Social Security Earnings Cap For 2024. Earn less and you’re taxed on every dollar;. In 2024, the maximum amount of earnings on which you must pay social security tax is $168,600.
The social security administration (ssa) announced that the maximum earnings subject to social security (oasdi) tax will increase from $160,200 to $168,600 in 2024 (an increase of $8,400). We illustrate the calculation of retirement benefits using two examples, labeled case a and case b.