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Additional Medicare Tax threshold — Married filing jointly

250000 USD/year

2026, from 2013-01-01 · verified 2026-10-03 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

Married filing jointly $250,000
key
us/medicare/additional-threshold-married-joint
value
250000 USD/year
period
2026
effective
2013-01-01 to date
source
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/questions-and-answers-for-the-additional-medicare-tax
verified
2026-10-03 — fresh (34 days ago; next check by 2026-11-01)
next expected change
2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
scope
No wage base limit. Additional Medicare Tax thresholds are statutory (not indexed) and apply to the sum of wages, RRTA compensation and self-employment income.
hash
sha256:1674eb47492b3a1c64ef403f6c3e1e602c2439a3ea729f7a477d6be0df06ccaf
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/us/medicare/additional-threshold-married-joint?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/us/medicare/additional-threshold-married-joint

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  "quote": "Married filing jointly $250,000",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-03",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-01-01",
  "status": "fresh",
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  "scope": "No wage base limit. Additional Medicare Tax thresholds are statutory (not indexed) and apply to the sum of wages, RRTA compensation and self-employment income.",
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/us/medicare/additional-threshold-married-joint",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-03 against https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/questions-and-answers-for-the-additional-medicare-tax"
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