Proposed Provision: E3.9. Beginning in 2026, apply 2 percent payroll tax rate on earnings over the wage-indexed equivalent of $200,000 in 2017 (about $279,300 in 2026), with the threshold wage-indexed after 2026. Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Current Law Provision
2018288288
2019272272
2020256256
2021239239
2022223223
2023206206
2024188188
2025171171
2026154154
2027137139
2028120124
2029104109
20308693
20316977
20325161
20333345
20341427
2035-510
2036-25-9
2037-46-27
2038-67-46
2039-88-66
2040-110-86
2041-132-106
2042-154-126
2043-176-147
2044-199-167
2045-221-188
2046-244-208
2047-267-229
2048-289-249
2049-312-270
2050-335-291
2051-358-311
2052-381-332
2053-403-353
2054-426-374
2055-450-395
2056-473-416
2057-496-437
2058-520-459
2059-544-481
2060-569-503
2061-594-526
2062-619-549
2063-645-573
2064-671-597
2065-698-622
2066-725-646
2067-752-672
2068-780-697
2069-808-723
2070-837-750
2071-866-777
2072-896-804
2073-927-832
2074-958-861
2075-990-891
2076-1023-921
2077-1057-953
2078-1092-985
2079-1128-1018
2080-1165-1052
2081-1202-1086
2082-1240-1121
2083-1278-1156
2084-1316-1191
2085-1354-1226
2086-1392-1261
2087-1430-1296
2088-1468-1331
2089-1505-1366
2090-1543-1400
2091-1580-1434
2092-1618-1469
2093-1655-1504
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