Social Security Maximum Taxable Earnings 2025 Limit. The wage base or earnings limit for the 6.2% social security tax rises every year. In addition to the benefit increase for 2025 comes a corresponding increase in how much workers will pay into the social security system in the coming year.

(the 2024 tax limit is $168,600.) this 4.4% increase is less than the 5.2% jump from 2023 to 2024. The social security tax limit is set each year.