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  4. ›Payroll taxes

CBO revenue line

Payroll taxes

Social Security, Medicare, and related employment taxes.

What this means

Payroll (social insurance) taxes fund Social Security, Medicare Hospital Insurance, unemployment insurance, and related programs. Often shown as a group and in subcomponents.

CBO variable: rev_payroll

In the data

CBO amount · FFY 2025

$1.7T

Billions of dollars unless noted

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Breakdown

This line beside other revenue sources

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Related

  • Social Security payroll taxes

    OASDI taxes that fund retirement, survivors, and disability benefits.

  • Medicare payroll taxes

    Hospital Insurance (HI) payroll tax for Medicare Part A.

  • Unemployment insurance payroll taxes

    Federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) that support UI systems.

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