Fica And Medicare Tax Rate 2025 Employer. Employers are required to withhold 1.45% of each employee’s taxable wages to cover it. The medicare tax rate for 2025 remains at 1.45% of all covered earnings for employers and employees.
An additional medicare tax of 0.9% will apply to wages over $200,000 for employees, although employers are not. Medicare tax remains unchanged at 1.45% for both.