CN/WISCONSIN CENTRAL GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT
Facts on your Railroad Retirement payroll deductions
2024 DEDUCTION RATES
Tier I Maximum on 2024 Earnings: $168,600.00
Tier II Maximum on 2024 Earnings: $125,100.00
Employees Tier I Deduction is 6.2% or $10,453.20 maximum.
Employees Tier II Deduction is 4.9% or $6,129.90 maximum. Employees Medicare Deduction is 1.45% with no maximum.
Tier I Maximum on 2023 Earnings: $160,200.00
Tier II Maximum on 2023 Earnings: $118,800.00
Employees Tier I Deduction is 6.2% or $9,932.40 maximum.
Employees Tier II Deduction is 4.9% or $5,821.20 maximum.
Employees Medicare Deduction is 1.45% with no maximum.
If your W-2's show that you exceed the Tier I & Tier II maximum
tax rate for 2023, then you are entitled to a refund.
How is it possible I exceeded these maximums?
Example 1: Your are a BLET union representative and draw a salary or lost time wages from your union. Your combined
totals from your 2023 W-2's exceed Tier I and/or Tier II
maximums. Your entitled to a refund for those exceeded amounts. Tier I refunds are to be claimed on your I.R.S. Form 1040. Tier II refunds are to be claimed on I.R.S. Form 843.
Example 2: You worked for two different railroads during tax
year 2023. Your combined totals from your 2023 W-2's exceed
Tier I and/or Tier II maximums. Your entitled to a refund for those exceeded amounts. Tier I refunds are to be claimed on your I.R.S. Form 1040. Tier II refunds are to be claimed on I.R.S. Form 843.