Proposed Provision: E3.16. Beginning in 2027, apply 4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above the wage-indexed equivalent of $400,000 in 2015 (about $643,800 in 2027), with the threshold wage-indexed after 2027. Provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed, using a secondary PIA formula. This secondary PIA formula involves: (1) an "AIME+" derived from annual earnings taxed only between 2015 wage-indexed equivalents of $400,000 and $500,000, or about $643,800 and $804,900 in 2027 (with thresholds wage-indexed after 2027); 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
2025169169
2026149149
2027131131
2028113115
20299599
20307884
20316068
20324353
20332637
2034922
2035-97
2036-27-9
2037-45-25
2038-63-42
2039-83-59
2040-102-77
2041-122-95
2042-143-113
2043-164-132
2044-185-151
2045-206-170
2046-228-190
2047-250-209
2048-272-229
2049-295-249
2050-317-270
2051-340-290
2052-363-311
2053-386-332
2054-409-353
2055-433-375
2056-457-396
2057-481-418
2058-505-441
2059-530-464
2060-556-487
2061-582-511
2062-609-536
2063-636-561
2064-664-587
2065-692-613
2066-721-639
2067-750-666
2068-780-693
2069-810-721
2070-840-749
2071-871-778
2072-903-807
2073-935-837
2074-967-867
2075-1000-898
2076-1035-930
2077-1070-962
2078-1106-996
2079-1142-1030
2080-1180-1065
2081-1219-1101
2082-1258-1137
2083-1298-1174
2084-1338-1212
2085-1380-1251
2086-1423-1290
2087-1466-1330
2088-1510-1371
2089-1554-1412
2090-1599-1453
2091-1643-1494
2092-1687-1535
2093-1731-1575
2094-1774-1614
2095-1816-1654
2096-1858-1692
2097-1900-1731
2098-1941-1769
2099-1982-1807
2100-2022-1844
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