To use the calculator, you must provide data from your Social Security record. If you aren't ready for that yet, select a demo data set at the bottom of the page.
Step 1 of 3: Retrieve Social Security data
- Sign in to ssa.gov. You may need to create an account.
- In the section "Eligibility and Earnings", click the link
"Review your full earnings record now".
If you cannot find it, click
this link
after signing in.
- Copy the Earnings Record table. Select the table by clicking and dragging or just select the entire page. Either way will work.
- Return here, paste the result into the text area below:
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Alternatively, just paste any text formatted string with year and earnings in the same line, for example:
2000 $10,000 2001 $15,000
Try out some demo data instead:
- Born in 1950; earned the average US wage until 2014.
- Born in 1950; earned maximum Social Security wages for only 5 years.
- Born in 1990; $40k / year starting salary with 4% annual raises.