Social Security claiming comparison

Compare a stated full-retirement-age benefit across simplified claiming ages.

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Simplified monthly benefit$2,500
Applied claiming factor
100.00%
Annual benefit
$30,000
Benefits over comparison period
$600,000

SSA calculations are month-specific and depend on birth date and earnings history; use this only as a rough comparison.

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