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OASDI contribution and benefit base (Social Security wage base)

184500 USD/year

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

The OASDI contribution and benefit base is $184,500 for remuneration paid in 2026 and self-employment income earned in tax years beginning in 2026.

key

us/social-security/wage-base

value

184500 USD/year

period

2026

effective

2026-01-01 to date

source

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19763/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2026

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)

previous

176100 USD/year (2025) from 2025-01-01

scope

Employees and employers (FICA). Self-employed pay both halves (12.4%) under SECA.

hash

sha256:e560fe34cfe12b164b5ffcea0417e8b926e0f66408da2bdbe1145887528f16e8

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/us/social-security/wage-base?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/us/social-security/wage-base

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  "key": "us/social-security/wage-base",
  "label": "OASDI contribution and benefit base (Social Security wage base)",
  "value": 184500,
  "unit": "USD/year",
  "period": "2026",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19763/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2026",
  "quote": "The OASDI contribution and benefit base is $184,500 for remuneration paid in 2026 and self-employment income earned in tax years beginning in 2026.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-03",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-01-01",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 34,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 176100,
    "period": "2025",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "source": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19763/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2026"
  },
  "scope": "Employees and employers (FICA). Self-employed pay both halves (12.4%) under SECA.",
  "hash": "sha256:e560fe34cfe12b164b5ffcea0417e8b926e0f66408da2bdbe1145887528f16e8",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/us/social-security/wage-base",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-03 against https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19763/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2026"
  }
}