Dec 2, 2025 · This calculator estimates your monthly Social Security retirement benefits based on your earnings history and the age when you start to claim benefits.

Oct 10, 2018 · That’s the foundation the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses to calculate your benefits, using a three-step process. First, the SSA adjusts your earnings for historical changes in …

Apr 16, 2025 · About half of Social Security recipients paid federal income taxes on their benefits in 2021, the most recent information available, according to an August 2024 Congressional Budget …

Oct 10, 2018 · Nobody pays taxes on more than 85 percent of their Social Security benefits, no matter their income. The IRS has an online tool you can use to calculate how much of your benefit income …

Apr 16, 2025 · Learn the rules of Social Security Spousal benefits and how to maximize your monthly payments based on your spouse's or ex-spouse’s earnings.

Dec 5, 2025 · When a Social Security beneficiary dies, his or her spouse may be able to collect survivor benefits. Learn whether you qualify and how to apply.

Apr 7, 2022 · If you meet the criteria to get divorced-spouse benefits, Social Security can give you an estimate of the amount during the application process.

Oct 10, 2018 · There are online calculators that can help you get an estimate of what your monthly Social Security benefit will be. Read to learn more.

Oct 10, 2018 · Here’s why. To calculate your retirement benefit, Social Security: Takes your highest 35 years of earnings from work in which you paid Social Security taxes. Adjusts those income numbers …

Oct 10, 2018 · Social Security uses your lifetime average for monthly income, as calculated from your 35 highest-earning years and adjusted to reflect historical wage trends, as the basis for your benefit …