Effective January 2025

Federal and State Income Tax Withholding

2025 Rates

Tax Summary
Year 2025
Year 2024
Social Security/OASDI Rate
6.2 percent
6.2 percent
Social Security Maximum Wage Base
$176,100
$168,600
Maximum Social Security /OASDI Contribution
$10,918.20
$10,543
Medicare Rate
1.45 percent
1.45 percent
Medicare Maximum Wage Base
No limit
No limit
Maximum Medicare Contribution (1.45%)
No limit
No limit
CA SDI – PT Faculty Only
1.20 percent
1.10 percent
CA SDI Maximum Wage Base
$153,164
$153,164
403/457
$23,500
$23,000
403/457 over 50
$31,000
$30,500

Federal Withholding — Form W-4 (exempt status)

Individuals will need to complete a new Form W-4 “Employee’s Withholding Certificate” if they filed exempt in 2024 no later than February 15, 2025, to claim an exemption for 2025. 
Form W-4.