Substantial Gainful Activity Amounts for the Disability Insurance Program 1957-2005

Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Worker Experience—Actuarial Study No. 118

The following table presents the plot points for figure 1, showing Substantial Gainful Activity Amounts
for the Disability Insurance Program 1957-2005

**Plot Points**
Year	SGA Amount
Year	Non-blind	Blind
1957	$100	—
1958	100	—
1958	100	—
1959	100	—
1959	100	—
1960	100	—
1960	100	—
1961	100	—
1961	100	—
1962	100	—
1962	100	—
1963	100	—
1963	100	—
1964	100	—
1964	100	—
1965	100	—
1965	100	—
1966	100	—
1966	125	—
1967	125	—
1967	125	—
1968	125	—
1968	140	—
1969	140	—
1969	140	—
1970	140	—
1970	140	—
1971	140	—
1971	140	—
1972	140	—
1972	140	—
1973	140	—
1973	140	—
1974	140	—
1974	200	—
1975	200	—
1975	200	—
1976	200	—
1976	230	—
1977	230	—
1977	240	—
1978	240	—
1978	260	$333
1979	260	333
1979	280	375
1980	280	375
1980	300	417
1981	300	417
1981	300	458
1982	300	458
1982	300	500
1983	300	500
1983	300	550
1984	300	550
1984	300	580
1985	300	580
1985	300	610
1986	300	610
1986	300	650
1987	300	650
1987	300	680
1988	300	680
1988	300	700
1989	300	700
1989	300	740
1990	300	740
1990	500	780
1991	500	780
1991	500	810
1992	500	810
1992	500	850
1993	500	850
1993	500	880
1994	500	880
1994	500	930
1995	500	930
1995	500	940
1996	500	940
1996	500	960
1997	500	960
1997	500	1,000
1998	500	1,000
1998	500	1,050
1999	500	1,050
1999	700	1,110
2000	700	1,110
2000	700	1,170
2001	700	1,170
2001	740	1,240
2002	740	1,240
2002	780	1,300
2003	780	1,300
2003	800	1,330
2004	800	1,330
2004	810	1,350
2005	810	1,350
2005	830	1,380
2006	830	1,380