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    Social Security Claiming Chart

    See what your monthly benefit would be at every claiming age between 62 and 70.

    Look this up at ssa.gov/myaccount. Type 0 to see percent-based factors.

    Age 62

    Earliest age — locks in a permanent 30% reduction

    $2,100

    70% of FRA

    Age 63

    $2,250

    75% of FRA

    Age 64

    $2,400

    80% of FRA

    Age 65

    $2,601

    87% of FRA

    Age 66

    $2,799

    93% of FRA

    Age 67

    Full Retirement Age — assumed 67 for those born in 1960 or later

    $3,000

    100% of FRA

    Age 68

    +8% per year delayed

    $3,240

    108% of FRA

    Age 69

    $3,480

    116% of FRA

    Age 70

    Maximum — no benefit to waiting past 70

    $3,720

    124% of FRA

    Note: The chart assumes a Full Retirement Age of 67. If you were born before 1960, your FRA is between 66 and 66 years 10 months — the percentages shift slightly. Your actual benefit also depends on your lifetime earnings.