Proposed Provision: E2.16. Apply OASDI 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $250,000 starting in 2027, and tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $250,000. Increase the computed level of the SSA average wage index for years after 2026 by amounts ranging from 0.7 percent for 2027 to 0.9 percent for 2033 and later. Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum that are subject to the payroll tax, using a secondary PIA formula. This secondary PIA formula involves: (1) an "AIME+" derived from annual earnings from each year after 2026 that were in excess of that year's current-law taxable maximum; and (2) a formula factor of 2 percent on this newly computed "AIME+".

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Current Law Provision
2026151151
2027131131
2028111123
202992117
203074112
203157107
203240104
203323102
20347101
2035-9100
2036-2599
2037-4198
2038-5896
2039-7694
2040-9492
2041-11289
2042-13286
2043-15182
2044-17178
2045-19274
2046-21369
2047-23464
2048-25659
2049-27953
2050-30147
2051-32440
2052-34733
2053-37125
2054-39516
2055-4207
2056-445-2
2057-470-12
2058-496-23
2059-522-35
2060-550-47
2061-578-60
2062-607-74
2063-636-88
2064-666-103
2065-697-118
2066-729-134
2067-761-150
2068-794-167
2069-827-185
2070-861-203
2071-896-222
2072-931-241
2073-967-261
2074-1004-282
2075-1042-303
2076-1081-325
2077-1121-348
2078-1162-371
2079-1204-395
2080-1248-419
2081-1292-444
2082-1337-470
2083-1384-496
2084-1431-523
2085-1480-550
2086-1530-578
2087-1581-607
2088-1633-636
2089-1686-665
2090-1740-695
2091-1795-725
2092-1850-755
2093-1906-786
2094-1962-816
2095-2019-847
2096-2075-878
2097-2132-909
2098-2189-940
2099-2246-971
2100-2303-1002
2101-2359-1033
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