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Effect of Early or Delayed Retirement on Retirement Benefits

Benefit, as a percentage of Primary Insurance Amount (PIA), payable at ages 62-67 and age 70
Year
of birth
Normal
Retirement
Age (NRA)
Credit for each year of delayed retirement after NRA (percent) Benefit, as a percentage of PIA, beginning at age--
62 63 64 65 66 67 70
1924 65 3 80 86 23 93 13 100 103 106 115
1925-26 65 3 12 80 86 23 93 13 100 103 12 107 117 12
1927-28 65 4 80 86 23 93 13 100 104 108 120
1929-30 65 4 12 80 86 23 93 13 100 104 12 109 122 12
1931-32 65 5 80 86 23 93 13 100 105 110 125
1933-34 65 5 12 80 86 23 93 13 100 105 12 111 127 12
1935-36 65 6 80 86 23 93 13 100 106 112 130
1937 65 6 12 80 86 23 93 13 100 106 12 113 132 12
1938 65, 2 mo. 6 12 79 16 85 59 92 29 98 89 105 512 111 1112 131 512
1939 65, 4 mo. 7 78 13 84 49 91 19 97 79 104 23 111 23 132 23
1940 65, 6 mo. 7 77 12 83 13 90 96 23 103 12 110 12 131 12
1941 65, 8 mo. 7 12 76 23 82 29 88 89 95 59 102 12 110 132 12
1942 65, 10 mo. 7 12 75 56 81 19 87 79 94 49 101 14 108 34 131 14
1943-54 66 8 75 80 86 23 93 13 100 108 132
1955 66, 2 mo. 8 74 16 79 16 85 59 92 29 98 89 106 23 130 23
1956 66, 4 mo. 8 73 13 78 13 84 49 91 19 97 79 105 13 129 13
1957 66, 6 mo. 8 72 12 77 12 83 13 90 96 23 104 128
1958 66, 8 mo. 8 71 23 76 23 82 29 88 89 95 59 102 23 126 23
1959 66, 10 mo. 8 70 56 75 56 81 19 87 79 94 49 101 13 125 13
1960 and later 67 8 70 75 80 86 23 93 13 100 124
Note: Persons born on January 1 of any year should refer to the previous year of birth.
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