How much does your employer pay into the Social Security system on your behalf? A - 4.2 percent B - 8.4 percent C - 6.2 percent D - 12.4 percent

• TheQuan: Workers pay an average of 6.2 percent which is 127,000 a year. But employers pay a matching amount for a combined contribution of 12.4 percent of earnings.
  
  Meaning you are either getting 6.2 percent for being a WORKER.
  or getting 12.4 percent for being a EMPLOYER.
  
  In this question you are looking for employer so the answer is 12.4
   
  
• autumnmcdaniels:

  Answer:

  In this question you are looking for employer so the answer is 12.4