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Tax Deduction Codes, Descriptions and Rates

Payroll is required to deduct all federal and state income taxes listed in the following table from every employee’s taxable earnings each pay period.

  • Registered degree-seeking students, working part-time (Pay Group - STU) are only subject to Federal and California State withholding taxes.
  • Federal and California State withholding tax rates are determined by the information provided by the employee on the W-4 and DE-4 forms. To change your federal and state withholding allowances, refer to How to: Declare or Change Withholding Allowances.
2026
Tax Deduction CodeDescriptionTax Rate
Fed WithholdingFederal Income TaxW-4 Rate
Fed MED/EEMedicare1.45%
Addl MedAdditional Medicare Tax0.9% on wages earned in excess of $200,000
Fed OASDI/EESocial Security6.2% on first $184,500 wages earned
CA State Dis/EECA Short-Term Disability1.3% on wages earned
CA Vol Dis/EEVoluntary Short-Term Disability0.75% on wages earned
CA WithholdingState Income TaxDE-4 Rate
2025
Tax Deduction CodeDescriptionTax Rate
Fed WithholdingFederal Income TaxW-4 Rate
Fed MED/EEMedicare1.45%
Addl MedAdditional Medicare Tax0.9% on wages earned in excess of $200,000
Fed OASDI/EESocial Security6.2% on first $176,100 wages earned
CA State Dis/EECA Short-Term Disability1.2% on wages earned
CA Vol Dis/EEVoluntary Short-Term Disability0.9% on wages earned
CA WithholdingState Income TaxDE-4 Rate
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