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employers; 7.9 percent of covered self-employed income.
The earnings and contributions base—the amount on which social security contributions are made— will be the first $15,300 of covered earnings for the year, starting in January. The 1975 base was $14,100.
Since benefit amounts are based on average earnings covered by social security, the increase in the wage base means that people working now will be entitled to higher payments later.
Social security pays over $51/2 billion a month in retirement, disability, and survivors benefits to over 31 million people. The Social Security Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of
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