Higher earners will pay more; the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax is rising to $184,500 in 2026.
When the Act was signed in 1935, it originally excluded farmworkers, domestic workers, and government employees. SOCIAL SECURITY
Ida May Fuller , a legal secretary from Vermont, became the first person to receive a monthly retirement check on January 31, 1940. Her check was for $22.54 . Higher earners will pay more; the maximum amount