What is the difference between Social Security and Medicare taxes?

The Medicare tax is withheld from each employee's wages and is matched by the employer. This makes the total Medicare tax equal to 2.9% on every dollar of wages. The combination of Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes is referred to as FICA.

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They're not the same. _Social Security tax is6.2 ℅and is based on each employee,s wages (the base amount increases each year) _Medicare taax is 1.45℅ and is based on each employee,s wages without limit