how much should be held in for social security in taxes
3. Multiply the employee rate by the employee's wages to find the amount the company must withhold from the employee's paycheck for Social Security taxes. For example, if the employee's monthly pay equals $3,170, multiply $3,710 by 0.042 to find the company must withhold $133.14 for Social Security taxes. 4. Multiply the employer rate by the employee's pay to find the amount the company must pay to the government in employer Social Security taxes because of the payment to the employee. In this example, multiply 0.062 by $3,170 to find the company has to pay $196.54 in employer Social Security taxes.