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Social Security Earned Income Limit 2024. For 2024, the amount of earnings that will have no effect on eligibility or benefits for ssi beneficiaries who are students under age 22 is $9,230 a year. In 2024, the maximum amount of earnings on which you must pay social security tax is $168,600.

Workers earning less than this limit pay a 6.2% tax on their earnings. The social security administration always applies the annual earnings test first.