Social Security Max 2025 Withholding. The maximum 2025 social security component of the federal insurance contributions act tax payable by each employee will be $10,918.20, or 6.2% of the taxable. The social security tax limit will rise to $176,100 in 2025.
The maximum social security tax employees and employers will each pay in 2025 is $10,918.20, an increase of $465 from $10,453.20 in 2024. The social security taxable maximum is adjusted each year to keep up with changes in average wages.