Social Security Benefits Calculator

Estimate your monthly retirement benefit at each claiming age.

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  • Updated for 2026
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Your numbers
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Average of your best 35 years, in today's dollars
Monthly benefit at 67
$2,746
Full-retirement-age benefit $2,746

Details

Average indexed monthly earnings
$6,250
Full retirement age
67

Table

Claim atMonthly benefitTotal by 85
62$1,922.12$530,504
63$2,059.41$543,684
64$2,196.70$553,569
65$2,379.76$571,143
66$2,562.82$584,323
67 (full retirement age)$2,745.88$593,110
68$2,965.55$604,972
69$3,185.22$611,562
70$3,404.89$612,880

Uses 2026 bend points ($1,286 / $7,749) and assumes 35 years of earnings at this level. Your my Social Security statement has your exact record.

How this calculator works

Your average indexed monthly earnings run through the 2026 benefit formula: 90% of the first $1,286, 32% up to $7,749 and 15% above. That's your benefit at full retirement age, 67. Claiming early cuts it by up to 30%; waiting adds 8% a year until 70.

Worked example

With the example values below: Monthly benefit at 67, $2,746 (full-retirement-age benefit $2,746). Change any number above to run your own.

What you enter

InputExample
Current age40
Average annual earningsAverage of your best 35 years, in today's dollars$75,000
Age you plan to claim67
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Estimates for planning only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Tax tools use 2026 federal figures (brackets, $16,100 / $32,200 standard deduction, $19,000 gift exclusion, $15M lifetime exemption). Rates shown as defaults are examples; replace them with quotes you actually receive.