To reach the maximum Social Security payout you generally need to earn at or above the program's taxable wage cap for 35 ...

While it's impossible to know the exact amount, there is a lot of publicly available information about Social Security.

If you’re among the 74.5 million Americans receiving Social Security or claiming soon, 2026 brings a wave of changes that ...

COLA, Medicare premiums and taxable income limits will all shift next year, affecting millions of retirees and disability ...

Social Security has delayed the 2026 COLA announcement due to the government shutdown. Disability and SSI payments are ...

The maximum Social Security benefit will be increasing in 2026. If you want to max out your benefits, you need to earn a high salary. You also need to make sure you have a plan to delay your benefits ...

Social Security payments are reaching millions of Americans this week. The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is ...

The shutdown delayed the Consumer Price Index report used to determine the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

The Social Security Administration increases the amount of taxable earnings every year to account for wage inflation. For 2025, the maximum taxable earnings is $176,100 — that's up from $168,600 in ...

Calendar arrangement and holiday timing push November and January payments into the preceding months for SSI recipients.

You could also pay more in Social Security payroll taxes next year, even if you earn less than the taxable wage base. If you ...

In 2025, the maximum monthly Social Security benefit is $5,108 per month. It's not 100% clear exactly how large the maximum monthly benefit will be in 2026, but based on current estimates of benefit ...