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Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration maintains several benefit calculators to estimate your potential benefit amounts using different retirement dates and levels of future earnings. In order of ease-of-use, they are:


 * Quick Calculator - The online Quick Calculator gives you a simple, rough estimate when you input your date of birth and an estimate of this year's earnings. You must be 21 or older for this calculator to work correctly. It does not include a Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reduction for a pension not covered by Social Security.


 * Retirement Estimator - The online Retirement Estimator produces estimates by accessing your actual earnings record through a secure interface. You must have enough credits to qualify for benefits. It does not include a Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reduction for a pension not covered by Social Security. This calculator cannot be used if you are currently receiving a benefit based on your own earnings record.


 * Online Calculator - Input your date of birth and your complete earnings history to get a benefit estimate. You may project your future earnings until your retirement date.
 * Detailed Calculator - This calculator provides the most precise estimates by permitting changes to future earnings. It must be downloaded and installed on your computer, and you have to enter your earnings record to date manually.