Will Social Security Tax Increase In 2025. Also in 2025, the wage cap for social security taxes will increase. In addition, the social security administration announced that benefits will increase by 2.5 percent in 2025 and that the amount of earnings subject to social security tax will be $176,100, up from $168,600 in 2024.

The 2025 social security tax limit rises to $176,100, affecting millions of americans. The federal government increased the social security tax limit 17 times between 2005 and 2025.