Skip to content

Social Security

The Official Website of the U.S. Social Security Administration
  • Español |
  • Other languages |
  • Text Size
    • Standard
    • Medium
    • Large
  • | Accessibility Help
  • Sign In to my Social Security
  • | FAQs
  • | Contact Us |
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • my Social Security
  • Retirement
  • Disability
  • Survivors
  • SSI
  • Medicare
  • Business Services

Retirement Planner: Factors That May Affect Your Benefits

  • Benefits Planner
  • submenu Retirement
  • Factors That May Affect Your Benefits
  • When To Apply
  • How You Apply
  • Applying For Medicare Only
  • Benefits for Your Family
  • Other Things To Consider
  • Other Retirement Planning Websites
  • submenu Calculators
  • submenu Disability
  • submenu Survivors

Factors that may, or may not, affect your retirement benefits include:

  • Getting Benefits While Working
  • Different kinds of earnings:
    • Farm Work
    • Federal Government Employment
    • Household Employment
    • Military Service
    • Nonprofit Or Religious Organizations
    • Railroad Earnings
    • Self-Employment
    • State And Local Government Employment
    • Wages
    • Work Outside The United States
       
  • Government Pension Offset (GPO)
  • Income Tax And Your Social Security Benefits
  • Maximum Taxable Earnings
  • Pension, Annuities, Interest And Dividends
  • Social Security Credits
  • Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

Related Information

  • Estimate Your Life Expectancy
  • Retirement Benefits By Year Of Birth

Note: If you qualify for benefits as a Survivor, your full retirement age for survivors benefits may be different.

 

 

Home

  • English
  • Español
  • Other Languages

Policy

  • FOIA
  • No FEAR
  • Privacy
  • Web Accessibility
  • Website Policies

Related Websites

  • USA.gov
  • Benefits.gov
  • MyMoney.gov
  • Regulations.gov
  • Other Government Websites

Organizational Info

  • Site Map
  • About Us
 
Last reviewed or modified 10/18/2012