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Social Security Benefits Estimator

Enter income by career phase. See SS credits earned, AIME, PIA, monthly benefit at 62/67/70, break-even ages, and what more working years add to your benefit.

401(k) Limit 2024$23,000
Roth IRA Limit$7,000
S&P 500 Avg Return~10%/yr

Built for freelancers and self-employed workers. You pay both halves of FICA — 15.3% on net income — but every dollar counts toward your SS credits and AIME. This estimator helps you understand what you're building toward, and whether more working years materially change the outcome.

About You

Current age
yrs

Career Phase 1 (Early Career)

Years worked
yrs
Average annual income

W-2 gross or net SE income

$

Career Phase 2

Years worked
yrs
Average annual income
$

Career Phase 3 (Recent)

Years worked
yrs
Average annual income
$

Impact of More Years (vs Stopping Now)

Additional years working
yrs
Annual income those years
$

Eligible for retirement benefits

72 credits earned40 needed

100% toward 40-credit requirement

Your AIME

$5,167/mo

Avg indexed monthly earnings

PIA (benefit at 67)

$2,334/mo

$28,011/yr

Age 62

$1,634/mo

$19,608/yr

~30% less than FRA

Age 67

$2,334/mo

$28,011/yr

Full retirement age

Age 70

$2,894/mo

$34,734/yr

+24% vs FRA

Break-even: 62 vs 67

Age 79

If you live past this, waiting pays more

Break-even: 67 vs 70

Age 83

If you live past this, delaying pays more

Working 5 More Years

New AIME

$5,764/mo

New FRA benefit

$2,526/mo

Monthly increase

+$191/mo