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How To Use The Online Retirement Estimator

SSA Publication No. 05-10511, September 2011, ICN 470115 [View .pdf] Get Accessible Adobe Acrobat Reader (En Español)
 

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Our website is a valuable resource for information about all of Social Security’s programs. There are a number of things you can do online.

In addition to using our website, you can call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. We can answer specific questions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. We can provide information by automated phone service 24 hours a day. (You can use our automated response system to tell us a new address or request a replacement Medicare card.) If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.

We treat all calls confidentially. We also want to make sure you receive accurate and courteous service. That is why we have a second Social Security representative monitor some telephone calls.
 

 

The Retirement Estimator

  • How it works;
  • Who can use it; and
  • Time limits.
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Step One

What you need to fill out:

  • Name;
  • Mother's maiden name
  • Social Security number
  • Date of birth; and
  • Place of birth.

 

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Step Two

Calculate your estimate, based on:

  • Actual earnings; and
  • Future estimated earnings.

 

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Step Three

Your estimate at:

  • Your full retirement age;
  • Age 70; and
  • Age 62.
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Additional Features

  • Create additional scenarios:
    —Change "stop work" age; and
    —Change future earnings; and
  • Apply for retirement benefits.

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