Amounts withheld from each employee for social security and Medicare vary by state.

Withheld

Refers to a portion of an employee's wages not paid out directly to them but instead held back for purposes such as tax payments.

Social Security

A government program that provides financial assistance to people with insufficient or no income, especially the elderly, disabled, and unemployed.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program in the United States for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease.