Proposed Provision: E3.13. Beginning in 2026, apply 2 percent payroll tax rate on earnings over the wage-indexed equivalent of $400,000 in 2017 (about $558,900 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
2027137138
2028120122
2029104107
20308690
20316974
20325157
20333340
20341422
2035-54
2036-25-15
2037-46-35
2038-67-55
2039-88-75
2040-110-96
2041-132-116
2042-154-138
2043-176-159
2044-199-180
2045-221-201
2046-244-223
2047-267-244
2048-289-266
2049-312-287
2050-335-309
2051-358-330
2052-381-352
2053-403-373
2054-426-395
2055-450-417
2056-473-439
2057-496-461
2058-520-484
2059-544-506
2060-569-530
2061-594-553
2062-619-577
2063-645-602
2064-671-627
2065-698-652
2066-725-678
2067-752-704
2068-780-731
2069-808-758
2070-837-785
2071-866-813
2072-896-841
2073-927-871
2074-958-900
2075-990-931
2076-1023-962
2077-1057-995
2078-1092-1028
2079-1128-1062
2080-1165-1097
2081-1202-1133
2082-1240-1169
2083-1278-1205
2084-1316-1241
2085-1354-1278
2086-1392-1314
2087-1430-1350
2088-1468-1386
2089-1505-1422
2090-1543-1458
2091-1580-1493
2092-1618-1529
2093-1655-1565
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