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Initial monthly benefit, retirement at age 67 in January 2027 with maximum-taxable earnings since age 22

4188 USD/month

2027, from 2027-01-01 · verified 2026-10-31 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

Retirement in Jan. 2027: Retirement at age 67 AIME $11,848, monthly benefit initial $4,188.

key

us/social-security-benefits/max-benefit-at-fra-2027

value

4188 USD/month

period

2027

effective

2027-01-01 to date

source

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/examplemax.html

verified

2026-10-31 — fresh (6 days ago; next check by 2026-11-01)

next expected change

2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

previous

4207 USD/month (2026) from 2026-01-01

scope

Benefit rules read from ssa.gov in a browser (ssa.gov answers 403 to automated fetches); the taxation amounts are from IRS Publication 915 (2025), the latest edition. Keys ending -2027 hold SSA figures already published for 2027; unsuffixed keys hold the 2026 value.

hash

sha256:e6fcdf418c966d5e337f0038c2dbacb39522c1744ae865933271b8963002b7d0

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/us/social-security-benefits/max-benefit-at-fra-2027?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/us/social-security-benefits/max-benefit-at-fra-2027

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