{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1047","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1047","heading":"Annual wage limitation.","body":"Payments made by an employer to you as an employee in a calendar year that are more than the annual wage limitation are not wages. The annual wage limitation is:\nCalendar year Wage limitation\n1951-54 $3,600\n1955-58 4,200\n1959-65 4,800\n1966-67 6,600\n1968-71 7,800\n1972 9,000\n1973 10,800\n1974 13,200\n1975 14,100\n1976 15,300\n1977 16,500\n1978 17,700\n1979 22,900\n1980 25,900\n1981 29,700\n1982 32,400\n1983 35,700\n1984 37,800\n1985 39,600\n1986 42,000\n1987 43,800\n1988 45,000\n1989 48,000\n1990 51,300\n1991 53,400\n1992 55,500","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart K—Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"728003fdf5239d504f5388248fbcaec23a63055434d17eaf941eae13a45e55c5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1046","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1048"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}