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Social Security Double-Pay Checker
Leave blank if your only wages came from one employer.
2026 Social Security wage base$184,500
Of your SE income, taxed at 12.4% (Social Security)$0
Of your SE income, taxed at 2.9% (Medicare, uncapped)$0
Total self-employment tax$0
This estimate uses the Schedule SE wage-base worksheet (lines 7–10) for the Social Security portion of self-employment tax, and the excess Social Security withholding rule (Schedule 3, line 11) for the two-employer refund check. It's a planning estimate, not a filed return — confirm your actual numbers with a tax pro.