Social Security Max 2024 Withholding. So, if the 2025 estimate from the social security trust fund’s board of trustees gets confirmed in october, you’ll pay no more than $10,844 ($174,900 x 6.2%) in social security taxes. For 2024, the social security tax limit is $168,600.

This amount is known as the “maximum taxable earnings” and changes. We call this annual limit the contribution and benefit base.