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Trustees Reports- 1996

 

Table III.B5. - Estimated Average Benefit Amount Payable 1/ to Retired Workers with Various Steady Pre-Retirement Earnings Levels Based on Intermediate Assumptions, Calendar Years 1996-2070

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Year  Age                                                        Percent of
at-    at       Current dollars      Constant 1996 dollars2/      earnings
tain  re-  ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------
age  tire-                    Maxi-                    Maxi-        Aver- Maxi-
65 3/ ment    Low4/ Average   mum5/    Low4/ Average   mum5/  Low4/   age mum5/
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Retirement at normal retirement age:
1996  65:0   $6,459 $10,658 $15,013   $6,459 $10,658 $15,013   58.2  43.2  24.5
2000  65:0    7,461  12,312  17,920    6,514  10,749  15,645   57.3  42.6  25.4
2005  65:6    9,493  15,669  23,663    6,687  11,037  16,668   56.9  42.3  26.6
2010  66:0   12,268  20,287  31,641    6,965  11,517  17,963   56.3  41.9  27.3
2015  66:0   15,652  25,898  41,092    7,303  12,084  19,174   56.2  41.9  27.7
2020  66:2   20,109  33,267  52,977    7,662  12,676  20,185   56.1  41.8  27.8
2025  67:0   26,657  44,174  70,229    8,080  13,389  21,287   56.0  41.8  27.7
2030  67:0   34,025  56,372  89,626    8,477  14,044  22,328   56.0  41.8  27.7
2035  67:0   43,440  71,963 114,332    8,895  14,736  23,411   56.0  41.8  27.7
2040  67:0   55,432  91,841 145,564    9,329  15,457  24,499   56.0  41.8  27.6
2045  67:0   70,759 117,221 185,561    9,788  16,215  25,669   56.0  41.8  27.6
2050  67:0   90,312 149,609 236,779   10,268  17,010  26,922   56.0  41.8  27.6
2055  67:0  115,259 190,942 302,192   10,771  17,844  28,241   56.0  41.8  27.6
2060  67:0  147,105 243,702 385,689   11,299  18,719  29,625   56.0  41.8  27.6
2065  67:0  187,752 311,041 492,232   11,853  19,637  31,076   56.0  41.8  27.6
2070  67:0  239,632 396,971 628,235   12,435  20,599  32,600   56.0  41.8  27.6 

Retirement at age 65:
1996  65:0    6,459  10,658  15,013    6,459  10,658  15,013   58.2  43.2  24.5
2000  65:0    7,461  12,312  17,920    6,514  10,749  15,645   57.3  42.6  25.4
2005  65:0    8,994  14,857  22,430    6,461  10,672  16,112   55.3  41.1  25.9
2010  65:0   10,968  18,108  28,150    6,476  10,691  16,620   52.8  39.2  25.4
2015  65:0   13,990  23,105  36,662    6,789  11,212  17,791   52.8  39.2  25.9
2020  65:0   17,639  29,137  46,474    7,036  11,622  18,537   52.1  38.8  25.8
2025  65:0   21,166  34,964  55,781    6,939  11,462  18,287   49.0  36.4  24.3
2030  65:0   27,017  44,620  71,192    7,280  12,023  19,183   49.0  36.4  24.3
2035  65:0   34,483  56,949  90,806    7,637  12,613  20,111   49.0  36.4  24.3
2040  65:0   44,006  72,685 115,620    8,011  13,231  21,047   49.0  36.4  24.2
2045  65:0   56,178  92,768 147,393    8,405  13,880  22,053   49.0  36.4  24.2
2050  65:0   71,698 118,402 188,065    8,817  14,561  23,128   49.0  36.4  24.2
2055  65:0   91,504 151,114 240,030    9,249  15,274  24,262   49.0  36.4  24.2
2060  65:0  116,800 192,869 306,346    9,704  16,023  25,451   49.0  36.4  24.2
2065  65:0  149,067 246,158 390,975   10,179  16,809  26,698   49.0  36.4  24.2
2070  65:0  190,256 314,172 498,997   10,678  17,633  28,006   49.0  36.4  24.2
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1/ Annual benefit amount is the benefit payable for the 12-month period
starting with the month of retirement.
2/ The adjustment from current to constant dollars is made using the CPI
indexing series shown in table III.B1.
3/ Assumed to attain age 65 in January of the year.
4/ Earnings equal to 45 percent of average.
5/ Earnings equal to the OASDI contribution and benefit base.
      


 
 
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