Does SS benefits "estimator" allow me to enter data?

[Bongleur]

Its asking for name etc.
Is it only going to plug in the data I already know from my yearly Statement, and make the same ass-umption that I'm going to keep working to FRA?

I want to plug in my own numbers, and future "zero"

I wish the official Statement would provide numbers for retiring at every age from 60 up.

https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/estimator.html

[RunningBum]

Can't you just try it and see?

[latexman]

For ages 60 and 61, you get zip, zero, nada, right?

[pb4uski]

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/ProgData/ar_drc.html

Birth Yr	FRA	Annual Cr delay	62	63	64	65	66	67	70
1924	65	3	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	103	106	115
1925-26	65	3 1⁄2	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	103 1⁄2	107	117 1⁄2
1927-28	65	4	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	104	108	120
1929-30	65	4 1⁄2	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	104 1⁄2	109	122 1⁄2
1931-32	65	5	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	105	110	125
1933-34	65	5 1⁄2	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	105 1⁄2	111	127 1⁄2
1935-36	65	6	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	106	112	130
1937	65	6 1⁄2	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	106 1⁄2	113	132 1⁄2
1938	65, 2 mo.	6 1⁄2	79 1⁄6	85 5⁄9	92 2⁄9	98 8⁄9	105 5⁄12	111 11⁄12	131 5⁄12
1939	65, 4 mo.	7	78 1⁄3	84 4⁄9	91 1⁄9	97 7⁄9	104 2⁄3	111 2⁄3	132 2⁄3
1940	65, 6 mo.	7	77 1⁄2	83 1⁄3	90	96 2⁄3	103 1⁄2	110 1⁄2	131 1⁄2
1941	65, 8 mo.	7 1⁄2	76 2⁄3	82 2⁄9	88 8⁄9	95 5⁄9	102 1⁄2	110	132 1⁄2
1942	65, 10 mo.	7 1⁄2	75 5⁄6	81 1⁄9	87 7⁄9	94 4⁄9	101 1⁄4	108 3⁄4	131 1⁄4
1943-54	66	8	75	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	108	132
1955	66, 2 mo.	8	74 1⁄6	79 1⁄6	85 5⁄9	92 2⁄9	98 8⁄9	106 2⁄3	130 2⁄3
1956	66, 4 mo.	8	73 1⁄3	78 1⁄3	84 4⁄9	91 1⁄9	97 7⁄9	105 1⁄3	129 1⁄3
1957	66, 6 mo.	8	72 1⁄2	77 1⁄2	83 1⁄3	90	96 2⁄3	104	128
1958	66, 8 mo.	8	71 2⁄3	76 2⁄3	82 2⁄9	88 8⁄9	95 5⁄9	102 2⁄3	126 2⁄3
1959	66, 10 mo.	8	70 5⁄6	75 5⁄6	81 1⁄9	87 7⁄9	94 4⁄9	101 1⁄3	125 1⁄3
1960 and later	67	8	70	75	80	86 2⁄3	93 1⁄3	100	124

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/quickcalc/e...tml#calculator

[Exchme]

I thought you could enter zero for future income at the SSA site?

If your needs are more complex, are you looking for something like this?:

https://ssa.tools

I haven't used it but it looks slick, apparently written by the guy from thefinancebuff

[Sunset]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bongleur Its asking for name etc. Is it only going to plug in the data I already know from my yearly Statement, and make the same ass-umption that I'm going to keep working to FRA? I want to plug in my own numbers, and future "zero" I wish the official Statement would provide numbers for retiring at every age from 60 up. https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/estimator.html

This is the one you want:
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirem...piaApplet.html

[Bongleur]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunset This is the one you want: https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirem...piaApplet.html

yea that's it. Why nothing ever findable from a govt website page or search engine?

They ask "Enter the age in years and months at which you plan to stop working."
BUT I think they mean "the age at which you plan to claim benefits."

Too bad there is no way to save your data as a tab-delimited file or something, and upload it the next time you want to run the calc.

And their stupid formatting does not allow you to Copy & Paste, because the contents of the entry fields won't copy !!!

[Bongleur]

The Statement with wages thru 2018, which presumes earning 2018 amounts until (chosen) age 70, is 98.7% of the calculated amount with zero income from 2019 thru age 70 in 8/2026.

Seems like working another 4 2/3 years should yield more increase.

[qwerty3656]

In the Plan for Retirement Table, you can enter Average Future Annual Salary

[GMan71]

SSA has a downloadable calculator that you can use to change all kinds of variables, including your future income. You'll have to manually input your prior earnings, but then you can save the data file and update it as needed.

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/anypia/anypia.html

[Bongleur]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMan71 SSA has a downloadable calculator that you can use to change all kinds of variables, including your future income. You'll have to manually input your prior earnings, but then you can save the data file and update it as needed. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/anypia/anypia.html

Not supported on OSX using Lion or newer.
Not acceptable for the govt to withold something of value from Mac users.

[Timeisprecious]

Okay - I haven't read this whole thread (just the latest posts), but I have a question about SS for which I don't want to open a new thread. I officially retired in Feb. 2020 at 62 and some months and plan to stay retired - not planning on additional work. However, this year I saw an unexpected drop in the SS estimates on my statement. I of course already have 35+ years logged for SS, and I thought that now that I'm retired the estimates would be stable. Do they assume that you'll keep working and replace your lower earning years until you draw? It seems a bit weird to me. I'm hoping I don't keep seeing lower estimates every year until I claim.