CBO revenue line
Payroll taxes (total)
Sum of Social Security, Medicare, UI, and related payroll lines.
What this means
A total line that rolls up payroll tax components. Prefer the component lines when you want to see Social Security versus Medicare versus unemployment insurance.
CBO variable: rev_payroll_total
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
See the Congress breakdown for the full sortable list and chart.