- Will You Qualify for Social Security Retirement Benefits?
- When Can You Collect Full Social Security Retirement Benefits?
- How Much Will You Collect?
- What Can Your Spouse Expect to Receive?
- What If You Want to Receive Social Security Retirement Benefits Early?
- How Much Can You Earn without Reducing Your Benefits?
- What If You Postpone Collecting Your Benefits?
- How About Inflation and Social Security?
- Will Your Social Security Benefits be Taxable?
- Auditing Your Social Security Statement
The amount you can earn annually from wages and salary without reducing your Social Security benefits is limited until you reach full retirement age.
Other types of income including pensions, 401(k) plan and IRA withdrawals, severance payments, dividends and interest, and workers compensation are not included in the earnings limitation. The limits are as follows:
If you are between 62 and your normal retirement age, and earn more than $15,720 in 2016 (same in 2015), your benefit will be reduced $1 for every $2 you earn over that amount.
If you are at or over your normal retirement age, there is no reduction in benefits.
If you reach normal retirement age in 2016, your benefits will be reduced $1 for every $3 you earn over $41,880 (same in 2015) for all months prior to the month you attain normal retirement age. The earnings limit does not apply beginning with the month you reach normal retirement age.