2017 Payroll Tax Changes

Payroll Tax

2017 Rate / Change

Social Security Tax Rate 6.2%
Social Security Wage Base $127,200
Medicare Tax Rate 1.45%
Medicare Wage Base None
Additional Medicare Tax Rate 0.9%
Federal Withholding Allowance $4,050.00
Nonresident Alien ADD'L Wage AMT $2,300.00
Federal Wage Brackets 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35% and 39.6%
California Credit Reduction Rate 1.8%
States that Updated Income Tax Tables California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, MAINE, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Vermont
States That Had Payroll Tax Updates Other Than Withholding Tables Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming.
CA ETT Rate 0.1%
CA SDI Rate 0.9%
CA New employer UI tax rate 3.4%