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Construction Related Insurance and Tax Rates


WSDOT Memorandum setting the effective date for FICA/FUTA/SUTA Rates and Industrial Insurance Rates for use on Force Account (pdf 30 kb) on WSDOT projects.

Effective January 1, 2012 the following tax and insurance rates are in effect.

FICA----

7.65% on the first $110,100 in wages for employers.
5.65% on the first $110,100 in wages for employees.

  • SSI portion is 6.2% subject to the above wage limit for employers.
  • SSI potion is 4.2% subject to the above wage limit for employees.
  • Medicare portion is 1.45% with no wage limit.

FUTA----

0.60% (6.0% minus a maximum of 5.4%) on the first $7000 in wages.

SUTA----

0.17% to 5.84% on the first $38,200 in wages.


A copy of the base rates by risk class and industry type can be downloaded in an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or a pdf version from the Labor and Industries site.

Additional information and past rates are available on the Labor and Industries site.


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