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<\/p>\nDon’t expect too much from Social Security.<\/p>\n
Selena Maranjian
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If you’re a Social Security<\/a> enthusiast (there must be some!), you may know that as of July, the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit was $2,007, or about $24,000 for the year. But you might be wondering what retirees of various ages, such as age 62<\/a> or 72, are collecting.<\/p>\n Wonder no more. Here are the average monthly benefits for recipients of various ages:<\/p>\n Age<\/p>\n Average benefit, all<\/p>\n Average benefit, men<\/p>\n Average benefit, women<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n 62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,377<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,521<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,242<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,613<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,782<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,458<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,963<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,176<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,752<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,188<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,431<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,948<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,139<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,362<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,919<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,085<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,296<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,880<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,038<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,237<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,850<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 85<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,990<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $2,170<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $1,831<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n What the numbers mean<\/p>\n The numbers reflect a lot of things, and among them:<\/p>\n Overall, the numbers are simply not that big. So don’t expect Social Security to pay for even half of a comfortable retirement, as it may not.<\/p>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n