| Quick Calculator (Aquí en 
        Español)
 | Provides rough estimates of your retirement benefit. 
      Also provides estimated disability and survivor benefits if you die or become disabled today. | 
   
    | Online Calculator (Aquí en 
        Español)
 | To use the
      Online Calculator, 
      you must have a copy of your 
      earnings record because you will need to enter
      your covered earnings for each year.  This calculator is more accurate than the Quick Calculator. 
      (The Online Calculator requires that your browser be JavaScript-enabled.) 
      A special-purpose version of the Online Calculator provides 
      benefit estimates under the
      Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for those who receive a pension
      from work not covered by Social Security.  
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    | Detailed Calculator | To use this program, you need to 
       install it on your computer. This program is the most powerful of the 
       three and is capable of computing any type of Social Security 
       benefit. | 
   
    | Calculator Question? | Contact 
      CalculatorMaster@ssa.gov 
      with your question.  Be sure to include the name of the Calculator
      pertaining to your question. | 
   
    | Related information |  | 
   
    | Request a Social Security Statement | To make the best use of either of our calculators, you should 
      have a record of your earnings. | 
     
    | Effect of early 
      retirement on benefits | If you are under your normal retirement 
     age when you choose to begin receiving benefits, your benefit will be reduced. | 
   
    | Effect of earnings 
      on benefits | If you are under your normal retirement age 
     and you continue to work while receiving benefits, you may be subject to the retirement earnings test. 
     We can show the effect of your earnings on your benefits. | 
   
    | How we compute retirement benefits ♦ Illustrative examples
 | Basis for retirement benefit computations | 
 
   
    | Indexing  
      factors | Approximate factors used to adjust earnings for a selected eligibility year | 
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