Jerry McNerney ran as a write-in candidate in the March 2004 Democratic Primary in California's 11th congressional district. He received 1,667 votes (3% of the votes cast), and, having no opposition (no candidates were listed on the Democratic primary ballot), won the primary.
1 Second, earnings for the highest 35 years are averaged and divided by the number of months in 35 years to arrive at Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME).2  Third, the Social Security benefit formula is applied to AIME to produce the Primary Insurance Amount (PIA), the benefit payable at the Full Retirement Age (FRA) . Second, earnings for the highest 35 years are averaged and divided by the number of months in 35 years to arrive at Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME).
How do you calculate the social security tax percentage? To calculate the social security tax percentage as of 2015, add the 6.2 percent rate for the employer and the 6.2 percent rate for the employee, which totals 12.4 percent of wages, states the Internal Revenue Service. Social Security tax has a wage base limit of $118,500 for 2015 earnings.