2026 OASDI tax and earnings base increases to $184,500; COLA is 2.8%
Posted by DaveMoll on Oct. 28, 2025 / Subscribe 0
Social Security beneficiaries will see an increase in their monthly checks in 2026 of 2.8%. This cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will produce an estimated average monthly benefit of $2,071 for all retired workers in 2026, $56 a month more than in 2025. The COLA increase will be applied to this coming year's benefits, beginning with benefits for December 2025, which are payable in January 2026.
The amount of earnings subject to taxation under FICA and SECA, the "wage base," is also going up in 2026. The 2026 wage base of $184,500 is $8,400 higher than the 2025 amount of $176,100.
Social Security Administration press release, October 24, 2025.
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