2024-2025 Roth IRA Contribution Limits and Income Limits

Roth IRAs come with a nice perk — tax-free withdrawals in retirement as long as you're 59 ½ and have held the account for at least five years.

To determine how much you can contribute to a Roth IRA each year, you'll need to consider your tax filing status, income and contributions made to other IRA accounts.

You can have and contribute to multiple types of IRAs in a single year, but the total contribution across all accounts can't exceed the annual IRS limit. The deadline to make an IRA contribution for 2024 is April 15, 2025.

Roth IRA contribution limits 2024

In 2024, the Roth IRA contribution limit is $7,000 for those under age 50, and $8,000 for those age 50 and older. The extra $1,000 is considered a catch-up contribution to help boost retirement savings for those closer to retirement.

Roth IRA income limits 2024

Your 2024 Roth IRA contribution will depend on your tax filing status and modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). Single filers who made less than $146,000 and joint filers who made less than 230,000 in 2024 can make a full contribution of up to $7,000 or $8,000.

If your modified adjusted gross income was above $146,000 as a single filer or $230,000 as married filing jointly in 2024, your ability to contribute might be reduced, or you may not be able to contribute to a Roth IRA at all.

If you find that you've made too much to contribute, there are still ways to add to your Roth IRA as a high earner.

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Roth IRA contribution limits 2025

The Roth IRA contribution limit for 2025 remains $7,000. People who are age 50 or older can contribute a maximum of $8,000.

2025 Roth IRA income limits

In 2025, single filers must make less than $150,000 to contribute the full amount permitted by the IRS. Those married filing jointly must make less than $236,000. Above these limits, the contribution limit is decreased until it is phased out completely.

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How to navigate the Roth IRA income limits

If your income reduces your Roth IRA contribution

If your ability to make a full contribution is reduced because of your income, you can still make that partial contribution. Any amount you contribute adds to your Roth IRA balance, which grows tax-free, and you're still able to take those qualified distributions tax-free in retirement.

You’ll also gain some valuable tax diversification in retirement: Because Roth IRA distributions aren’t included in your taxable income in retirement, pulling money from that pot, in addition to a traditional IRA or 401(k), could keep you in a lower tax bracket, potentially reducing your Social Security and Medicare taxes, which increase at higher income levels.

If your income exceeds the Roth IRA limits

If your income is too high and prevents you from making a direct contribution to a Roth IRA, you do have an option to get around the income limit: a backdoor Roth IRA. This involves putting money in a traditional IRA and then converting the account to a Roth IRA.

If you have a 401(k), you could also consider a mega backdoor Roth, though this process may be more involved and incur potential tax bills. Working with a tax professional who’s familiar with your financial situation could be helpful.

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Other Roth IRA contribution and income rules

Earned income restriction

The fine print on Roth IRA contribution limits — and any IRA contribution, for that matter — is that you can’t contribute more than your earned income for the year.

For example, if your taxable compensation in 2024 was $3,000, your IRA contribution limit is also $3,000. If you didn't receive any earned income during the tax year, you can't contribute to any type of IRA, Roth included. (The exception is the spousal IRA, which allows a nonworking spouse to contribute to an IRA based on the taxable compensation of the working spouse.)

Excess Roth IRA contributions

An excess contribution to your Roth IRA could trigger IRS penalties. Given the Roth IRA's contribution rules, this might happen if you make a full contribution to your Roth IRA (up to your permitted limit), but then receive a salary bump or bonus later in the year that shifts you into a higher income range. This could also happen if you use more than one IRA and contribute beyond the shared limit to both.

But here’s the good news: You’re allowed to backtrack. If you realize your mistake prior to filing your tax return, withdraw the excess contributions and the earnings you received on them. And in future years, it can be a good practice to wait until you know your MAGI before making a contribution, and add to your Roth IRA closer to the Tax Day deadline.

If you’ve already filed, you can remove the excess and earnings within six months and file an amended tax return. In both cases, you’ll pay taxes on the earnings but no penalty^[0]

Another option is to reduce the following year’s contribution by the excess amount, but you’ll pay a 6% penalty on the excess that was contributed for every year it remains in the account. If you have questions about removing excess funds, it may make sense to work with a tax advisor.

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