Titanic Facts: The Ship. White Star Line was the company that built the Titanic, and was owned by J.P. Morgan, an American tycoon. The cost to build the RMS Titanic was $7.5 million. RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer. It took 3,000 men two years to build the Titanic.
Workers and employers pay for Social Security. Workers pay 6.2 percent of their earnings up to a cap, which is $118,500 a year in 2015. (The cap on taxable earnings usually rises each year with average wages.) Employers pay a matching amount for a combined contribution of 12.4 percent of earnings.
The biggest Social Security benefit that will be paid in 2017 is $3,538 per month. Mar 13, 2016 at 6:03PM. This article was updated on April 5, 2017, and was originally published on March 3, 2016. I won't keep you in suspense: The maximum Social Security Benefit is $3,538 per month in 2017, but don't get too excited yet.