When Does The Earnings Limit End for Social Security?

When does the earnings limit on Social Security benefits expire

You can earn any amount and not be affected by the Social Security once you , or FRA. That's 66 and 2 months if you were born in 1955, 66 and 4 months for people born in 1956, and gradually increasing to 67 for people born in 1960 and later. In 2022, if you collect benefits before full retirement age and continue to work, the Social Security Administration will $1 in benefits for every $2 you earn over $19,560. If you will reach FRA in 2022, the earnings limit goes up to $51,960, and $1 is deducted from your benefits for every $3 you earn over that. Once you actually attain full retirement age, the earnings limit goes away. The only Social Security benefits affected by working after reaching full retirement age are benefits paid to collecting on a parent’s earnings record.

Keep in mind

If you did have benefits withheld before reaching full retirement age due to work income, you can recoup them afterward. When you hit full retirement age, Social Security to make up, over time, for the withholding. Updated December 23, 2021

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