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CBO revenue line

Railroad retirement taxes

Payroll taxes for the Railroad Retirement system.

What this means

A separate social-insurance system for railroad workers, financed by dedicated payroll taxes rather than ordinary Social Security contributions for covered railroad service.

CBO variable: rev_payroll_railroad

In the data

CBO amount · FFY 2025

$6.5B

Billions of dollars unless noted

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Related

  • Payroll taxes

    Social Security, Medicare, and related employment taxes.

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