Max earnings
total employee rate
total employer rate
total self-employed rate
Employee & Employer
Self-employed
$0.00
$0.00
1966
$6,600.00
4.20%
4.20%
6.15%
$554.40
$405.90
1967
$6,600.00
4.40%
4.40%
6.40%
$580.80
$422.40
1968
$7,900.00
4.40%
4.40%
6.40%
$695.20
$505.60
1969
$7,900.00
4.80%
4.80%
6.90%
$758.40
$545.10
1970
$7,900.00
4.80%
4.80%
6.90%
$758.40
$545.10
1971
$7,900.00
5.20%
5.20%
7.50%
$821.60
$592.50
1972
$9,000.00
5.20%
5.20%
7.50%
$936.00
$675.00
1973
$10,800.00
5.85%
5.85%
8.00%
$1,263.60
$864.00
1974
$13,200.00
5.85%
5.85%
7.90%
$1,544.40
$1,042.80
1975
$14,100.00
5.85%
5.85%
7.90%
$1,649.70
$1,113.90
1976
$15,300.00
5.85%
5.85%
7.90%
$1,790.10
$1,208.70
1977
$16,500.00
5.85%
5.85%
7.90%
$1,930.50
$1,303.50
1978
$17,700.00
6.05%
6.05%
8.10%
$2,141.70
$1,433.70
1979
$22,900.00
6.13%
6.13%
8.10%
$2,807.54
$1,854.90
1980
$25,900.00
6.65%
6.65%
8.10%
$3,444.70
$2,097.90
1981
$29,700.00
6.70%
6.70%
9.30%
$3,979.80
$2,762.10
1982
$32,400.00
6.70%
6.70%
9.35%
$4,341.60
$3,029.40
1983
$35,700.00
7.00%
7.00%
9.35%
$4,998.00
$3,337.95
1984
$37,800.00
7.05%
7.05%
14.00%
$5,329.80
$5,292.00
1985
$39,600.00
7.15%
7.15%
14.10%
$5,662.80
$5,583.60
1986
$42,000.00
7.15%
7.15%
14.30%
$6,006.00
$6,006.00
1987
$43,800.00
7.51%
7.51%
15.02%
$6,578.76
$6,578.76
1988
$45,000.00
7.51%
7.51%
15.02%
$6,759.00
$6,759.00
1989
$48,000.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$7,344.00
$7,344.00
1990
$51,300.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$7,848.90
$7,848.90
1991
$53,400.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$8,170.20
$8,170.20
1992
$55,500.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$8,491.50
$8,491.50
1993
$57,600.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$8,812.80
$8,812.80
1994
$60,600.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$9,271.80
$9,271.80
1995
$61,200.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$9,363.60
$9,363.60
1996
$62,700.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$9,593.10
$9,593.10
1997
$65,400.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$10,006.20
$10,006.20
1998
$68,400.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$10,465.20
$10,465.20
1999
$72,600.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$11,107.80
$11,107.80
2000
$76,200.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$11,658.60
$11,658.60
2001
$80,400.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$12,301.20
$12,301.20
2002
$84,900.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$12,989.70
$12,989.70
2003
$87,000.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$13,311.00
$13,311.00
2004
$87,900.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$13,448.70
$13,448.70
2005
$90,000.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$13,770.00
$13,770.00
2006
$94,200.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$14,412.60
$14,412.60
2007
$97,500.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$14,917.50
$14,917.50
2008
$102,000.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$15,606.00
$15,606.00
2009
$106,800.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$16,340.40
$16,340.40
2010
$106,800.00
7.65%
7.65%
15.30%
$16,340.40
$16,340.40
2011
$106,800.00
5.65%
7.65%
13.30%
$14,204.40
$14,204.40
Total
$335,108.40
$323,735.41
Thanks for posting. I see you included medicare in that.
$750k for the wage slave, and $690k for the self-employed. That in itself would fund a pretty decent retirement.