{
  "title": "Maximum Social Security Benefit in 2026, by Claiming Age",
  "canonical": "https://quantcalc.app/social-security-maximum-benefit-2026/",
  "status": "OFFICIAL",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "date_modified": "2026-09-24",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "SSA Office of the Chief Actuary, Benefit examples for workers with maximum-taxable earnings",
      "url": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/examplemax.html",
      "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260912232637/https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/examplemax.html",
      "verified": "ssa.gov refuses automated clients from our host; the Internet Archive capture of 2026-09-12 was read. Row '2026': AIME 14,358 / benefit 2,969 (age 62, exact 62 and 1 month); 12,602 / 3,467 (65); 11,724 / 3,752 (66); 11,463 / 4,207 (67); 10,593 / 5,181 (70). Retirement in January 2026, maximum-taxable earnings every year since age 22."
    },
    {
      "label": "SSA, Contribution and benefit base",
      "url": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html",
      "verified": "Internet Archive capture of 2026-09-15: 'For earnings in 2026, this base is $184,500'."
    }
  ],
  "figures": {
    "rows": [
      {
        "age": "62",
        "age_note": "exact age 62 and 1 month",
        "aime": 14358,
        "benefit": 2969
      },
      {
        "age": "65",
        "age_note": "exact age 65",
        "aime": 12602,
        "benefit": 3467
      },
      {
        "age": "66",
        "age_note": "exact age 66",
        "aime": 11724,
        "benefit": 3752
      },
      {
        "age": "67",
        "age_note": "exact age 67",
        "aime": 11463,
        "benefit": 4207
      },
      {
        "age": "70",
        "age_note": "exact age 70",
        "aime": 10593,
        "benefit": 5181
      }
    ],
    "wage_base_2026": 184500
  }
}