Social Security Calculator
Social security calculator works out Estimated monthly benefit and Estimated benefit a year from Date of birth, Benefit being estimated and How you want to describe your earnings. The default figures on this page give estimated monthly benefit of 2,612.00; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
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5 steps
- Year of eligibility (age 62) is 2026; earnings are indexed to 2024 and averaged over 35 years to an AIME of 5833.
- PIA = 90% of the first 1286 + 32% between 1286 and 7749 + 15% above = 2612.4.
- Full retirement age for someone born in 1964 is 67.
- Claiming exactly at full retirement age pays 100% of the PIA.
- Monthly benefit = 2612.4 x 1 truncated to the dollar = 2612.
Benefit by claiming agetable
| age | percentOfPia | monthly | annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 70 | 1,828 | 21,936 |
| 63 | 75 | 1,959 | 23,508 |
| 64 | 80 | 2,089 | 25,068 |
| 65 | 86.6667 | 2,264 | 27,168 |
| 66 | 93.3333 | 2,438 | 29,256 |
| 67 | 100 | 2,612 | 31,344 |
| 68 | 108 | 2,821 | 33,852 |
| 69 | 116 | 3,030 | 36,360 |
| 70 | 124 | 3,239 | 38,868 |
Figures from Social Security benefit formulas (SSA), 2026 rules, checked 31 August 2026. Its 5 worked examples are re-run on every release, last on 15 September 2026. What changed · how reference data is kept current
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What the social security calculator calculates
Estimates the monthly Social Security retirement, disability, spousal or survivor benefit from a work history or a stated PIA, applying the statutory AIME, bend-point, cost-of-living and claiming-age rules.
How to use this social security calculator
Enter Date of birth, Benefit being estimated, How you want to describe your earnings and Primary insurance amount (monthly). Estimated monthly benefit updates as you type, and “Use a worked example” loads checked figures you can adjust. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Estimated monthly benefit, Estimated benefit a year and Primary insurance amount (this year).
The method follows Social Security ACT sec. 215 (computation of primary insurance amount) and sec. 202(q)/(w) (reduction for age and delayed retirement credits), Social Security Administration, Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2026, Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary - benefit formula bend points, AWI series, COLA series, normal retirement age and delayed retirement credit tables, Social Security Administration - Benefit examples for workers with maximum-taxable earnings and The Long-Range Economic Assumptions for the 2025 Trustees Report.
Maximum earner retiring at 67 in January 2026 (SSA published case) example
With Date of birth: 1959-01-15, How you want to describe your earnings: aime, Average indexed monthly earnings: 11463, Age when benefits start (years): 67, the calculator returns Estimated monthly benefit: 4207, PIA at year of eligibility: 3317.4. This example is checked against an independent source in the test suite.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Estimated monthly benefit, Estimated benefit a year and Primary insurance amount (this year). The inputs you can vary are Date of birth, Benefit being estimated, How you want to describe your earnings, Primary insurance amount (monthly), Average indexed monthly earnings and Annual Social Security covered earnings.
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This is an independent estimate built from the published Social Security formulas. Only the Social Security Administration can give you your official benefit figure - check your my Social Security statement or ask SSA before relying on this for a claiming decision.
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Frequently asked questions
How much do you have to make to get $3,000 a month in Social Security?
On the figures this page opens with — average indexed monthly earnings 11,463 — the estimated monthly benefit is 2,612. No single number fits everyone: change any figure above and the answer updates as you type, with each step of the arithmetic beside it.
Is there a way to calculate how much Social Security I will get?
Estimates the monthly Social Security retirement, disability, spousal or survivor benefit from a work history or a stated PIA, applying the statutory AIME, bend-point, cost-of-living and claiming-age rules. Open “How this is worked out” beside the result to see each step for your own figures.
How much Social Security do you get if you made $100,000 a year?
It needs Date of birth, Benefit being estimated, How you want to describe your earnings, Primary insurance amount (monthly), Average indexed monthly earnings and Annual Social Security covered earnings. Nothing else is required, and the figures stay in your browser.
How much Social Security will I get if I made $60,000 a year?
The result gives Estimated monthly benefit, Estimated benefit a year, Primary insurance amount (this year), PIA at year of eligibility, Average indexed monthly earnings and Year of eligibility, each labelled with its unit so the figure can be read on its own.
What information do I need for the social security calculator?
You need Date of birth, Benefit being estimated, How you want to describe your earnings, Primary insurance amount (monthly), Average indexed monthly earnings, Annual Social Security covered earnings, Year the earnings list starts and Current annual salary. The page opens with default figures that give estimated monthly benefit of 2,612.00, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this social security calculator show?
It shows Estimated monthly benefit, Estimated benefit a year, Primary insurance amount (this year), PIA at year of eligibility, Average indexed monthly earnings, Year of eligibility, Full retirement age and Months early (-) or late (+), with the working and any warnings for your entries.