With Social Security trust funds estimated to run out in less than a decade, some Americans wonder if Congress will step in ...

Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) makes crucial adjustments impacting millions of workers' finances, and ...

Today, Social Security’s trust funds have a combined reserve of $2.7 trillion, and spending has exceeded revenue since 2021.

A: You and your friends are all wrong. Social Security retirement benefits are based on the highest 35 years of earnings.

In 2025, a change in the income limit subject to Social Security taxes will impact millions of workers and the long-term ...

Maxing out Social Security requires more than just a high salary.

If you have at least 35 years of earnings at or above the threshold, you may be in line for the maximum possible benefit in ...

If you want to do your own calculations, you can check your estimated benefit at different ages with your Social Security Administration account.

Since the Social Security taxable wage base limit is $132,900, and the Social Security tax rate is 6.2 percent, the amount that is shown in this box should not exceed $8,239.80.

The cost-of-living adjustment, commonly referred to as COLA, has been a long-standing element of Social Security benefits, ...

Lawmakers quietly added a fund intended to comply with federal rules about pensions for newer state workers. If it works, ...

The COLA will be built into the benefit computation formula. So even if you don’t file for Social Security until next year, or some subsequent year, you’ll still get the 3.2% increase.