Evidence

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 CPS ASEC public-use data
• Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement 2025, section 4.B
• SSA Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2025: 184 million workers with covered earnings in 2024
• SSA OASDI program description and 6.2% employee/employer contribution rates
• SSA Benefits Planner: Maximum Taxable Earnings
• SSA cost-of-living adjustment methodology and CPI-W calculation
• SSA explanation of COLAs and wage-indexed amounts
• SSA automatic determinations and taxable maximum

Current pipeline run: 2024-318845a2b5e0034e.