All Members pay Social Security payroll taxes equal to 6.2% of the Social Security taxable wage base ($128,400 in 2018). Members first covered by FERS prior to 2013 also pay 1.3% of full salary to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF).
All Members contribute Social Security payroll taxes at a rate of 6.2%, based on their taxable wage base ($128,400 in 2018). Additionally, members covered by FERS prior to 2013 pay an extra 1.3% of their full salary into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF).