Employee Benefits

Social Security Threshold

Indexed annually, your 2009 Social Security withholding is 6.2% of your wages up to $106,800. Your Medicare withholding is 1.45% of your wages, without limit.  The University matches your tax, for a total contribution of 15.3%.

The Social Security tax in 2010 remains at $106,800.

More information is available at www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/retsav/socsec.htm.

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This document was last revised on October 30, 2009

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