U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2007
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 43.
Average primary insurance amount and average monthly benefit, by sex, selected years 1960–2007 (in dollars)
Year Average primary insurance amount Average monthly benefit
All
disabled
workers
Men Women All
disabled
workers
Men Women
1960 -- -- -- 91.20 94.00 78.90
1965 (Jan.–Aug.) -- -- -- 93.30 97.90 80.30
1965 (Sept.–Dec.) -- -- -- 101.30 106.50 86.80
1970 -- -- -- 139.80 148.40 115.70
1975 -- -- -- 241.20 263.80 190.90
1980 -- -- -- 406.30 449.40 308.50
1985 -- -- -- 475.60 530.40 363.70
1986 -- -- -- 473.80 531.50 357.40
1987 -- -- -- 506.00 573.20 381.60
1988 -- -- -- 297.40 321.20 263.50
1989 -- -- -- 562.10 634.40 429.90
1990 -- -- -- 594.20 667.90 465.80
1991 -- -- -- 605.50 685.20 470.60
1992 -- -- -- 621.90 699.80 494.20
1993 -- -- -- 639.80 720.10 507.70
1994 -- -- -- 672.80 757.70 535.00
1995 -- -- -- 687.70 786.90 549.00
1996 734.00 836.40 595.70 709.10 807.90 575.60
1997 752.00 855.40 623.50 728.10 824.00 608.80
1998 771.30 879.50 639.50 746.30 846.80 623.80
1999 813.20 922.30 674.70 787.80 890.70 657.10
2000 856.80 975.30 718.70 833.70 947.70 700.90
2001 891.60 1,019.60 739.00 867.70 989.30 722.60
2002 923.90 1,053.00 772.10 898.60 1,021.70 753.90
2003 963.10 1,096.70 805.90 937.50 1,064.90 787.60
2004 994.00 1,130.30 835.70 968.50 1,098.60 817.40
2005 1,026.40 1,164.30 867.20 1,001.50 1,133.30 849.30
2006 1,062.80 1,203.60 902.40 1,038.20 1,172.80 884.90
2007 1,079.10 1,219.30 919.20 1,053.50 1,187.50 900.70
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
-- = not available.
CONTACT: Hazel P. Jenkins (410) 965-0164 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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