In 2023, the average social security payment to a male retiree was 2,106 U.S. dollars per month, which has risen from 94.49 U.S. dollars per month in 1967. The average female retiree received an average payment of 1,713 U.S. dollars per month, compared with 71.92 U.S. dollars in 1967. Payments to male recipients have grown at a faster rate than those to female recipients.
In the United States, Social Security benefits can be paid to eligible retirees, widowers, disabled workers, and their families.
Average social security payment amount to retirees in the United States from 1967 to 2023, by gender
(in U.S. dollars)
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US Social Security Administration. (January 1, 2024). Average social security payment amount to retirees in the United States from 1967 to 2023, by gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313826/average-payment-social-security-retiree-gender-us/
US Social Security Administration. "Average social security payment amount to retirees in the United States from 1967 to 2023, by gender (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313826/average-payment-social-security-retiree-gender-us/
US Social Security Administration. (2024). Average social security payment amount to retirees in the United States from 1967 to 2023, by gender (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313826/average-payment-social-security-retiree-gender-us/
US Social Security Administration. "Average Social Security Payment Amount to Retirees in The United States from 1967 to 2023, by Gender (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313826/average-payment-social-security-retiree-gender-us/
US Social Security Administration, Average social security payment amount to retirees in the United States from 1967 to 2023, by gender (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313826/average-payment-social-security-retiree-gender-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average social security payment amount to retirees in the United States from 1967 to 2023, by gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Social Security Administration, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313826/average-payment-social-security-retiree-gender-us/
