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Funds the Social Security program and as of the most recent data, the rate is 12.4% split evenly between employer and employee (6.2% each).

Funds Medicare and has a rate of 2.9%, split evenly between employer and employee (1.45% each), with an additional 0.9% for high earners.

Funds unemployment compensation programs and has a federal rate of 6.0% on the first $7,000 of income, with credits that can reduce the rate to 0.6$

Varies by state, employers pay this tax to fund their state's unemployment insurance program.

A 0.9% tax that applies to individual incomes over $200,000, or$250,000 for married couples filing jointly.

Consists of the employer and employee portions of Social Security and Medicare taxes, totaling 15.3%.

The total earnings of an employee before payroll taxes and other deductions.

The amount of an employee's earnings after all deductions, including taxes, insurance, and retirement contributions, have been taken out.

Amounts withheld from an employee's wages by the employer to pay part of the employee's income tax liabilities.