At 4,039 feet above sea level, Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas. Located in Wallace County, just east of the Kansas/Colorado border, Mount Sunflower is more than 3,300 feet above the state's topographic low point in Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas.
Employee Social Security /OASDI and Medicare. The year 2017 Social Security/OASDI tax rate for employees is 6.2 percent. The Medicare tax rate remains at 1.45 percent. The Social Security/OASDI maximum wage base increases to $127,200 for 2017. There continues to be no cap on the Medicare wage base.
2014 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Rates and Limits. For 2014, the maximum limit on earnings for withholding of Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) Tax is $117,000.00.The maximum limit is changed from last year. The Social Security Tax Rate remains at 6.2 percent. The resulting maximum Social Security Tax for 2014 is $7,254.00.There is no limit on the amount of earnings subject to Medicare (Hospital Insurance) Tax.014 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Rates and Limits. For 2014, the maximum limit on earnings for withholding of Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) Tax is $117,000.00.