Year 2022 Income Tax Changes and Withholding Information
Effective January 2022
Federal and State Income Tax Withholding
2022 Rates
Tax Summary
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Year 2022
|
Year 2021
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Social Security/OASDI Rate
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6.2 percent
|
6.2 percent
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Social Security Maximum Wage Base
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$147,000
|
$142,800
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Maximum Social Security /OASDI Contribution
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$9,114.00
|
$8,853.60
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Medicare Rate
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1.45 percent
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1.45 percent
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Medicare Maximum Wage Base
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No limit
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No limit
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Maximum Medicare Contribution (1.45%)
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No limit
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No limit
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CA SDI – PT Faculty Only
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1.10 percent
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1.20 percent
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CA SDI Maximum Wage Base
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$145,600
|
$128,298
|
403/457
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$20,500
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$19,500
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403/457 over 50
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$27,000
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$26,000
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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 2021 no later than February 15, 2022 to claim exempt for 2022.