Social Security Quick Calculator

Updated July 9, 2004

Introduction

Benefit estimates depend on your date of birth and on your earnings history. For security, the "Quick Calculator" can not access your earnings record; instead, it will estimate your earnings based on information you provide. So benefit estimates made by the Quick Calculator are rough and may not match those provided by your Social Security Statement.

Below you need to enter
1. your date of birth (you must be at least age 22), and
2. your annual earnings (must be earnings covered by Social Security) for either the current year or the most recent year in which you had earnings.
Although the "Quick Calculator" makes an initial assumption about your past earnings, you will have the opportunity to change the assumed earnings (click on "See the earnings we used" after you submit this form).

Enter your information

Enter your date of birth (month/day/year format) / /

Enter earnings in the current year: $

If you entered 0, we assume you are now retired. Enter the last year in which you had covered earnings and the amount of such earnings.
Year: Earnings: $

Future retirement date option

If you have decided upon a retirement date, enter the month number and year in which you plan to retire. Month Year
If you enter a date before you are eligible for benefits, we will assume you want to start receiving benefits at the earliest possible age (age 62). Note that using this option gives only one benefit estimate; if you do not give a retirement date and if you have not reached your normal (or full) retirement age, the Quick Calculator will give benefit estimates for three different retirement ages.

Select to see your benefit estimate in
today's dollars or inflated (future) dollars

Questions?

See our list of frequently asked questions to find answers to questions you may have.

Comments?

Send your comments about the Quick Calculator to CalculatorMaster@ssa.gov. Be sure to specify the "Quick Calculator" in your email so we know to which calculator your question or comment refers.

If you email us a question, please do not include your social security number. The Internet is not secure.

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