collects 15.3% on your wages — a fact that becomes very visible for the self-employed, who pay both halves themselves. FICA is separate from income tax and isn't reduced by the standard deduction.
How to Use
- Enter Annual wages into the first field of the FICA Tax Calculator.
- Fill in the rest: Filing status.
- Your result appears instantly as you type — there's no submit button or page reload.
- Social Security tax applies only to the first $168,600 of wages (2024 wage base). Additional Medicare tax applies above $200,000 (single) / $250,000 (joint).