Figure 7b

Payroll taxes have increased for every group since 1979: Average payroll taxes, by percentile, 1979–2014

Year Lowest quintile 2nd quintile Middle quintile 4th quintile 81-90 91-95 96-99 Top 1%
1979 900 2,800 4,800 6,400 7,800 8,700 7,800 5,500
1980 900 2,700 4,600 6,200 7,700 8,400 8,000 6,000
1981 1,000 2,800 4,800 6,800 8,300 9,300 8,800 7,000
1982 1,000 2,700 4,700 6,600 8,300 9,600 9,500 8,700
1983 1,000 2,600 4,600 6,600 8,500 9,700 10,000 9,400
1984 1,100 2,900 5,000 7,100 9,400 10,700 10,900 9,600
1985 1,100 3,100 5,200 7,400 9,600 11,000 11,400 10,100
1986 1,100 3,100 5,300 7,800 10,300 11,800 12,000 10,100
1987 1,100 3,000 5,200 7,900 10,400 12,200 12,600 11,900
1988 1,100 3,100 5,600 8,200 10,900 12,900 13,200 12,800
1989 1,200 3,200 5,600 8,300 10,900 12,800 13,300 13,200
1990 1,300 3,400 5,700 8,300 11,100 12,800 13,800 13,700
1991 1,300 3,300 5,500 8,200 11,000 13,300 15,000 17,200
1992 1,400 3,100 5,500 8,300 11,200 13,400 15,200 16,900
1993 1,400 3,100 5,500 8,300 11,200 13,500 15,900 17,600
1994 1,400 3,100 5,500 8,500 11,500 13,900 16,300 23,400
1995 1,500 3,400 5,700 8,600 11,700 14,300 16,400 23,300
1996 1,500 3,400 5,800 8,800 11,800 14,400 16,500 24,100
1997 1,600 3,600 6,100 9,000 12,200 14,600 16,900 25,700
1998 1,800 3,800 6,300 9,400 12,800 15,300 17,700 27,600
1999 1,800 4,000 6,500 9,700 13,300 15,900 18,500 30,100
2000 1,800 4,000 6,400 9,800 13,400 16,400 19,100 32,600
2001 1,700 3,900 6,400 9,800 13,800 17,000 19,800 31,700
2002 1,700 3,700 6,100 9,400 13,500 16,700 20,000 30,000
2003 1,700 3,600 6,000 9,500 13,600 17,100 20,600 29,700
2004 1,700 3,600 6,200 9,700 13,800 17,300 20,500 30,300
2005 1,800 3,700 6,300 9,800 13,800 17,100 20,100 31,200
2006 1,900 3,800 6,300 9,900 13,900 17,200 20,200 31,900
2007 2,100 4,100 6,600 10,100 14,200 17,500 20,500 33,300
2008 2,100 3,800 6,400 9,800 14,200 17,900 21,400 34,200
2009 2,000 3,600 6,000 9,400 13,800 17,700 22,200 33,100
2010 2,000 3,600 5,900 9,300 13,700 17,500 22,000 33,400
2011 1,700 3,000 5,000 8,000 11,900 15,400 19,400 31,400
2012 1,600 3,000 5,000 8,100 12,000 15,500 19,400 32,300
2013 1,900 3,500 6,000 9,500 13,900 18,400 22,700 38,200
2014 1,900 3,600 6,200 9,700 14,300 18,300 22,800 38,000
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (2018)

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