how much tax do you pay if you are self employed 
the total tax you pay if you are self employed is 15 3 this is made up of social security tax 12 4 both from the employer and employee s side of 6 2 each and medicare tax 2 9 both from the employer and employee s side of 1 45 each you are liable for an additional 0 9 medicare tax if your earnings or combined earnings with your spouse exceed certain thresholds 250 000 for married filing jointly 125 000 for married filing separately and 200 000 for single head of household or qualifying widow er 10