These tables are based on section 215(a)(1)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act, as amended. They include the percent cost-of-living increase shown in appendix VI for each effective date.
June 1979
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$12.70 |
$19.10 |
12 |
25.30 |
38.00 |
13 |
38.00 |
57.00 |
14 |
50.60 |
75.90 |
15 |
63.20 |
94.90 |
16 |
75.90 |
113.90 |
17 |
88.50 |
132.80 |
18 |
101.20 |
151.80 |
19 |
113.80 |
170.70 |
20 |
126.40 |
189.60 |
21 |
139.10 |
208.70 |
22 |
151.70 |
227.60 |
23 |
164.40 |
246.60 |
24 |
177.00 |
265.50 |
25 |
189.60 |
284.50 |
26 |
202.30 |
303.50 |
27 |
214.90 |
322.40 |
28 |
227.50 |
341.30 |
29 |
240.20 |
360.30 |
30 |
252.80 |
379.20 |
June 1980
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$14.60 |
$21.90 |
12 |
29.00 |
43.50 |
13 |
43.50 |
65.30 |
14 |
57.90 |
86.90 |
15 |
72.30 |
108.50 |
16 |
86.80 |
130.20 |
17 |
101.20 |
151.80 |
18 |
115.70 |
173.60 |
19 |
130.10 |
195.20 |
20 |
144.50 |
216.80 |
21 |
159.00 |
238.60 |
22 |
173.40 |
260.20 |
23 |
188.00 |
282.00 |
24 |
202.40 |
303.60 |
25 |
216.80 |
325.20 |
26 |
231.30 |
347.00 |
27 |
245.70 |
368.60 |
28 |
260.10 |
390.20 |
29 |
274.60 |
411.90 |
30 |
289.00 |
433.50 |
June 1981
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefits |
11 |
$16.30 |
$24.50 |
12 |
32.30 |
48.50 |
13 |
48.40 |
72.70 |
14 |
64.40 |
96.70 |
15 |
80.40 |
120.70 |
16 |
96.60 |
144.90 |
17 |
112.60 |
168.90 |
18 |
128.70 |
193.10 |
19 |
144.70 |
217.10 |
20 |
160.70 |
241.10 |
21 |
176.90 |
265.40 |
22 |
192.90 |
289.40 |
23 |
209.10 |
313.70 |
24 |
225.10 |
337.70 |
25 |
241.10 |
361.70 |
26 |
257.30 |
386.00 |
27 |
273.30 |
410.00 |
28 |
289.30 |
434.00 |
29 |
305.40 |
458.10 |
30 |
321.40 |
482.10 |
June 1982
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$17.50 |
$26.30 |
12 |
34.60 |
52.00 |
13 |
51.90 |
78.00 |
14 |
69.10 |
103.80 |
15 |
86.30 |
129.60 |
16 |
103.70 |
155.60 |
17 |
120.90 |
181.30 |
18 |
138.20 |
207.30 |
19 |
155.40 |
233.10 |
20 |
172.50 |
258.90 |
21 |
189.90 |
285.00 |
22 |
207.10 |
310.80 |
23 |
224.50 |
336.90 |
24 |
241.70 |
362.60 |
25 |
258.90 |
388.40 |
26 |
276.30 |
414.50 |
27 |
293.50 |
440.30 |
28 |
310.70 |
466.10 |
29 |
327.90 |
491.90 |
30 |
345.10 |
517.70 |
December 1983
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$18.10 |
$27.20 |
12 |
35.80 |
53.80 |
13 |
53.70 |
80.70 |
14 |
71.50 |
107.40 |
15 |
89.30 |
134.10 |
16 |
107.30 |
161.00 |
17 |
125.10 |
187.60 |
18 |
143.00 |
214.50 |
19 |
160.80 |
241.20 |
20 |
178.50 |
267.90 |
21 |
196.50 |
294.90 |
22 |
214.30 |
321.60 |
23 |
232.30 |
348.60 |
24 |
250.10 |
375.20 |
25 |
267.90 |
401.90 |
26 |
285.90 |
429.00 |
27 |
303.70 |
455.70 |
28 |
321.50 |
482.40 |
29 |
339.30 |
509.10 |
30 |
357.10 |
535.80 |
December 1984
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$18.70 |
$28.10 |
12 |
37.00 |
55.60 |
13 |
55.50 |
83.50 |
14 |
74.00 |
111.10 |
15 |
92.40 |
138.70 |
16 |
111.00 |
166.60 |
17 |
129.40 |
194.10 |
18 |
148.00 |
222.00 |
19 |
166.40 |
249.60 |
20 |
184.70 |
277.20 |
21 |
203.30 |
305.20 |
22 |
221.80 |
332.80 |
23 |
240.40 |
360.80 |
24 |
258.80 |
388.30 |
25 |
277.20 |
415.90 |
26 |
295.90 |
444.00 |
27 |
314.30 |
471.60 |
28 |
332.70 |
499.20 |
29 |
351.10 |
526.90 |
30 |
369.50 |
554.50 |
December 1985
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$19.20 |
$28.90 |
12 |
38.10 |
57.30 |
13 |
57.20 |
86.00 |
14 |
76.20 |
114.50 |
15 |
95.20 |
142.90 |
16 |
114.40 |
171.70 |
17 |
133.40 |
200.10 |
18 |
152.50 |
228.80 |
19 |
171.50 |
257.30 |
20 |
190.40 |
285.70 |
21 |
209.60 |
314.60 |
22 |
228.60 |
343.10 |
23 |
247.80 |
371.90 |
24 |
266.80 |
400.30 |
25 |
285.70 |
428.70 |
26 |
305.00 |
457.70 |
27 |
324.00 |
486.20 |
28 |
343.00 |
514.60 |
29 |
361.90 |
543.20 |
30 |
380.90 |
571.60 |
December 1986
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$19.40 |
$29.20 |
12 |
38.50 |
58.00 |
13 |
57.90 |
87.10 |
14 |
77.10 |
115.90 |
15 |
96.40 |
144.70 |
16 |
115.80 |
173.90 |
17 |
135.10 |
202.70 |
18 |
154.40 |
231.70 |
19 |
173.70 |
260.60 |
20 |
192.80 |
289.40 |
21 |
212.30 |
318.60 |
22 |
231.50 |
347.50 |
23 |
251.00 |
376.70 |
24 |
270.20 |
405.50 |
25 |
289.40 |
434.20 |
26 |
308.90 |
463.60 |
27 |
328.20 |
492.50 |
28 |
347.40 |
521.20 |
29 |
366.60 |
550.20 |
30 |
385.80 |
579.00 |
December 1987
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$20.20 |
$30.40 |
12 |
40.10 |
60.40 |
13 |
60.30 |
90.70 |
14 |
80.30 |
120.70 |
15 |
100.40 |
150.70 |
16 |
120.60 |
181.20 |
17 |
140.70 |
211.20 |
18 |
160.80 |
241.40 |
19 |
180.90 |
271.50 |
20 |
200.80 |
301.50 |
21 |
221.20 |
331.90 |
22 |
241.20 |
362.00 |
23 |
261.50 |
392.50 |
24 |
281.50 |
422.50 |
25 |
301.50 |
452.40 |
26 |
321.80 |
483.00 |
27 |
341.90 |
513.10 |
28 |
361.90 |
543.00 |
29 |
381.90 |
573.30 |
30 |
402.00 |
603.30 |
December 1988
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$21.00 |
$31.60 |
12 |
41.70 |
62.80 |
13 |
62.70 |
94.30 |
14 |
83.50 |
125.50 |
15 |
104.40 |
156.70 |
16 |
125.40 |
188.40 |
17 |
146.30 |
219.60 |
18 |
167.20 |
251.00 |
19 |
188.10 |
282.30 |
20 |
208.80 |
313.50 |
21 |
230.00 |
345.10 |
22 |
250.80 |
376.40 |
23 |
271.90 |
408.20 |
24 |
292.70 |
439.40 |
25 |
313.50 |
470.40 |
26 |
334.60 |
502.30 |
27 |
355.50 |
533.60 |
28 |
376.30 |
564.70 |
29 |
397.10 |
596.20 |
30 |
418.00 |
627.40 |
December 1989
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$21.90 |
$33.00 |
12 |
43.60 |
65.70 |
13 |
65.60 |
98.70 |
14 |
87.40 |
131.30 |
15 |
109.30 |
164.00 |
16 |
131.20 |
197.20 |
17 |
153.10 |
229.90 |
18 |
175.00 |
262.70 |
19 |
196.90 |
295.50 |
20 |
218.60 |
328.20 |
21 |
240.80 |
361.30 |
22 |
262.50 |
394.00 |
23 |
284.60 |
427.30 |
24 |
306.40 |
460.00 |
25 |
328.20 |
492.50 |
26 |
350.30 |
525.90 |
27 |
372.20 |
558.60 |
28 |
393.90 |
591.20 |
29 |
415.70 |
624.20 |
30 |
437.60 |
656.80 |
December 1990
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$23.00 |
$34.70 |
12 |
45.90 |
69.20 |
13 |
69.10 |
104.00 |
14 |
92.10 |
138.30 |
15 |
115.20 |
172.80 |
16 |
138.20 |
207.80 |
17 |
161.30 |
242.30 |
18 |
184.40 |
276.80 |
19 |
207.50 |
311.40 |
20 |
230.40 |
345.90 |
21 |
253.80 |
380.80 |
22 |
276.60 |
415.20 |
23 |
299.90 |
450.30 |
24 |
322.90 |
484.80 |
25 |
345.90 |
519.00 |
26 |
369.20 |
554.20 |
27 |
392.20 |
588.70 |
28 |
415.10 |
623.10 |
29 |
438.10 |
657.90 |
30 |
461.20 |
692.20 |
December 1991
I. Years of coverage |
II. Primary insurance amount |
III. Maximum family benefit |
11 |
$23.80 |
$35.90 |
12 |
47.50 |
71.70 |
13 |
71.60 |
107.80 |
14 |
95.50 |
143.40 |
15 |
119.40 |
179.10 |
16 |
143.30 |
215.40 |
17 |
167.20 |
251.20 |
18 |
191.20 |
287.00 |
19 |
215.10 |
322.90 |
20 |
238.90 |
358.60 |
21 |
263.10 |
394.80 |
22 |
286.80 |
430.50 |
23 |
310.90 |
466.90 |
24 |
334.80 |
502.70 |
25 |
358.60 |
538.20 |
26 |
382.80 |
574.70 |
27 |
406.70 |
610.40 |
28 |
430.40 |
646.10 |
29 |
454.30 |
682.20 |
30 |
478.20 |
717.80 |
[47 FR 30734, July 15, 1982, as amended at 52 FR 8248, Mar. 17, 1987; 57 FR 44097, Sept. 24, 1992; 57 FR 45878, Oct. 5, 1992]