Proposed Provision: E2.17. Apply 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $400,000 starting in 2026 and tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $400,000. Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2025169169
2026149149
2027131139
2028113130
202995120
203078112
203160103
20324394
20332687
2034980
2035-972
2036-2765
2037-4558
2038-6351
2039-8344
2040-10236
2041-12229
2042-14323
2043-16416
2044-1859
2045-2063
2046-228-3
2047-250-9
2048-272-14
2049-295-20
2050-317-26
2051-340-32
2052-363-38
2053-386-45
2054-409-52
2055-433-59
2056-457-67
2057-481-75
2058-505-83
2059-530-92
2060-556-102
2061-582-112
2062-609-122
2063-636-133
2064-664-144
2065-692-155
2066-721-167
2067-750-179
2068-780-192
2069-810-205
2070-840-218
2071-871-232
2072-903-246
2073-935-260
2074-967-275
2075-1000-291
2076-1035-307
2077-1070-323
2078-1106-340
2079-1142-357
2080-1180-375
2081-1219-393
2082-1258-411
2083-1298-429
2084-1338-448
2085-1380-467
2086-1423-486
2087-1466-506
2088-1510-525
2089-1554-545
2090-1599-564
2091-1643-583
2092-1687-602
2093-1731-621
2094-1774-639
2095-1816-657
2096-1858-675
2097-1900-693
2098-1941-711
2099-1982-728
2100-2022-745
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