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Paycheck Changes Coming in January

Published on Thursday, November 30, 2023

With the new tax year come many paycheck adjustments. Here are some of the changes employees might expect starting this month:

Wages:

  • Employees earning less than the minimum wage rates will notice an increase, effective January 1.

Benefit Deductions:

  • Employees may have different health deduction amounts than in the prior year (including for medical, Health Savings Account (HSA), Medical or Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) and/or Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) plans), reflecting premium price differences or changes made during Open Enrollment.
  • Employees who reached their retirement savings limit earlier in 2023 will have retirement deductions restart in January 2024.

State and Federal Taxes:

  • Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program premium rates will be decreasing from 0.8% to 0.74% of the employee’s gross wages, up to $168,600 of taxable income.
  • Maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax increases to $168,600 for 2024. Employees who reached the Social Security cap in 2023 will have Social Security deductions resume in January 2024.
  • Employees who earn more than $200,000 may have a reduction in Medicare withholding in the early part of 2024; once annual wages exceed $200,000 for the year, a 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax will be withheld from wages and will be withheld each pay period until the end of the calendar year.