Proposed Provision: E2.5. Apply 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $250,000 starting in 2026, and tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $250,000. 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
2027131143
2028113137
202995131
203078126
203160122
203243117
203326113
20349111
2035-9108
2036-27105
2037-45102
2038-6399
2039-8396
2040-10292
2041-12288
2042-14384
2043-16480
2044-18576
2045-20672
2046-22867
2047-25062
2048-27258
2049-29553
2050-31747
2051-34042
2052-36336
2053-38630
2054-40923
2055-43316
2056-4579
2057-4811
2058-505-7
2059-530-15
2060-556-24
2061-582-34
2062-609-44
2063-636-54
2064-664-65
2065-692-76
2066-721-87
2067-750-99
2068-780-111
2069-810-124
2070-840-136
2071-871-150
2072-903-163
2073-935-177
2074-967-192
2075-1000-207
2076-1035-222
2077-1070-238
2078-1106-254
2079-1142-271
2080-1180-287
2081-1219-304
2082-1258-322
2083-1298-340
2084-1338-357
2085-1380-376
2086-1423-394
2087-1466-412
2088-1510-431
2089-1554-449
2090-1599-467
2091-1643-486
2092-1687-504
2093-1731-521
2094-1774-539
2095-1816-556
2096-1858-573
2097-1900-590
2098-1941-606
2099-1982-623
2100-2022-639
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