Short-Range Actuarial Projections
of the Old-Age, Survivors, and
Disability Insurance Program, 2005

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ACTUARIAL STUDY NO. 119
by Chris Motsiopoulos
and Richard B. Tucker

III.C4.—Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Retired Workers
(Calendar years 1980-2014)
Year
Average monthly benefit 1
Ratio of
female benefit
to male benefit
Male
Female
Total
1980
$425.00
$276.10
$363.09
0.6496
1981
469.80
305.90
402.07
.6511
1982
486.90
309.00
412.60
.6346
1983
496.87
316.36
421.75
.6367
1984
506.81
321.62
429.16
.6346
1985
525.65
331.84
445.04
.6313
1986
543.30
339.72
458.80
.6253
1987
576.99
358.15
485.47
.6207
1988
603.71
373.12
507.13
.6180
1989
643.89
396.53
540.58
.6158
1990
688.99
424.23
579.01
.6157
1991
717.47
441.25
604.31
.6150
1992
743.36
459.62
626.34
.6183
1993
765.84
479.04
646.82
.6255
1994
792.99
498.74
668.94
.6289
1995
815.15
518.80
689.06
.6364
1996
844.35
539.32
713.41
.6387
1997
872.45
592.00
738.23
.6785
1998
893.89
584.57
754.31
.6540
1999
940.03
613.82
795.43
.6530
2000
1,023.53
665.29
869.43
.6500
2001
1,034.95
684.55
878.13
.6614
2002
1,077.24
713.11
914.23
.6620
2003
1,111.58
740.43
941.24
.6661
2004
1,134.39
760.96
961.16
.6708
2005
1,155.04
775.19
979.11
.6711
2006
1,189.29
801.37
1,010.20
.6738
2007
1,229.23
831.27
1,045.73
.6763
2008
1,269.72
861.18
1,080.23
.6782
2009
1,324.51
902.80
1,127.59
.6816
2010
1,383.73
946.33
1,178.75
.6839
2011
1,445.89
992.60
1,233.19
.6865
2012
1,510.89
1,042.52
1,290.68
.6900
2013
1,574.65
1,091.75
1,347.23
.6933
2014
1,636.70
1,138.47
1,401.09
.6956

1For each year, benefit amounts awarded before the annual benefit increase are converted to post-increase rates before computation of the average monthly benefit.

Sources:

Note: Future estimates based on 2005 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.


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