2025 Annual Limits Updated – TSP, 401(k), IRA, and More
Back to Blog

2025 Annual Limits Updated – TSP, 401(k), IRA, and More

2025 Annual Limits Relating to Financial Planning

Below are the new annual limit changes for 2025. Please contact us if you would like a PDF of the tables included below.

 

Notable Limit Changes

 

IRA and Roth IRA

 

  • Contribution limits increase from $7,000 to $7,500
  • Catch-up contribution unchanged at $1,000
  • Roth IRA phaseout limit increases
    • Single Limit: $150,000 ~ $165,000
    • Joint Limit: $236,000 ~ $246,000

 

Retirement Plans – (401(k), TSP, 403(b), 457 and SARSEPs

 

  • Contribution limit increase from $23,000 to $23,500
  • Catch-up contributions unchanged at $7,500
  • New catch-up for Age 60 to 63 of $11,250

For more information about TSP maximums in 2025, consider reading our in-depth article: 2025 TSP Contribution Maximums: New Limits Explained.

 

Social Security Wage Base

Increases from $168,600 to $176,100. 

 

Standard Deduction

 

  • Single increases from $14,600 to $15,000
  • Joint increases from $29,200 to $30,000

 

Reach Out to Us!

If you have additional federal benefit questions, contact our team of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) and Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultants (ChFEBC℠). At PlanWell, we are federal employee financial advisors with a focus on retirement planning. Learn more about our process designed for the career fed.

Preparing for federal retirement? Check out our scheduled federal retirement workshops. Sign up for our no-cost federal retirement webinars here! Make sure to plan ahead and reserve your seat for our FERS webinar, held every three weeks. Want to have PlanWell host a federal retirement seminar for your agency? Reach out, and we’ll collaborate with HR to arrange an on-site FERS seminar.

Want to fast-track your federal retirement plan? Skip the FERS webinar and start a one-on-one conversation with a ChFEBC today. You can schedule a one-on-one meeting here.

David Fei

About David Fei

Co-Founder & Financial Planner · CFP®, ChFEBC℠, AIF®

David has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years, bringing a wide range of experience in personal finance to every client relationship. He specializes in helping federal families tackle life's biggest financial challenges—retirement income planning, educational funding, and investment strategy. David's approach is grounded in education. He believes that when clients truly understand their options, they make better decisions. That's why he takes the time to explain the "why" behind every recommendation.