Section B -- Retirement and Survivor Benefits

This section presents data on retirement and survivor benefits provided by the Railroad Retirement Act. Regular 

retirement annuities are payable to employees with 10 or more years of railroad service, or 5 years if such service was 

performed after 1995, who qualify on the basis of age or permanent disability. Age annuities may begin as early as age 60 

for an employee with 30 or more years of service or at age 62 for one with 5-29 years of service. Disability annuities are 

payable at any age if the employee is permanently disabled for any regular employment. Employees with a current 

connection with the railroad industry may receive annuities based on disability for their regular occupation if they have 

attained age 60 and have at least 10 years of service, or at any age if they have at least 20 years of service.

Supplemental annuities are payable to employees age 65 or older with 25 or more years of railroad service who have a 

current connection with the railroad industry, and some service prior to October 1981, and whose regular annuities were 

awarded after June 30, 1966. Employees retiring after June 1974 with 30 or more years of service are eligible to receive 

supplemental annuities as early as age 60.

Annuities can be paid to spouses of retired 30-year employees when the employee attains age 60 and the spouse either 

attains age 60 or has a child in care. In other cases, the spouse of a retired employee can receive an annuity when the 

employee attains age 62 and the spouse either attains age 62 or has a child in care. Annuities may be payable to the 

divorced spouse of a retired employee if their marriage lasted for at least 10 consecutive years, both have attained age 62 

for a full month and the divorced spouse is not currently married. Effective August 17, 2007, a divorced spouse can 

receive an annuity even if the employee has not retired, provided they have been divorced for a period of not less than 2 

years, the employee and former spouse are at least age 62, and the employee is fully insured under the Social Security Act 

using combined railroad and social security earnings.

Survivor annuities are payable to widow(er)s at age 60, or as early as age 50 if they are totally disabled. Under certain 

conditions, annuities are also payable to surviving children under age 18, ages 18-19 attending school full-time, or age 18 

or over who became totally disabled before age 22, to widowed mothers (fathers) with young or disabled children in their 

care, and to dependent parents. Annuities may also, under certain conditions, be payable to remarried widow(er)s and 

divorced widow(er)s. 
Annuities are calculated under two-tier formulas. The tier I portion of an employee's regular annuity is calculated under a 

formula similar to the one used for social security benefits. This benefit is based on the employee's taxable railroad 

compensation and social security-covered wages, and is reduced by the amount of any social security benefit received. 

The tier II portion is based on railroad service only and computed under separate formulas.

Spouse and survivor benefits are also computed according to tiers. A spouse tier I benefit equals one-half of the 

employee's tier I portion, before reduction for the employee's social security benefit, if any. The spouse's tier I amount is 

reduced by the amount of any social security benefit the spouse receives. The tier II amount is also based on the 

employee's tier II amount. In the case of a divorced spouse, only a tier I benefit is payable.

The survivor tier I amount is based on the deceased employee's combined railroad retirement and social security earnings 

and computed under the social security survivor benefit formulas. December 2001 legislation established an “initial 

minimum amount” which is based on the two-tier annuity amount that would have been payable to the railroad employee 

at the time the widow(er)'s annuity is awarded. The initial minimum amount is computed with a widow(er)'s tier II 

amount equal to 100 percent of the employee's tier II amount. Under prior law, the widow(er)'s tier II amount was equal 

to 50 percent of the employee's tier II amount; only the tier I amount equaled 100 percent. Widow(er)s' annuities 

computed on the basis of the new initial minimum amount will not be adjusted for annual cost-of-living increases until the 

annuity amount is exceeded by the annuity amount the widow(er) would have been paid under prior law, with all interim 

cost-of-living increases otherwise payable. Each surviving child receives a tier II equal to 15 percent of the deceased 

employee’s tier II, and each surviving parent receives 35 percent. The total tier II amount for a survivor family is subject

to a minimum of 35 percent and a maximum of 130 percent of the employee tier II benefit. In the case of remarried 

widow(er)s, and divorced widow(er)s, only a tier I amount is payable.

In addition to their regular annuities, employees, spouses, and widow(er)s who were eligible for social security benefits 

and who met certain vesting requirements could be paid an additional annuity amount referred to as a vested dual benefit 

payment. This payment protects, in part, dual benefit equities previously established on the basis of credits acquired prior

to 1975. Since August 1981, the award of vested dual benefit payments is restricted to vested employees with dual 

coverage on their own earnings.
Annuity amounts are subject to various types of reductions. Regular annuities to employees, spouses and widow(er)s are 

reduced if they begin before the normal retirement age, except for those payable to disabled employees, to certain 

employees retiring after June 1974 with 30 years of service and their spouses, or to spouses or widow(er)s with children in 

their care. Employee and spouse annuities are reduced separately in each portion, including the vested dual benefit 

payment, except for certain cases where the employee had 30 years of service. In these cases, which occur when the 

employee was first eligible after June 1984, and retires before January 2002 and before age 62, only tier I is reduced. 

Widow(er)s' annuities awarded since October 1986 are reduced in tier I and tier II. In most cases awarded before October 

1986, only tier I is reduced, although tier II is computed on the basis of the reduced tier I. Other miscellaneous reductions 

in annuities include reductions for receipt of social security benefits and deductions caused by earnings in excess of the 

annual exempt amount.

Lump-sum death benefits are payable to certain survivors of employees with 10 or more years of railroad service, or at 

least 5 years of service after 1995, and a current connection with the railroad industry. A lump-sum death benefit is 

payable at the time of an employee's death only if there are no survivors immediately eligible for monthly benefits. 

Otherwise, a deferred lump-sum benefit can be paid 12 months later if the total of monthly benefits paid the survivor 

during the year is less than the full lump-sum amount would have been.

Another lump-sum survivor benefit, the residual payment, can be made if no other benefits based at least in part on a 

deceased employee's railroad service will be payable in the future and the total of prior benefit payments is less than what 

the employee paid in railroad retirement taxes before 1975.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 was signed into law August 17, 2006. The Act, effective August 17, 2007, provided 

divorced spouses a tier I railroad retirement annuity independent of the employee’s actual entitlement, and continued the 

court-ordered partitioned portion of tier II benefit payments to former spouses after the death of the employee. Legislation 

modifying partition payments enacted into law on December 23, 2008, added the partitioned portion of the vested dual 

benefit and supplemental benefit to those components of a court-ordered partition award which remain payable after the 

employee’s death. It also allowed for payment of court-ordered partitioned payments where the employee is not entitled 

to an annuity if (1) the employee has 120 months of railroad service or 60 months of service after 1995, and (2) both the 

employee and spouse or divorced spouse are 62 for a full month, or, if the employee is deceased, the employee would be 

62 for a full month.
All current-payment status tables and award tables are based on universe data. In tables containing rounded figures, 

percentages are uniformly computed from unrounded figures; also, detailed figures may not add to totals shown because 

of rounding. Data for awards of employee and spouse annuities in calendar year 2009 (tables B7, B8, B12 and B18) 

reflect the effects of recertifications through March 31, 2010.

Some of the more important terms used above and in the tables are discussed below:

1. An employee generally has a current connection if he(she) has 12 months of railroad service in the 30 months 

preceding retirement or death. An employee whose last 12 months of railroad service occurred prior to the 30 

months before retirement or death may maintain a current connection if the employee did not perform any regular 

employment between the end of the 30-month period containing the last 12 months of railroad service and the 

month of retirement or death. A current connection may, in certain circumstances, be deemed for supplemental 

and survivor annuity purposes, if an employee had 25 years of service and was involuntarily terminated from rail 

service without fault on or after October 1, 1975.

2. Under the special guaranty, monthly benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act are equal to at least the amount 

the social security system would pay on the basis of combined railroad and social security credits, less amounts 

actually paid by the social security system. Retirement annuities computed under the special guaranty may 

include allowances for family members who could not receive benefits directly under the Railroad Retirement Act.

3. Immediate retirements refer to employee annuities which began in the calendar year in which the employee last 

worked for a railroad or in the following year. All others are classified as deferred.

4. Normal retirement age, also called full retirement age, is age 65 for employees and spouses born before 1938 and 

widow(er)s born before 1940. Normal retirement age is gradually increasing, reaching age 67 for employees and 

spouses born after 1959 and widow(er)s born after 1961. For employees and spouses born 1/2/1943-1/1/1955, the

normal retirement age is 66. For widow(er)s born 1/2/1945-1/1/1957, normal retirement age is 66.

5. The average age of beneficiaries is computed as of the end of the fiscal year for those on the current-payment rolls 

on that date and as of the annuity beginning date for those awarded annuities during the year.
 

 

Retired employees Spouses

and Widowed

Supple- divorced Aged Disabled mothers Remarried Divorced 

 Total1 Age Disability mental2 spouses widow(er)s3 widow(er)s (fathers)3 Children widow(er)s widow(er)s3

 

 

NUMBER AT END OF YEAR 

2001 ............................ 790,711 219,646 80,574 132,799 154,710 167,840 5,460 1,165 13,233 5,733 9,490

2002 ............................ 775,638 216,044 81,653 132,066 151,006 160,490 5,236 1,114 12,804 5,619 9,545

2003 ............................ 756,176 210,363 82,572 129,201 146,740 153,673 5,105 1,035 12,472 5,421 9,541

2004 ............................ 736,787 204,650 83,302 125,992 142,881 146,943 4,936 1,050 12,176 5,256 9,550

2005 ............................ 721,659 199,767 84,000 123,550 141,330 140,595 4,835 999 11,795 5,078 9,657

2006 ............................ 706,158 195,380 84,321 121,407 138,492 134,811 4,733 927 11,448 4,907 9,682

2007 ............................ 696,472 193,282 84,319 121,188 137,371 129,350 4,596 877 11,078 4,751 9,615

2008 ............................ 686,636 191,146 84,049 120,824 136,332 124,089 4,450 832 10,692 4,552 9,552

2009 ............................ 680,534 190,302 83,804 120,778 136,467 119,459 4,323 814 10,417 4,361 9,520

2010 ............................ 676,653 190,236 83,517 121,166 137,112 114,929 4,251 776 10,168 4,161 9,595

 

AVERAGE AMOUNT

2001 ............................ ......... $1,414 $1,548 $42 $550 $870 $746 $1,076 $706 $603 $606

2002 ............................ ......... 1,496 1,624 42 579 948 799 1,228 728 627 633

2003 ............................ ......... 1,554 1,683 42 598 985 831 1,279 744 647 649

2004 ............................ ......... 1,619 1,751 42 620 1,026 865 1,337 766 673 674

2005 ............................ ......... 1,693 1,825 42 638 1,069 902 1,388 789 704 703

2006 ............................ ......... 1,789 1,920 42 671 1,122 946 1,423 823 747 740

2007 ............................ ......... 1,890 2,005 42 709 1,173 989 1,471 853 781 773

2008 ............................ ......... 1,982 2,070 42 742 1,222 1,025 1,529 879 816 804

2009 ............................ ......... 2,126 2,197 42 795 1,294 1,084 1,597 935 879 867

2010 ............................ ......... 2,186 2,221 42 817 1,329 1,108 1,643 937 896 880 

 

1

 Includes annuities to parents and, beginning in fiscal year 2008, partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased or not

 otherwise entitled to an annuity. On September 30, 2010, there were 32 parents' annuities in current-payment status averaging $935 and 710 partition payments

 averaging $287. 

2

 Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased. Averages are after court-ordered partitions.

3

 Numbers include annuities temporarily being paid at spouse annuity rates, pending final adjudication of survivor annuities. 

NOTE.--Data exclude survivor (option) annuities, last payable in December 2005. 

 

Fiscal year

Table B1.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities in current-payment status at end of year,

by type of annuitant and fiscal year, 2001-2010
 

Retired employees Spouses

and Widowed

Supple- divorced Aged Disabled mothers Remarried Divorced

 Total1 Age Disability mental2 spouses widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) Children widow(er)s widow(er)s

 

NUMBER AWARDED

2001......................... 33,289 6,285 4,630 4,339 7,648 8,372 217 157 611 307 719

2002......................... 44,485 11,127 5,206 8,337 9,764 8,104 199 161 590 273 716

2003......................... 37,841 8,261 4,955 6,124 8,749 7,800 244 162 645 216 684

2004......................... 36,083 7,801 4,764 5,590 8,579 7,320 218 186 660 258 702

20053........................ 37,405 7,958 4,399 5,671 10,380 7,020 239 176 581 221 751

2006 ........................ 35,137 7,919 4,128 5,717 8,830 6,820 204 107 504 197 709

2007......................... 38,743 9,643 3,619 7,273 10,065 6,482 205 113 498 182 661

2008.......................... 38,591 9,753 3,402 7,090 10,127 6,511 166 143 515 188 693

2009.......................... 39,317 10,310 3,213 7,015 10,919 6,283 181 142 463 166 622

2010.......................... 40,191 10,712 3,161 7,319 11,256 6,163 189 99 429 157 702

 

Cumulative 1937-2010 5,013,711 1,462,650 513,880 482,745 1,155,175 1,017,109 18,154 84,876 236,616 15,194 23,776

 

AVERAGE AMOUNT

2001......................... ........ $1,842 $1,971 $41 $613 $1,044 $927 $996 $932 $701 $654

2002......................... ........ 2,243 2,051 42 697 1,286 1,148 1,319 961 697 705

2003......................... ........ 2,201 2,092 41 733 1,346 1,262 1,384 953 775 743

2004......................... ........ 2,247 2,168 41 744 1,378 1,257 1,550 998 816 777

20053........................ ........ 2,285 2,210 41 655 1,416 1,288 1,397 1,023 821 796

2006......................... ........ 2,389 2,308 41 794 1,493 1,334 1,492 1,056 865 822

2007......................... ........ 2,562 2,397 41 890 1,557 1,373 1,585 1,099 885 854

2008......................... ........ 2,650 2,441 41 911 1,629 1,385 1,721 1,153 964 901

2009......................... ........ 2,685 2,558 41 931 1,708 1,443 1,709 1,233 1,030 996

2010......................... ........ 2,786 2,509 41 950 1,740 1,536 1,778 1,203 1,064 963

 

 

Fiscal year

Table B2.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities awarded during year, by type of annuitant and fiscal year, 2001-2010

1 Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. Includes

annuities to parents. Fiscal year 2010 total includes 4 annuities to parents averaging $798. Cumulative total includes 3,536 annuities to parents. 2 Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased. Averages are after court-ordered partitions. 3 An unusually large number of spouse awards were made with small or no tier 1 amounts, resulting in larger than normal numbers of spouse awards and smaller

than normal award amounts.

NOTE.--Cumulative figures reflect adjustments not made in yearly data, but average amounts for each year include effects of changes in rates made by the end of the year. 
Table B3.--Retirement and survivor benefits paid, by type of benefit and fiscal year, 2001-2010 (Amount in millions), cash basis 

 

Retirement

Total Regular employee Supplemental Spouse and

retirement and annuities employee divorced spouse

 survivor1 Total and pensions annuities2 annuities

 

2001.............................. $8,411.4 $6,352.6 $5,245.3 68.8 $1,038.6 

2002.............................. 8,643.5 6,535.9 5,420.1 67.1 1,048.7 

2003.............................. 8,862.9 6,726.0 5,596.9 66.5 1,062.6 

2004.............................. 9,008.3 6,876.9 5,741.3 63.9 1,071.6 

2005.............................. 9,181.1 7,051.6 5,900.2 62.7 1,088.7 

2006.............................. 9,440.9 7,294.0 6,116.1 61.4 1,116.5 

2007.............................. 9,797.4 7,641.1 6,412.7 60.8 1,167.6 

2008.............................. 10,035.3 7,877.0 6,607.6 60.5 1,208.9 

2009.............................. 10,504.0 8,311.0 6,968.2 60.4 1,282.4 

2010.............................. 10,780.2 8,588.6 7,189.8 60.3 1,338.4 

 

Survivor

Annuities Lump-sum benefits

Widowed

Aged Disabled mothers' Remarried Divorced Lump-sum Residual

Total3 widow(er)s' widow(er)s' (fathers') widow(er)s' widow(er)s' Children's death benefits payments

 

2001.............................. $2,053.4 $1,757.6 $50.6 $15.9 $41.9 $69.2 $117.7 $5.1 $0.3 

2002.............................. 2,102.4 1,801.2 51.3 16.5 42.8 72.2 117.9 4.9 0.3 

2003.............................. 2,131.8 1,825.6 52.9 17.2 42.8 74.7 118.2 4.8 0.3 

2004.............................. 2,126.5 1,816.4 53.3 17.6 42.9 77.4 118.3 4.7 0.2 

2005.............................. 2,125.0 1,810.4 54.3 17.6 43.2 80.9 118.0 4.3 0.2 

2006.............................. 2,142.5 1,820.8 55.5 16.6 44.1 85.9 119.1 4.2 0.1 

2007.............................. 2,152.4 1,825.4 56.3 15.9 44.7 89.4 120.1 3.9 0.1 

2008.............................. 2,154.0 1,825.2 56.3 15.7 45.0 91.8 119.6 4.0 0.1 

2009.............................. 2,188.5 1,848.1 57.7 15.9 46.2 97.7 122.5 3.5 (4) 

2010.............................. 2,183.5 1,841.3 58.4 15.9 45.4 100.4 121.6 3.6 (4) 

 

1

 Includes a small amount of payments for hospital insurance benefits for services in Canada, and partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where

 the employee is deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. In fiscal year 2010, these partition payments totaled $4,530,000.

2

 Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased.

3

 Includes parents' annuities. Also includes survivor (option) annuities last payable in December 2005.

4

 Less than $50,000.

Fiscal year
Table B4.--Lump-sum death benefits and residual payments awarded, by status of employee at death and fiscal year, 2001-2010

 

Status of employee at death 

Total Nonretired Retired

 Average Average Average

 Fiscal year Number amount Number amount Number amount 

LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFITS1

2001..................................................... 5,607 $898 194 $454 5,413 $914

2002..................................................... 5,345 897 181 383 5,164 915

2003..................................................... 5,278 898 182 361 5,096 917

2004..................................................... 5,120 898 165 334 4,955 917

2005..................................................... 4,670 904 138 306 4,532 923

2006..................................................... 4,544 905 136 261 4,408 924

2007..................................................... 4,196 905 138 263 4,058 927

2008..................................................... 4,169 905 133 255 4,036 926

2009..................................................... 3,749 905 110 255 3,639 924

2010..................................................... 3,722 915 104 255 3,618 934

Cumulative 1947-2010.......................... 769,139 ...... 167,148 ...... 601,991 ......

 

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

2001..................................................... 88 $3,210 81 $3,246 7 $2,801

2002..................................................... 83 3,219 75 3,284 8 2,617

2003..................................................... 81 3,678 72 3,572 9 4,528

2004..................................................... 62 2,927 52 2,626 10 4,496

2005..................................................... 40 3,733 36 3,394 4 6,780

2006..................................................... 36 2,981 30 2,696 6 4,407

2007..................................................... 26 2,674 23 2,416 3 4,648

2008..................................................... 45 2,447 41 2,346 4 3,483

2009..................................................... 18 2,052 15 2,083 3 1,898

2010..................................................... 19 2,133 19 2,133 .. ......

Cumulative 1938-2010.......................... 307,845 ...... 282,022 ...... 25,823 ......

 

1

 Includes deferred lump-sum death benefits; 15,999 were awarded in the period 1947-2010, of which 8 averaging $586 were in 2010.

NOTE.--Cumulative figures reflect slight adjustments not shown in yearly figures.

 
Table B5.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, 

by type of annuity and status of annuitant under Social Security Act

 

Annuitants not receiving

social security benefits

Average

social 

 Percent security

Type of annuity Number Number of total benefit Number 

 

EMPLOYEE ANNUITIES

All retirements:

Full age .............................. 117,480 $2,629 10,292 9 $1,167 107,188

Reduced age ..................... 72,756 1,470 14,303 20 1,109 58,453

Disability ............................ 183,517 2,221 7,349 9 924 76,168

 

 Total .............................. 273,753 $2,196 31,944 12 $1,085 241,809

 

Immediate retirements2:

Full age .............................. 97,570 $2,820 4,115 4 $914 93,455

Reduced age ..................... 25,245 1,992 1,729 7 956 23,516

Disability ............................ 67,735 2,397 2,272 3 769 65,463

 

 Total .............................. 190,550 $2,560 8,116 4 $882 182,434

 

Deferred retirements2:

Full age .............................. 19,910 $1,694 6,177 31 $1,335 13,733

Reduced age ..................... 47,511 1,193 12,574 26 1,130 34,937

Disability ............................ 15,782 1,466 5,077 32 993 10,705

 

 Total .............................. 83,203 $1,364 23,828 29 $1,154 59,375

 

See footnotes at end of table.

 $400 $1,751

 $367 $2,290

 297 1,515

 696 1,831

 885 2,073

 1,366 2,432

 $1,364 $2,613

 903 2,348

 $645 $2,401

 $1,564 $2,875

 368 1,739

 railroad railroad railroad

 retirement retirement retirement 

 annuity annuity annuity

 $845 $2,800

Average 

 Annuitants receiving

Total social security benefits

 Average Average
Table B5.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, 

by type of annuity and status of annuitant under Social Security Act - Continued

 

Annuitants not receiving

Total social security benefits

Average Average 

 social railroad 

Percent security retirement

Type of annuity Number Number of total benefit Number annuity 

 

SPOUSE AND DIVORCED

SPOUSE ANNUITIES

Full-rate spouse .................. 81,081 $1,023 26,240 32 $962 54,841 $1,308 

Reduced-rate spouse .......... 52,139 521 24,398 47 906 27,741 802 

Divorced spouse ................. 3,892 504 1,686 43 550 2,206 686 

 

 Total ................................. 137,112 $817 52,324 38 $922 84,788 $1,126 

 

SURVIVOR ANNUITIES3

Aged widow(er)s ................. 114,649 $1,329 37,854 33 $855 76,795 $1,615 

Disabled widow(er)s ........... 44,251 1,108 1,444 34 812 2,807 1,284 

Widowed mothers

(fathers) ................................ 774 1,643 33 4 1,018 741 1,683 

Remarried widow(er)s ........ 4,161 896 1,599 38 809 2,562 1,188 

Divorced widow(er)s ........... 9,580 880 5,639 59 833 3,941 1,294 

Children:

Under age 18 ........................ 1,839 1,264 88 5 417 1,751 1,288 

Full-time students,

ages 18-19 ............................ 91 1,414 4 4 646 87 1,447 

Disabled, age 18 or older .... 8,238 859 2,228 27 570 6,010 998 

Parents ................................. 32 935 26 81 874 6 1,368 

 

 Total ................................. 143,615 $1,253 48,915 34 $836 94,700 $1,536 

 

1

 All retirements include 35,557 disability annuities now payable as age annuities, of which 28,802 were immediate and 6,755 deferred.

2

 Retirement is considered immediate if the annuity began in the calendar year of employee's last railroad service or in the following year; all others are considered deferred.

3

 Excludes interim widows' annuities. 

4

 Includes 2,437 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

 836

 $707

 590

 775

 698

 484

 427

 retirement retirement

 annuity annuity 

 $426

 202

 265

 $317

 $747

 766

 757

Annuitants receiving

social security benefits

 Average Average 

 railroad railroad 
 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Amount of annuity Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS 

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Immediate retirements2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,550 70 9,837 45 87,733 92 25,245 35 67,735 81

Deferred retirements2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,203 30 12,179 55 7,731 8 47,511 65 15,782 19

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,753 100 22,016 100 95,464 100 72,756 100 3

83,517 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,560 $2,342 $2,874 $1,992 $2,397

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,364 1,039 2,725 1,193 1,466

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,196 $1,621 $2,862 $1,470 $2,221

 

Less than $200.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,424 4 2,520 11 8 (4) 7,175 10 721 1

$200.00 to $599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,375 4 3,228 15 123 (4) 6,002 8 2,022 2

$600.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,228 3 1,385 6 272 (4) 5,104 7 2,467 3

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,679 2 661 3 231 (4) 4,182 6 1,605 2

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,100 4 834 4 326 (4) 6,432 9 2,508 3

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,821 5 1,216 6 616 1 7,040 10 3,949 5

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,624 6 1,762 8 1,806 2 6,856 9 6,200 7

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,854 9 1,846 8 5,705 6 7,854 11 8,449 10

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,444 6 908 4 3,876 4 5,508 8 5,152 6

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,720 5 913 4 2,534 3 5,691 8 5,582 7

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,056 5 843 4 2,383 2 4,199 6 5,631 7

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,613 4 777 4 3,051 3 2,357 3 5,428 6

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,426 4 738 3 4,079 4 1,618 2 4,991 6

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,360 4 582 3 5,172 5 1,114 2 4,492 5

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,791 4 527 2 5,509 6 715 1 4,040 5

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,446 4 445 2 5,854 6 459 1 3,688 4

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,155 4 417 2 6,181 6 270 (4) 3,287 4

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,542 3 360 2 6,450 7 105 (4) 2,627 3

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,859 3 305 1 6,238 7 43 (4) 2,273 3

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,825 3 244 1 5,647 6 15 (4) 1,919 2

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,146 3 259 1 5,269 6 13 (4) 1,605 2

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,538 2 192 1 4,869 5 4 (4) 1,473 2

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,944 2 173 1 4,528 5 . . . . . 1,243 1

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,038 2 140 1 3,971 4 . . . . . 927 1

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,129 2 105 (4) 3,407 4 . . . . . 617 1

$3,700.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,616 3 636 3 7,359 8 . . . . . 621 1

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,753 100 22,016 100 95,464 100 72,756 100 83,517 100

See footnotes at end of table. 

Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and amount

Beginning before full retirement age1
Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and amount - Continued 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Amount of annuity Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Immediate retirements2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,663 70 504 54 6,473 93 427 15 2,259 71

Deferred retirements2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,210 30 423 46 450 7 2,435 85 902 29

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,873 100 927 100 6,923 100 2,862 100 3,161 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,191 $2,715 $3,419 $2,015 $2,864

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,650 1,622 2,986 1,418 1,622

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,723 $2,217 $3,391 $1,507 $2,509

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 2 62 7 3 (4) 188 7 73 2

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 5 90 10 27 (4) 364 13 149 5

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 3 37 4 25 (4) 241 8 58 2

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 3 30 3 6 (4) 303 11 78 2

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 4 40 4 6 (4) 388 14 118 4

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 5 58 6 4 (4) 469 16 173 5

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 4 60 6 9 (4) 366 13 163 5

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 4 101 11 11 (4) 253 9 224 7

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 4 79 9 44 1 146 5 245 8

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 4 76 8 169 2 80 3 240 8

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 2 30 3 131 2 21 1 147 5

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 3 21 2 220 3 15 1 144 5

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 4 22 2 302 4 9 (4) 176 6

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 4 20 2 415 6 7 (4) 161 5

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665 5 20 2 485 7 4 (4) 156 5

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 5 22 2 513 7 3 (4) 122 4

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 4 10 1 480 7 4 (4) 115 4

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 4 14 2 484 7 1 (4) 123 4

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 4 8 1 482 7 . . . . . 120 4

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 4 12 1 472 7 . . . . . 89 3

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 4 8 1 504 7 . . . . . 102 3

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 4 8 1 509 7 . . . . . 86 3

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 4 9 1 542 8 . . . . . 58 2

$3,900.00 to $3,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 4 7 1 512 7 . . . . . 29 1

$4,000.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663 5 83 9 568 8 . . . . . 12 (4)

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,873 100 927 100 6,923 100 2,862 100 3,161 100

1

 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period. For those born 1/2/1943-1/1/1955, the normal retirement age is 66.

2 Retirement is considered immediate if the annuity began in the calendar year of employee's last railroad service or in the following year; all others are considered deferred.

3

 Includes 35,557 annuities now payable as age annuities.

4

 Less than 0.5 percent. 

Beginning before full retirement age1
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,542 $1,809 $659 $900

Less than $50.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,459 1 28 (1) 21,365 8 77 1

$50.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,252 1 47 (1) 19,563 7 1,156 9

$150.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,124 1 63 (1) 17,124 6 1,195 9

$250.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,209 1 74 1 17,489 6 724 5

$350.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,915 1 85 1 19,938 7 526 4

$450.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,743 1 116 1 19,667 7 428 3

$550.00 to $649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,611 1 115 1 19,602 7 360 3

$650.00 to $749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,504 1 95 1 20,263 7 425 3

$750.00 to $849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,807 1 136 1 22,782 8 645 5

$850.00 to $949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,505 1 161 1 21,705 8 803 6

$950.00 to $1,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,568 2 239 2 18,648 7 915 7

$1,050.00 to $1,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,270 2 269 2 14,974 6 1,035 8

$1,150.00 to $1,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,487 4 348 3 12,348 5 1,201 9

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,596 4 201 1 4,764 2 522 4

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,235 4 222 2 4,039 1 434 3

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,169 4 194 1 3,469 1 412 3

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,115 5 261 2 3,209 1 497 4

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,616 4 271 2 2,594 1 460 3

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,286 4 292 2 2,075 1 403 3

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,576 5 252 2 1,730 1 393 3

$1,600.00 to $1,649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,248 6 223 2 1,317 (1) 379 3

$1,650.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,355 5 257 2 906 (1) 289 2

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,745 7 614 5 547 (1) 144 1

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,366 8 1,101 8 143 (1) 40 (1)

$1,900.00 to $1,949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,341 5 1,185 9 41 (1) 8 (1)

$1,950.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,216 4 1,113 8 14 (1) 1 (1)

$2,000.00 to $2,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,626 3 847 6 10 (1) 5 (1)

$2,050.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,792 3 843 6 8 (1) 1 (1)

$2,100.00 to $2,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,677 3 755 6 4 (1) . . . . . .

$2,150.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,103 3 722 5 7 (1) 1 (1)

$2,200.00 to $2,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,788 2 746 5 2 (1) . . . . . .

$2,250.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,851 1 743 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,300.00 to $2,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,265 1 728 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,350.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,191 (1) 254 2 6 (1) 3 (1)

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,611 100 13,600 100 270,353 100 13,482 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,791 . . . 29 . . . 4,062 . . . 151 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,402 . . . 13,629 . . . 274,415 . . . 13,633 . . . 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Component data based on cases where record is available.

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Current-payment status Awarded in 2009

Table B7.--Tier I and tier II components of employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by amount

Net tier I

Current-payment status Awarded in 2009

Total tier II
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $162 $182 $42 $42

Less than $10.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2) . . . . . . . 180 (2) 1 (2)

$10.00 to $19.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (2) . . . . . . . 258 (2) 5 (2)

$20.00 to $29.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (2) . . . . . . . 5,508 5 113 2

$30.00 to $39.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (2) . . . . . . . 6,792 6 141 3

$40.00 to $49.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (2) . . . . . . . 108,246 89 5,066 95

$50.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 (2) . . . . . . . 3 (2) . . . . . . .

$60.00 to $69.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 (2) . . . . . . . 6 (2) . . . . . . .

$70.00 to $79.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 (2) . . . . . . . 89 (2) . . . . . . .

$80.00 to $89.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$90.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792 3 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,009 35 2 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,012 47 4 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,300 10 2 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727 2 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$450.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$500.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,673 100 10 100 3

121,082 100 5,326 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,222 . . . 1,506 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,673 . . . 10 . . . 153,304 . . . 6,832 . . . 

1

 Supplemental annuities awarded by the end of 2009 to employees awarded regular retirement annuities in 2009. 2

 Less than 0.5 percent.

3

 Includes 105 averaging $66 awarded under 1937 Act provisions and 120,977 averaging $42 awarded under the 1974 Act.

NOTE.--Component data based on cases where record is available.

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Table B8.--Vested dual RR-SS benefit and supplemental components of employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, 

and awarded in calendar year 2009, by amount

Current-payment status Awarded in 2009 Current-payment status Awarded in 20091

Vested dual RR-SS benefit Supplemental annuity
 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Total, regular2 ................................. 273,753 $2,196 22,016 $1,621 95,464 $2,862 72,756 $1,470 383,517 $2,221

Tier I, net .............................................. 266,072 1,563 20,663 1,273 95,329 1,848 66,998 1,156 83,082 1,637

 Gross ................................................ 273,605 1,710 22,008 1,660 95,450 1,860 72,721 1,529 83,426 1,709

 Offset for social security benefit ... 31,548 1,042 8,254 1,242 1,942 683 14,158 1,038 7,194 917

Tier II, total .......................................... 269,895 679 21,000 423 95,462 1,013 71,092 402 82,341 595

 1981 law4 .................................... 258,504 698 20,366 430 89,818 1,055 69,895 407 78,425 617

 Prior law .......................................... 11,391 249 634 195 5,644 356 1,197 66 3,916 159

 Service and compensation

 before 1975 ............................ 11,391 186 634 146 5,644 264 1,197 51 3,916 121

 Addition for service

 before 1975 ............................ 8,453 29 364 27 5,388 33 307 17 2,394 24

 Service and compensation

 after 1974 ................................ 8,453 56 364 59 5,388 64 307 40 2,394 39

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ................. 28,953 162 3,857 174 10,240 172 10,355 153 4,501 151

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 .................................... 1,965 427 8 486 3 104 55 563 1,899 424

Total reduction for age ...................... 72,865 301 ............ ....... ............ ....... 72,722 302 143 39

Supplemental annuity6.................... 121,166 42 5,407 40 75,039 43 17,444 41 23,276 40

Social security benefit ....................... 31,944 1,085 8,319 1,278 1,973 697 14,303 1,109 7,349 924

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and component

Beginning before full retirement age1
 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 

Total, regular2 .............................. 13,873 $2,723 927 $2,217 6,923 $3,391 2,862 $1,507 3,161 $2,509

Tier I, net ............................................ 13,822 1,835 917 1,600 6,923 2,106 2,841 1,310 3,141 1,781

 Gross ............................................... 13,732 1,971 920 2,028 6,908 2,107 2,831 1,726 3,073 1,873

 Offset for social security benefit . 846 1,079 331 1,231 7 715 258 913 250 1,059

Tier II .................................................. 13,716 946 923 667 6,922 1,327 2,861 286 3,010 784

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ................ 12 171 12 171 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 ................................. 109 487 ....... ....... ....... ....... 8 684 101 471

Total reduction for age .................... 2,838 392 ....... ....... ....... ....... 2,831 393 7 34

Social security benefit ..................... 866 1,084 334 1,236 9 763 265 927 258 1,059

 

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and component - Continued

Beginning before full retirement age1

1 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period. For those born 1/2/1943 - 1/1/1955, 

the normal retirement age is 66.

2 Excludes supplemental annuities and social security benefits.

3 Includes 35,557 annuities now payable as age annuities. 4 Tier II based on total service and 60 months of highest compensation.

5 Under a special minimum guaranty provision, railroad families will not receive less in monthly benefits than they would have if railroad earnings were covered by

social security rather than railroad retirement laws.

6 Averages are after court-ordered partitions.

NOTE.--Detail will not produce overall average annuity amounts as deductions for work and other adjustments are not reflected. Component data based on cases 

where record is available. 
Table B10.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type of annuity and age of annuitant

 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1 or older Full Reduced annuities 

 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 

1,378 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,378 2

5,527 2 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... 5,527 7

16,106 6 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... 16,106 19

54,485 20 ........ .... 26,965 28 5,784 8 21,736 26

10,188 4 ........ .... 4,978 5 1,997 3 3,213 4

40,389 15 2,556 12 17,661 19 8,646 12 11,526 14

37,063 14 4,407 20 11,157 12 12,473 17 9,026 11

34,676 13 4,481 20 8,832 9 14,755 20 6,608 8

37,536 14 4,451 20 8,996 9 18,792 26 5,297 6

24,913 9 3,644 17 10,765 11 8,188 11 2,316 3

9,409 3 1,819 8 5,239 5 1,696 2 655 1

2,083 1 658 3 871 1 425 1 129 (3)

 

273,753 100 22,016 100 95,464 100 72,756 100 483,517 100

 

72.4 79.8 72.8 76.9 65.9

 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Over 64, under full retirement age.......

Full retirement age to 69.......................

Age of annuitant2

Beginning before full retirement age1 

Under 50..................................................

50 to 54....................................................

55 to 59....................................................

60 to 64....................................................

90 to 94....................................................

95 and older............................................

 Total......................................................

Average age5....................................

70 to 74....................................................

75 to 79....................................................

80 to 84....................................................

85 to 89....................................................
Table B10.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type of annuity and age of annuitant - Continued

Age annuities

Beginning at full Beginning before full retirement age1 Disability

Total retirement age1 or older Full Reduced annuities

 

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

353 3 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 353 11

757 5 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 757 24

1,511 11 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 1,511 48

 

6,170 44 ......... ...... 5,806 84 ........ ...... 364 12

3,651 26 ......... ...... 970 14 2,514 88 167 5

504 4 ......... ...... 147 2 348 12 9 (3)

 

10,325 74 ......... ...... 6,923 100 2,862 100 540 17

 

829 6 829 89 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

76 1 76 8 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

22 (3) 22 2 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

13,873 100 927 100 6,923 100 2,862 100 3,161 100

 

60.4 60.7 62.8 55.6

 

60 to 61....................................................

62 to 64....................................................

Over 64, under full retirement age.......

60 to under full retirement age, total...

Age of annuitant2

Under 50..................................................

50 to 54....................................................

55 to 59....................................................

Average age5................................... 67.4

Full retirement age to 69.......................

70 to 74....................................................

75 and older............................................

Grand total..............................................

1 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period. For those born 1/2/1943-1/1/1955, the normal

retirement age is 66.

2 Age at end of fiscal year 2010 for annuities in current-payment status, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

3 Less than 0.5 percent.

4 Includes 35,557 annuities now payable as age annuities.

5 The average age was 75.2 years for age annuitants in current-payment status and 61.9 years for retirees awarded age annuities in the year.
Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in

fiscal year 2010, by type of annuity and years of creditable service 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Years of creditable service Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS 

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Under 10......................................... 1,593 1 220 1 ........ .... 433 1 940 1 

10 to 14.......................................... 40,501 15 7,838 36 ........ .... 20,878 29 11,785 14 

15 to 19.......................................... 23,338 9 3,931 18 ........ .... 11,912 16 7,495 9 

20 to 24.......................................... 34,941 13 2,851 13 ........ .... 8,920 12 23,170 28 

25 to 29.......................................... 25,252 9 2,502 11 ........ .... 6,796 9 15,954 19 

 Less than 30, total........................ 125,625 46 17,342 79 ........ .... 48,939 67 59,344 71 

302 ................................................. 19,037 7 807 4 11,428 12 1,668 2 5,134 6 

31 to 34.......................................... 40,297 15 774 4 22,395 23 5,768 8 11,360 14 

35 to 39.......................................... 54,151 20 850 4 36,296 38 10,301 14 6,704 8 

40 and over..................................... 34,643 13 2,243 10 25,345 27 6,080 8 975 1 

 30 and over, total........................... 148,128 54 4,674 21 95,464 100 23,817 33 24,173 29 

 Grand total................................. 273,753 100 22,016 100 95,464 100 72,756 100 3

83,517 100 

Average years of service4.................. 28.3 21.7 36.7 23.7 24.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Beginning before full retirement age1 
Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in

fiscal year 2010, by type of annuity and years of creditable service - Continued 

Age annuities

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Years of creditable service Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Under 10......................................... 246 2 34 4 ....... .... 80 3 132 4 

10 to 14.......................................... 2,137 15 256 28 ....... .... 1,211 42 670 21 

15 to 19.......................................... 1,299 9 166 18 ....... .... 783 27 350 11 

20 to 24.......................................... 1,071 8 146 16 ....... .... 488 17 437 14 

25 to 29.......................................... 848 6 101 11 ....... .... 300 10 447 14 

 Less than 30, total........................ 5,601 40 703 76 ....... .... 2,862 100 2,036 64 

30 to 34.......................................... 3,464 25 80 9 2,625 38 ....... .... 759 24 

35 to 39.......................................... 3,380 24 40 4 2,994 43 ....... .... 346 11 

40 and over..................................... 1,428 10 104 11 1,304 19 ....... .... 20 1 

 30 and over, total........................... 8,272 60 224 24 6,923 100 ....... .... 1,125 36 

 Grand total................................. 13,873 100 927 100 6,923 100 2,862 100 3,161 100 

Average years of service4................. 28.4 22.6 36.1 16.7 23.8

1

 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period.

 For those born 1/2/1943-1/1/1955, the normal retirement age is 66. 2

 Maximum service is 30 years when service before 1937 is credited; there is no limit on the amount of service after 1936 that is creditable.

3

 Includes 35,557 disability annuities now payable as age annuities. 4

 The average years of service was 30.0 years for age annuitants in current-payment status and 29.8 years for retirees awarded age annuities in the year.

Beginning before full retirement age1 
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2009 Railroad annuities awarded in 2009

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Total Average

Last railroad employer Number amount Number RR annuity SS benefit Number amount 

 

BNSF Ry. Co. 43,212 $2,279 3,904 $621 $1,071 2,167 1,557 $3,265 

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. Co. 672 1,994 63 649 1,033 32 12 2,512 

 Cedar River RR. Co. 1 1,330 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 

 Chicago, Central and Pacific RR. Co. 242 2,630 3 1,080 1,049 13 11 2,935 

 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Co. 864 1,965 161 553 1,080 28 19 3,010 

 Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Ry. Co. 220 2,328 25 724 1,083 7 5 3,337 

 Fox Valley & Western LTD. 148 1,906 18 501 1,101 5 ...... ...... 

 Grand Trunk Western RR. Co. 3,016 2,276 336 667 1,046 146 92 3,315 

 Illinois Central RR. Co. 7,131 2,008 1,028 538 1,107 264 137 3,384 

 Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co. 173 2,048 18 466 1,297 8 3 3,136 

 Sault Ste Marie Bridge Co. 25 2,755 1 1,983 838 1 ...... ...... 

 Wisconsin Central LTD. 601 2,671 23 912 1,167 64 56 2,967 

CSX Transportation, Inc. 39,974 2,335 3,183 616 1,059 2,090 1,615 3,206 

Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. 2,103 2,507 121 841 1,011 115 93 3,209 

 Gateway Eastern Ry. Co. 6 2,275 ...... ...... ...... 1 ...... ...... 

 IC&E-Kansas City Southern Joint Agency 128 2,177 9 1,168 941 1 ...... ...... 

 Texas Mexican Ry. Co. 184 2,379 14 962 797 6 3 3,491 

National RR. Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) 11,003 2,239 1,306 1,028 1,014 847 615 2,739 

Norfolk Southern Corp. 29,132 2,366 2,086 638 1,063 1,739 1,311 3,158 

Soo Line RR. Co. 4,228 2,261 361 614 1,110 201 141 3,191 

Union Pacific RR. Co. 55,316 2,279 5,547 648 1,053 2,892 1,983 3,266 

 

 Class I railroads, total 198,379 $2,292 18,207 $658 $1,060 10,627 7,653 $3,189 

 

Boston & Maine Corp. 635 $1,428 171 $417 $1,077 15 ...... ...... 

Buffalo & Pittsburgh RR. Inc. 169 2,326 8 731 1,114 8 8 $2,930 

Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. 291 1,173 36 518 1,036 8 2 723 

Dakota Minnesota & Eastern RR. Corp. 239 2,629 11 867 1,236 30 21 3,101 

Delaware & Hudson Ry. Co. Inc. 862 2,056 113 503 1,096 52 37 3,118 

Florida East Coast Ry. LLC. 574 1,974 99 497 1,039 37 23 2,893 

Gary Ry. Co. 1,197 2,038 152 577 1,121 40 22 3,238 

Illinois & Midland RR. Inc. 135 1,992 23 769 1,160 12 2 3,091 

Iowa Interstate RR. LTD. 123 2,228 8 474 1,271 4 2 2,792 

Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR. Co. 124 2,369 7 213 1,156 5 4 2,593 

Maine Central RR. Co. 295 1,629 45 573 996 12 ...... ...... 

Montana Rail Link Inc. 329 2,566 10 819 1,052 37 35 3,036 

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Ry., LTD. 448 2,172 25 661 1,029 14 8 2,254 

New England Central RR. Inc. 199 1,745 36 584 948 1 ...... ...... 

Paducah & Louisville Ry. Inc. 189 2,696 3 1,580 1,075 11 11 3,331 

Springfield Terminal Ry. Co., Vermont 755 2,372 43 1,212 941 57 44 3,025 

Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Co. 126 2,383 6 1,353 1,208 12 10 2,926 

All others 264 2,246 35 892 1,001 40 28 2,641 

 

 Class II railroads, total 6,954 $2,055 831 $590 $1,068 395 257 $2,967 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by last railroad employer
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2009 Railroad annuities awarded in 2009

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Total Average

Last railroad employer Number amount Number RR annuity SS benefit Number amount 

 

Aliquippa & Ohio River RR. Co. 146 $1,795 21 $736 $1,035 4 ...... ...... 

Alton & Southern Ry. Co. 305 2,343 29 512 1,293 16 13 $2,971 

Arcelormittal Cleveland Works Ry., Inc. 350 2,320 23 1,076 736 8 6 3,417 

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal RR. Co. 107 1,292 30 271 1,078 1 ...... ...... 

Belt Ry. Co. of Chicago 448 2,328 44 714 1,153 30 24 3,284 

Birmingham Southern RR. Co. 174 2,170 16 386 1,213 12 11 2,756 

Canadian National Ry. Inc. 395 485 10 369 909 25 5 348 

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RR. Co. 2,121 1,229 674 376 1,174 57 ...... ...... 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR. Co. 1,633 1,209 467 383 1,150 40 ...... ...... 

Colorado and Wyoming Ry. Co. 116 1,907 16 755 835 7 5 2,387 

Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) 26,724 1,760 5,048 447 1,116 466 79 3,255 

Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. 310 1,894 54 644 942 5 ...... ...... 

Indiana Harbor Belt RR. Co. 745 2,235 90 551 1,154 48 44 3,230 

Kansas City Terminal Ry. Co. 226 1,579 43 488 1,081 3 2 3,452 

Lake Terminal RR. Co. 152 1,908 16 545 750 6 1 2,826 

Long Island RR. Co. 5,319 2,394 1,511 1,446 792 209 170 3,180 

Massachusetts Bay Commuter RR. Co., LLC. 206 2,940 17 1,756 1,059 43 42 2,900 

Metro-North Commuter RR. Co. 2,328 2,618 261 1,538 988 244 216 3,101 

Mittal Steel USA-Railways, Inc. 754 1,954 59 723 890 18 2 3,595 

Monongahela Connecting RR. Co. 113 1,734 13 339 1,207 ...... ...... ...... 

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc. 1,313 2,523 117 1,244 970 117 95 2,836 

New Orleans Public Belt RR. 117 2,288 6 751 1,213 8 8 3,236 

Northeast Ill. Regional Commuter RR. Corp. (Metra) 1,065 2,683 98 1,614 949 84 75 3,297 

Peoria and Pekin Union Ry. Co. 116 2,098 17 428 1,095 5 ...... ...... 

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Properties, Inc. 632 1,628 111 390 1,146 29 ...... ...... 

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH) 565 2,584 57 931 1,161 26 19 3,349 

Port Terminal RR. Association 302 2,357 26 737 1,022 13 10 3,525 

Portland Terminal RR. Co. (Oregon) 120 1,706 26 473 1,031 7 6 2,662 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2009 Railroad annuities awarded in 2009

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Total Average

Last railroad employer Number amount Number RR annuity SS benefit Number amount 

 

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Ry. Co. 293 $1,710 53 $693 $990 8 ...... ...... 

South Buffalo Ry. Co. 307 1,729 52 606 1,112 4 1 $2,909 

Southeastern Penn Trans Auth-Reg Highspeed

 Lines (SEPTA) 393 2,409 34 1,238 1,047 49 37 2,806 

Terminal RR. Association of St. Louis 672 2,008 92 493 1,069 15 10 3,040 

Union RR. Co. of Pittsburgh PA 619 2,026 59 475 1,129 22 16 2,839 

All others 6,579 1,798 1,244 483 1,121 448 261 2,626 

 Class III railroads and 

 switching & terminal companies, total 55,765 $1,898 10,434 $653 $1,064 2,077 1,158 $2,984 

Fruit Growers Express Co. 449 $1,943 72 $563 $1,162 32 16 $2,934 

TTX Company (Trailer Train Co.) 366 2,198 42 851 1,191 56 38 2,750 

Union Pacific Fruit Express Co. 711 1,664 122 434 1,055 12 1 2,843 

Western Fruit Express Co. 149 1,996 20 805 950 4 ...... ...... 

All others 202 1,463 52 504 1,325 11 ...... ...... 

 Car loan companies, total 1,877 $1,839 308 $557 $1,137 115 55 $2,805 

Association of American Railroads 284 $1,854 37 $546 $1,281 10 1 $3,900 

Railroad Support Services 178 1,815 25 587 1,195 11 ...... ...... 

Western Railroad Assn. 324 1,407 78 489 1,180 10 ...... ...... 

Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau 180 1,534 41 490 1,102 12 ...... ...... 

All others 289 1,769 62 429 1,269 17 10 3,037 

 

 Railroad associations, total 1,255 $1,668 243 $493 $1,207 60 11 $3,116 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2009 Railroad annuities awarded in 2009

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Total Average

Last railroad employer Number amount Number RR annuity SS benefit Number amount 

 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 258 $2,774 18 $1,015 $1,043 35 29 $3,440 

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees

 Div. of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 356 2,314 28 390 1,200 43 38 3,131 

International Association of Machinists &

 Aerospace Workers 469 2,061 73 702 1,179 31 28 3,014 

International Brotherhood Blmkrs, Shp Bldrs,

 Blksmths & Hlprs 139 1,726 29 629 1,245 7 3 2,280 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 411 2,108 68 1,009 1,239 19 11 2,458 

Sheet Metal Workers International Assn. 106 1,870 17 447 1,631 5 1 2,310 

Transportation Communications Union 777 2,238 100 579 1,177 24 15 2,986 

United Transportation Union 1,302 2,539 101 696 1,122 28 14 3,569 

All others 204 2,293 36 1,031 1,014 12 10 3,227 

 National railway labor organizations, total 4,022 $2,318 470 $724 $1,179 204 149 $3,130 

Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves 100 $1,211 39 $544 $992 3 ...... ...... 

C and O Employes' Hospital Assn. 149 884 52 185 1,155 2 ...... ...... 

Chessie Computer Services Inc. 115 2,546 6 1,101 1,128 10 4 $3,589 

Cybernetics and Services Inc. 111 2,479 5 1,129 1,435 6 4 2,810 

Pullman Co. 285 445 205 209 1,145 ...... ...... ...... 

REA Express, Inc. 3,183 959 1,343 345 1,201 14 ...... ...... 

Union Pacific RR. Employees' Health Systems 175 1,253 82 308 1,867 3 2 2,578 

All others 1,184 1,525 402 355 1,255 70 29 3,227 

 Miscellaneous employers, total 5,302 $1,137 2,134 $336 $1,227 108 39 $3,188 

 

 Grand total 274,425 $2,175 32,897 $629 $1,077 13,639 9,337 $3,152 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by last railroad employer - Continued

NOTE.-- Only employers with 100 or more annuitants on the Board's payment rolls on December 31, 2009, are shown individually. Data for companies which ceased reporting 

service and compensation for their own employees by the end of 2009 are combined with data for the currently reporting employer. Employers no longer covered by the Railroad 

Retirement Act are shown individually if they still had 100 or more retired employees on the Board's rolls on December 31, 2009. Grand total includes employees for whom a last 

railroad employer could not be identified. Railroad annuity amounts include regular and supplemental annuities.
Table B13.--Supplemental employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal yea

by type, supplemental amount, and combined amount 

1937 Act annuities 1974 Act annuities Awar

in current-payment status In current-payment status ye

Annuity Amount Number Percent Number Percent Number 

Supplemental Annuity AmountLess than $10.00 ...................... 2 3 165 (1) . . . . . 

$10.00 to $19.99........................ . . . . . . . . . . 254 (1) 11 

$20.00 to $29.99........................ 1 1 5,532 5 406 $30.00 to $39.99........................ . . . . . . . . . . 6,840 6 535 

$40.00 to $42.99........................ . . . . . . . . . . 1,077 1 84 

$43.00 to $49.99........................ 4 5 2107,220 89 26,283 

$50.00 to $59.99........................ 3 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$60.00 to $69.99........................ 5 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70.00....................................... 63 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total3....................................... 78 100 121,088 100 7,319 

Average amount....................... $65 $42 Combined Amount, Regularand Supplemental AnnuitiesLess than $1,000.00..................... 19 24 803 1 8 $1,000.00 to $1,199.99.................. 14 18 375 (1) 3 

$1 200 00 to $1 399 99 $1,200.00 to $1,399.99.................. 20 26 696 1 7 

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99.................. 18 23 1,530 1 7 $1,600.00 to $1,799.99.................. 7 9 3,460 3 22 $1,800.00 to $1,999.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 7,985 7 32 $2,000.00 to $2,199.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 13,495 11 90 $2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 12,806 11 226 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 13,006 11 354 $2,600.00 to $2,799.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 13,925 11 537 $2,800.00 to $2,999.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 13,683 11 845 $3,000.00 to $3,199.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 11,857 10 1,136 $3,200.00 to $3,399.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 9,409 8 958 $3,400.00 to $3,599.99.................. . . . . . . . . . . 7,828 6 907 $3,600.00 and over....................... . . . . . . . . . . 10,230 8 2,187 

Total....................................... 78 100 121,088 100 7,319 Average amount....................... $1,183 $2,702 $

1 Less than 0.5 percent.2 Maximum supplemental annuity for 1974 Act cases is $43.3 Includes annuities reduced for receipt of private pensions attributable to employer contributions: 3 1937 Act in current-payment status averaging $9;

714 1974 Act in current-payment status averaging $23; and 2 awarded averaging $27.

NOTE.--Numbers in current-payment status and awarded exclude 32,693 and 2,055 cases, respectively, where the supplemental annuity was completely o

pension attributable to employer contributions. Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased. Supplemeaverages are after court-ordered partitions. 
 

 

Age of annuitant1 Number Percent

 

60........................................................................................................ 3,913 3

61........................................................................................................ 5,047 4

62........................................................................................................ 5,521 5

63........................................................................................................ 6,061 5

64........................................................................................................ 4,668 4

65 to 69............................................................................................... 24,947 21

70 to 74............................................................................................... 17,903 15

75 to 79............................................................................................... 16,414 14

80 to 84............................................................................................... 18,395 15

85 to 89............................................................................................... 12,170 10

90 and older........................................................................................ 6,127 5 

 Total................................................................................................ 121,166 100

Average age ......................................................................................

60........................................................................................................ 4,902 67

61........................................................................................................ 553 8

62........................................................................................................ 389 5

63........................................................................................................ 246 3

64........................................................................................................ 154 2

65........................................................................................................ 810 11

66 and older........................................................................................ 265 4

 Total................................................................................................ 7,319 100 

Average age ......................................................................................

 

 

 

61.7

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Table B14.--Supplemental employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by age of annuitant

74.1

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2010 for annuities in current-payment status at end of year, and age on supplemental annuity beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

NOTE.-- Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased.
Table B15.--Number and average amount of retired-employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2009,

by type of employee annuity, family composition, and basis of computation

 

Total Age annuities Disability annuities

 

Average

Family Regular Regular Regular

beneficiaries Monthly formula Monthly formula Monthly formula

on rolls Number amount amount Number amount amount Number amount amount

 

All annuities:

Employee only1 ....................... 141,231 $2,076 $2,070 82,033 $1,971 $1,970 59,198 $2,223 $2,208

Employee and spouse............. 133,194 3,088 3,088 108,494 3,147 3,147 24,700 2,830 2,830

 

 Total................................... 274,425 $2,568 $2,564 190,527 $2,641 $2,641 83,898 $2,401 $2,391

 

Computed under regular formula:

Employee only1 ....................... 139,130 $2,071 $2,071 81,966 $1,971 $1,971 57,164 $2,215 $2,215

Employee and spouse............. 133,189 3,089 3,089 108,492 3,147 3,147 24,697 2,830 2,830

 

 Total................................... 272,319 $2,569 $2,569 190,458 $2,641 $2,641 81,861 $2,401 $2,401

 

Computed under special guaranty2:

Employee only1 ....................... 2,101 $2,418 $1,991 67 $2,087 $1,562 2,034 $2,429 $2,005

Employee and spouse............. 5 2,066 1,829 2 2,635 2,266 3 1,688 1,539

 

 Total................................... 2,106 $2,417 $1,991 69 $2,103 $1,582 2,037 $2,428 $2,005

 1

 Includes employees with a divorced spouse(s) (but no spouse) on the rolls.

2

 Monthly amount based on social security formulas, which include allowances for family members not eligible for railroad annuities.

NOTE.--Data exclude families where a spouse annuity was in current-payment status but the employee annuity was being temporarily withheld on 

December 31, 2009. Amounts exclude divorced spouse annuities.

Average Average
 

Employee only on rolls1 Employee and spouse on rolls

Regular Regular and Regular Regular and

Total annuity only supplemental annuities annuities only supplemental annuities

Family amount2

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Less than $200.00 ........................... 9,667 4 6,573 7 27 (3) 3,066 5 1 (3) 

$200.00 to $399.99........................... 6,273 2 4,030 4 89 (3) 2,146 4 8 (3) 

$400.00 to $599.99........................... 5,158 2 3,114 3 175 (3) 1,859 3 10 (3) 

$600.00 to $799.99........................... 4,708 2 2,801 3 223 (3) 1,668 3 16 (3) 

$800.00 to $999.99........................... 4,733 2 2,815 3 216 (3) 1,673 3 29 (3) 

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99..................... 6,022 2 3,831 4 324 1 1,816 3 51 (3) 

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99..................... 8,398 3 5,294 6 519 1 2,479 4 106 (3) 

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99..................... 10,520 4 6,310 7 992 2 3,004 5 214 (3) 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99..................... 6,046 2 3,413 4 847 2 1,596 3 190 (3) 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99..................... 6,847 2 3,622 4 1,274 3 1,699 3 252 (3) 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99..................... 7,719 3 3,834 4 1,737 4 1,773 3 375 1 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99..................... 9,364 3 4,534 5 2,579 5 1,778 3 473 1 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99..................... 10,685 4 4,982 5 3,192 7 1,865 3 646 1 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99..................... 10,502 4 4,732 5 3,018 6 1,889 3 863 1 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99..................... 9,760 4 4,138 4 2,618 5 1,894 3 1,110 2 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99..................... 9,193 3 3,605 4 2,387 5 1,881 3 1,320 2 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99..................... 9,058 3 3,284 4 2,331 5 1,864 3 1,579 2 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99..................... 9,120 3 3,069 3 2,461 5 1,826 3 1,764 2 

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99..................... 8,465 3 2,622 3 2,403 5 1,600 3 1,840 3 

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99..................... 8,577 3 2,405 3 2,516 5 1,548 3 2,108 3 

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99..................... 8,870 3 2,189 2 2,495 5 1,698 3 2,488 3 

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99..................... 9,244 3 1,925 2 2,454 5 1,827 3 3,038 4 

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99..................... 9,005 3 1,803 2 2,244 5 1,835 3 3,123 4 

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99..................... 8,245 3 1,516 2 1,988 4 1,595 3 3,146 4 

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99..................... 7,420 3 1,379 1 1,717 4 1,389 2 2,935 4 

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99..................... 6,746 2 1,288 1 1,549 3 1,088 2 2,821 4 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B16.--Retired employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2009,

by family composition and amount
 

Employee only on rolls1 Employee and spouse on rolls

Regular Regular and Regular Regular and

Total annuity only supplemental annuities annuities only supplemental annuities

Family amount2

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99..................... 5,932 2 1,140 1 1,459 3 918 2 2,415 3 

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99..................... 5,535 2 941 1 1,276 3 902 1 2,416 3 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99..................... 5,066 2 647 1 1,119 2 772 1 2,528 3 

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99..................... 4,570 2 424 (3) 972 2 736 1 2,438 3 

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99..................... 4,139 2 257 (3) 635 1 682 1 2,565 4 

$3,900.00 to $3,999.99..................... 3,653 1 145 (3) 372 1 621 1 2,515 3 

$4,000.00 to $4,099.99..................... 3,283 1 45 (3) 197 (3) 563 1 2,478 3 

$4,100.00 to $4,199.99..................... 2,966 1 6 (3) 49 (3) 557 1 2,354 3 

$4,200.00 to $4,299.99..................... 2,836 1 1 (3) 15 (3) 473 1 2,347 3 

$4,300.00 to $4,399.99..................... 2,837 1 1 (3) 11 (3) 547 1 2,278 3 

$4,400.00 to $4,499.99..................... 2,688 1 2 (3) 7 (3) 568 1 2,111 3 

$4,500.00 to $4,599.99..................... 2,555 1 2 (3) 6 (3) 598 1 1,949 3 

$4,600.00 to $4,699.99..................... 2,277 1 1 (3) 6 (3) 556 1 1,714 2 

$4,700.00 to $4,799.99..................... 2,116 1 1 (3) 7 (3) 516 1 1,592 2 

$4,800.00 to $4,899.99..................... 2,005 1 ... .. 1 (3) 505 1 1,499 2 

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99..................... 1,870 1 ... .. 2 (3) 460 1 1,408 2 

$5,000.00 to $5,099.99..................... 1,692 1 ... .. ... .. 379 1 1,313 2 

$5,100.00 to $5,199.99..................... 1,574 1 ... .. ... .. 369 1 1,205 2 

$5,200.00 to $5,299.99..................... 1,356 (3) ... .. ... .. 317 1 1,039 1 

$5,300.00 and over.......................... 5,130 2 1 (3) ... .. 1,226 2 3,903 5 

 

 Total............................................... 274,425 100 92,722 100 48,509 100 60,621 100 72,573 100 

 

Average family benefit....................

 

Table B16.--Retired employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2009,

by family composition and amount - Continued

$2,568 $1,811 $2,584 $2,363 $3,695

1 Includes employees with a divorced spouse(s) (but no spouse) on the rolls.

2 Excludes divorced spouse annuities.

3 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data exclude families where a spouse annuity was in current-payment status but the employee annuity was being temporarily withheld on December 31, 2009. Under the railroad retirement 

formulas, the highest amount that could be paid to an employee alone who began work on January 1 of the year (s)he attained age 22 and retired at age 65 in December 2009, was $4,231 if a 

supplemental annuity was also payable and $4,188 if not. If the employee had a spouse eligible for an annuity, the corresponding family maximums were $6,232 and $6,189, respectively. Employees 

retiring at a later age or beginning work earlier could be entitled to higher benefits.
 

 

Spouse annuities

Beginning at full Divorced spouse

All annuities Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Less than $50.00................... 9,061 7 8,951 7 2,627 15 13 (2) 6,311 12 110 3

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 4,583 3 4,389 3 1,224 7 70 (2) 3,095 6 194 5

$100.00 to $149.99................. 4,487 3 4,276 3 1,213 7 265 (2) 2,798 5 211 5

$150.00 to $199.99................. 4,804 4 4,571 3 1,285 8 598 1 2,688 5 233 6

$200.00 to $249.99................. 4,355 3 4,093 3 1,082 6 772 1 2,239 4 262 7

$250.00 to $299.99................. 4,209 3 3,969 3 867 5 856 1 2,246 4 240 6

$300.00 to $349.99................. 4,271 3 4,104 3 831 5 1,012 2 2,261 4 167 4

$350.00 to $399.99................. 4,541 3 4,396 3 754 4 1,472 2 2,170 4 145 4

$400.00 to $449.99................. 3,902 3 3,772 3 628 4 1,658 3 1,486 3 130 3

$450.00 to $499.99................. 3,363 2 3,248 2 557 3 1,510 2 1,181 2 115 3

$500.00 to $599.99................. 6,478 5 6,141 5 951 6 2,678 4 2,512 5 337 9

$600.00 to $699.99................. 6,783 5 6,190 5 729 4 2,064 3 3,397 7 593 15

$700.00 to $799.99................. 6,540 5 5,965 4 715 4 1,454 2 3,796 7 575 15

$800.00 to $849.99................. 3,357 2 3,170 2 360 2 816 1 1,994 4 187 5

$850.00 to $899.99................. 3,804 3 3,682 3 326 2 1,183 2 2,173 4 122 3

$900.00 to $949.99................. 4,762 3 4,668 4 320 2 1,693 3 2,655 5 94 2

$950.00 to $999.99................. 5,055 4 4,984 4 331 2 1,776 3 2,877 6 71 2

$1,000.00 to $1,049.99............ 4,285 3 4,229 3 308 2 1,558 2 2,363 5 56 1

$1,050.00 to $1,099.99............ 3,266 2 3,234 2 283 2 1,464 2 1,487 3 32 1

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99............ 3,135 2 3,123 2 264 2 1,889 3 970 2 12 (2)

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99 ........... 3,289 2 3,284 2 232 1 2,433 4 619 1 5 (2)

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99 ........... 3,426 2 3,426 3 178 1 2,867 4 381 1 ... ..

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 3,484 3 3,484 3 168 1 3,085 5 231 (2) ... ..

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 7,086 5 7,086 5 256 2 6,669 10 161 (2) ... ..

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 7,027 5 7,027 5 176 1 6,818 11 33 (2) ... ..

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 6,124 4 6,123 5 133 1 5,977 9 13 (2) 1 (2)

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 5,127 4 5,127 4 82 (2) 5,043 8 2 (2) ... ..

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 3,717 3 3,717 3 58 (2) 3,659 6 ... .. ... ..

$1,800.00 and over................ 2,791 2 2,791 2 46 (2) 2,745 4 ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 137,112 100 133,220 100 16,984 100 64,097 100 52,139 100 3,892 100

 

Average annuity..................... $817 $826 $446 $1,176 $521

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Amount of annuity

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and amount

Beginning before full retirement age1

$504
 

 

Spouse annuities

Beginning at full Divorced spouse

All annuities Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Less than $50.00................... 356 3 314 3 90 8 5 (2) 219 7 42 6

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 450 4 436 4 110 9 9 (2) 317 10 14 2

$100.00 to $149.99................. 357 3 327 3 81 7 13 (2) 233 8 30 5

$150.00 to $199.99................. 362 3 336 3 75 6 36 1 225 7 26 4

$200.00 to $249.99................. 355 3 318 3 70 6 60 1 188 6 37 6

$250.00 to $299.99................. 339 3 288 3 52 4 77 1 159 5 51 8

$300.00 to $349.99................. 323 3 293 3 63 5 77 1 153 5 30 5

$350.00 to $399.99................. 286 3 258 2 54 5 98 2 106 3 28 4

$400.00 to $449.99................. 249 2 226 2 44 4 110 2 72 2 23 4

$450.00 to $499.99................. 268 2 252 2 46 4 132 2 74 2 16 2

$500.00 to $549.99................. 295 3 268 3 44 4 161 3 63 2 27 4

$550.00 to $599.99................. 301 3 280 3 41 3 167 3 72 2 21 3

$600.00 to $649.99................. 346 3 307 3 26 2 167 3 114 4 39 6

$650.00 to $699.99................. 332 3 293 3 27 2 131 2 135 4 39 6

$700.00 to $749.99................. 364 3 321 3 26 2 134 2 161 5 43 7

$750.00 to $799.99................. 321 3 270 3 36 3 84 1 150 5 51 8

$800.00 to $899.99................. 517 5 462 4 52 4 128 2 282 9 55 8

$900.00 to $999.99................. 341 3 310 3 52 4 89 1 169 5 31 5

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 302 3 262 2 43 4 115 2 104 3 40 6

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99 ........... 268 2 261 2 37 3 171 3 53 2 7 1

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 314 3 314 3 22 2 270 4 22 1 ... ..

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 516 5 516 5 25 2 484 8 7 (2) ... ..

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 691 6 691 7 22 2 666 11 3 (2) ... ..

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 686 6 686 6 10 1 674 11 2 (2) ... ..

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 732 7 732 7 12 1 720 11 ... .. ... ..

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 692 6 692 7 20 2 672 11 ... .. ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,849.99 ........... 325 3 325 3 3 (2) 322 5 ... .. ... ..

$1,850.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 240 2 240 2 2 (2) 238 4 ... .. ... ..

$1,900.00 and over................ 328 3 328 3 5 (2) 323 5 ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 11,256 100 10,606 100 1,190 100 6,333 100 3,083 100 650 100

 

Average annuity..................... $950 $976 $534 $1,310 $461 $528

1

 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period. For those born 1/2/1943-1/1/1955, the normal retirement age is 66.

2

 Less than 0.5 percent.

Amount of annuity

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and amount - Continued

Beginning before full retirement age1
Table B18.--Components of spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on

December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by amount

Vested dual

Net tier I RR-SS benefit Total tier II

 Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON DECEMBER 31, 2009

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $40.00 .............. 1,910 2 3 1 14,273 11 10 (1) 

$40.00 to $59.99 ............... 867 1 41 8 2,970 2 8 (1) 

$60.00 to $79.99 ............... 906 1 60 12 2,697 2 22 (1) 

$80.00 to $99.99 ............... 852 1 25 5 2,655 2 37 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 2,224 2 132 26 7,315 6 264 1 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 2,190 2 178 36 8,989 7 517 1 

$200.00 to $249.99............ 1,967 2 61 12 8,648 7 737 1 

$250.00 to $299.99............ 1,778 2 1 (1) 9,014 7 921 2 

$300.00 to $349.99............ 1,445 2 ....... ... 10,909 8 913 2 

$350.00 to $399.99............ 1,437 2 ....... ... 13,301 10 942 2 

$400.00 to $449.99............ 1,494 2 ....... ... 12,915 10 1,161 2 

$450.00 to $499.99............ 1,829 2 ....... ... 10,457 8 1,654 3 

$500.00 to $549.99............ 2,801 3 ....... ... 8,494 6 2,156 4 

$550.00 to $599.99............ 6,179 6 ....... ... 6,384 5 2,435 5 

$600.00 to $649.99............ 8,678 9 ....... ... 4,577 3 2,786 5 

$650.00 to $699.99............ 5,779 6 ....... ... 3,048 2 2,829 5 

$700.00 to $749.99............ 6,580 7 ....... ... 1,959 1 2,868 5 

$750.00 to $799.99............ 5,699 6 ....... ... 824 1 2,825 5 

$800.00 to $849.99............ 7,228 8 ....... ... 347 (1) 2,679 5 

$850.00 to $899.99............ 5,016 5 ....... ... 211 (1) 2,519 5 

$900.00 to $949.99............ 5,355 6 ....... ... 201 (1) 2,297 4 

$950.00 to $999.99............ 7,129 7 ....... ... 165 (1) 2,224 4 

$1,000.00 to $1,049.99....... 5,916 6 ....... ... 147 (1) 2,134 4 

$1,050.00 to $1,099.99....... 6,018 6 ....... ... 149 (1) 1,975 4 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99....... 4,426 5 ....... ... 245 (1) 3,656 7 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 6 (1) ....... ... 340 (1) 3,133 6 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 1 (1) ....... ... 387 (1) 2,481 5 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 298 (1) 1,885 4 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... 2 (1) ....... ... 200 (1) 1,469 3 

$1,600.00 and over ........... 1 (1) ....... ... 222 (1) 2,942 6 

 

Total, non-zero cases........ 95,713 100 501 100 132,341 100 52,479 100 

Zero cases....................... 41,336 ... ....... ... 4,758 ... ....... ... 

 

 Grand total.................. 137,049 ... 501 ... 137,099 ... 52,479 ... 

See footnote at end of table.

$707 $139

Social security

benefit

$342 $909
Net tier I Total tier II

 Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN 2009

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $60.00 .............. 150 2 700 7 ....... ... 

$60.00 to $79.99 ............... 61 1 280 3 1 (1) 

$80.00 to $99.99 ............... 45 1 260 2 2 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 158 2 607 6 13 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 143 2 647 6 24 1 

$200.00 to $249.99............ 146 2 569 5 35 1 

$250.00 to $299.99............ 125 2 421 4 60 2 

$300.00 to $349.99............ 133 2 394 4 54 2 

$350.00 to $399.99............ 115 1 605 6 58 2 

$400.00 to $449.99............ 108 1 782 7 73 2 

$450.00 to $499.99............ 126 2 848 8 62 2 

$500.00 to $549.99............ 189 2 880 8 109 3 

$550.00 to $599.99............ 327 4 855 8 129 4 

$600.00 to $649.99............ 362 4 722 7 193 6 

$650.00 to $699.99............ 341 4 663 6 182 5 

$700.00 to $749.99............ 304 4 554 5 194 6 

$750.00 to $799.99............ 241 3 235 2 173 5 

$800.00 to $849.99............ 225 3 49 (1) 187 6 

$850.00 to $899.99............ 223 3 17 (1) 161 5 

$900.00 to $949.99............ 550 7 20 (1) 120 4 

$950.00 to $999.99............ 1,092 13 12 (1) 141 4 

$1,000.00 to $1,049.99....... 944 11 6 (1) 139 4 

$1,050.00 to $1,099.99....... 938 11 10 (1) 136 4 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99....... 1,283 15 13 (1) 213 6 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 1 (1) 34 (1) 176 5 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... ....... ... 52 (1) 182 5 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... ....... ... 67 1 155 5 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... ....... ... 52 (1) 114 3 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... ....... ... 38 (1) 99 3 

$1,700.00 and over ........... ....... ... 47 (1) 202 6 

 

Total, non-zero cases........ 8,330 100 10,439 100 3,387 100 

Zero cases....................... 2,757 ... 654 ... ....... ... 

 

 Grand total.................. 11,087 ... 11,093 ... 3,387 ... 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Component data based on cases where record is available.

 Table B18.--Components of spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on

 December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by amount - Continued

$823 $439 $967

Social security

benefit
 

Spouse annuities

 

Beginning at full Divorced spouse

All annuities Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

 

IN CURRENT- PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 2010

Total, railroad.................. 137,112 $817 133,220 $826 16,984 $446 2

64,097 $1,176 52,139 $521 33,892 $504

Tier I, net4........................ 95,354 719 91,462 728 8,022 405 53,575 877 29,865 546 3,892 525

 Gross............................ 137,063 863 133,171 862 16,974 791 64,059 935 52,138 796 3,892 894

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 65,021 617 63,321 619 14,816 687 16,219 797 32,286 498 1,700 552

Tier II, total5..................... 132,384 355 132,384 355 16,627 265 64,087 487 51,670 220 . . . . . . . .

 1981 law........................ 131,449 356 131,449 356 16,588 266 63,262 491 51,599 221 . . . . . . . .

 Prior law........................ 935 178 935 178 39 138 825 191 71 46 . . . . . . . .

Vested dual railroad

 retirement-social

 security benefit............ 333 142 333 142 28 140 266 150 39 89 . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 54,194 197 51,610 197 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,610 197 2,584 193

Social security benefit...... 52,324 922 50,638 935 13,443 937 12,797 988 24,398 906 1,686 550

 Primary......................... 46,812 924 45,488 935 11,979 936 11,528 979 21,981 911 1,324 550

 Auxiliary....................... 5,512 909 5,150 934 1,464 946 1,269 1,069 2,417 856 362 548

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and component

Beginning before full retirement age1

Component
 

Spouse annuities

 

Beginning at full Divorced spouse

All annuities Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Total, railroad.................. 11,256 $950 10,606 $976 1,190 $534 7

6,333 $1,310 3,083 $461 8650 $528

Tier I, net9........................ 8,532 832 7,909 849 469 422 5,649 971 1,791 577 623 621

 Gross............................ 11,206 968 10,556 968 1,180 889 6,294 1,034 3,082 862 650 965

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 4,120 740 3,883 749 1,083 787 1,196 866 1,604 636 237 595

Tier II5............................. 10,585 457 10,585 457 1,184 392 6,326 597 3,075 193 . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 3,497 237 3,031 241 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,031 241 466 213

Social security benefit...... 3,340 968 3,111 995 950 1,058 802 944 1,359 981 229 597

 Primary......................... 1,295 956 1,272 962 518 996 365 922 389 955 23 626

 Auxiliary....................... 2,045 975 1,839 1,017 432 1,132 437 962 970 991 206 594

 

1

 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period. For those born 1/2/1943-1/1/1955, the normal retirement age 

 is 66 years.

2

 Includes 62,302 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 1,795 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

3

 Includes 1,308 full and 2,584 reduced annuities.

4

 Net amount reflects offsets for 5,115 spouses and divorced spouses who were also receiving an employee annuity.

5

 Tier II amounts reflect restorations of tier I amounts for spouses receiving employee annuities.

6

 Sum of tier I, tier II, and vested dual benefit age reductions.

7

 Includes 5,921 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 412 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

8

 Includes 180 full and 470 reduced annuities.

9

 Net amount reflects offsets for 575 spouses and divorced spouses who were also receiving an employee annuity.

NOTE.--Detail will not produce overall average annuity amounts as deductions for work and other adjustments are not reflected. Component data based on cases where record is available. There

were 5 cases in current-payment status computed under the social security minimum guaranty.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and component - Continued

Beginning before full retirement age1

Component
Table B20.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010,

by type of annuity and age of annuitant

 

Spouse annuities

Beginning before full retirement age1

Beginning at full Divorced spouse

All annuities Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Age of annuitant2 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS ON

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 

Under 60......................................... 1,270 1 1,270 1 ...... .. 1,270 2 ..... .. ..... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 8,327 6 8,327 6 ...... .. 8,232 13 95 (3) ..... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 21,449 16 20,759 16 ...... .. 14,646 23 6,113 12 690 18

Over 64, under full retirement age...... 6,418 5 6,159 5 ...... .. 3,852 6 2,307 4 259 7

Full retirement age to 69................... 26,196 19 25,131 19 2,101 12 12,612 20 10,418 20 1,065 27

70 to 74.......................................... 25,896 19 25,050 19 4,698 28 7,964 12 12,388 24 846 22

75 to 79.......................................... 22,037 16 21,485 16 4,242 25 6,121 10 11,122 21 552 14

80 to 84.......................................... 16,269 12 15,935 12 3,097 18 5,205 8 7,633 15 334 9

85 to 89.......................................... 7,469 5 7,347 6 2,130 13 3,385 5 1,832 4 122 3

90 and older.................................... 1,781 1 1,757 1 716 4 810 1 231 (3) 24 1

 

 Total.......................................... 137,112 100 133,220 100 16,984 100 64,097 100 52,139 100 3,892 100

Average age....................................

See footnotes at end of table.

 

72.0 72.0 77.7 69.5 73.2 71.2
Table B20.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010,

by type of annuity and age of annuitant - Continued

 

Spouse annuities

Beginning before full retirement age1

Beginning at full Divorced spouse

All annuities Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

Age of annuitant2 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Under 60......................................... 387 3 387 4 ..... .. 387 6 ..... .. ..... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 5,055 45 5,055 48 ..... .. 5,006 79 49 2 ..... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 3,932 35 3,539 33 ..... .. 821 13 2,718 88 393 60

Over 64, under full retirement age...... 504 4 434 4 ..... .. 119 2 315 10 70 11

Full retirement age to 69................... 931 8 785 7 785 66 ..... .. ..... .. 146 22

70 to 74.......................................... 261 2 234 2 234 20 ..... .. ..... .. 27 4

75 to 79.......................................... 90 1 84 1 83 7 ..... .. 1 (3) 6 1

80 and older.................................... 96 1 88 1 88 7 ..... .. ..... .. 8 1

 

 Total........................................... 11,256 100 10,606 100 1,190 100 6,333 100 3,083 100 650 100

Average age....................................

1

 Full retirement age, also known as normal retirement age, is gradually increasing from age 65 to age 67 over a 22 year period. For those born 1/2/1943 - 1/1/1955, the normal retirement age is 66 years.

2

 Age at end of fiscal year 2010 for annuities in current-payment status, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

3

 Less than 0.5 percent.

 

62.2 62.0 70.1 60.1 62.8 64.7
 

Children 

Under age 18

Disabled and students Disabled, aged

Aged widow(er)s widow(er)s1 aged 18 to 19 18 and older

Amount of annuity Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS 

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Less than $100.00........................ 2,799 2 50 1 1 (2) 225 5 324 3 7 (2) 211 3 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 2,820 2 94 2 4 1 234 6 469 5 4 (2) 272 3 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 2,792 2 96 2 4 1 242 6 532 6 14 1 221 3 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 2,658 2 118 3 4 1 214 5 620 6 6 (2) 266 3 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 2,832 2 118 3 3 (2) 166 4 594 6 9 (2) 452 5 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 3,423 3 163 4 9 1 179 4 621 6 34 2 481 6 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 3,727 3 181 4 7 1 156 4 638 7 40 2 491 6 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 4,117 4 238 6 16 2 188 5 593 6 105 5 756 9 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 3,993 3 324 8 18 2 227 5 598 6 89 5 1,123 14 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 4,483 4 339 8 26 3 266 6 551 6 117 6 1,070 13 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 5,094 4 381 9 34 4 367 9 614 6 156 8 863 10 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99.................. 2,582 2 197 5 19 2 238 6 323 3 93 5 360 4 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99.................. 2,683 2 178 4 14 2 185 4 283 3 107 6 289 4 

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99.................. 2,783 2 165 4 29 4 153 4 292 3 108 6 300 4 

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99.................. 3,048 3 179 4 25 3 150 4 260 3 93 5 271 3 

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99.................. 3,303 3 166 4 27 3 150 4 316 3 98 5 231 3 

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99.................. 3,452 3 148 3 29 4 165 4 316 3 97 5 159 2 

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99.................. 3,752 3 154 4 31 4 180 4 315 3 94 5 113 1 

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99.................. 3,808 3 128 3 34 4 140 3 262 3 105 5 81 1 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 8,435 7 218 5 64 8 189 5 436 5 209 11 90 1 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 9,668 8 182 4 55 7 89 2 259 3 134 7 61 1 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 8,145 7 101 2 42 5 28 1 172 2 100 5 41 (2)

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 6,004 5 92 2 44 6 17 (2) 88 1 62 3 16 (2)

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 4,563 4 80 2 40 5 8 (2) 46 (2) 28 1 15 (2)

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 3,510 3 49 1 34 4 2 (2) 35 (2) 14 1 4 (2)

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99.................. 4,552 4 69 2 54 7 1 (2) 21 (2) 7 (2) 1 (2)

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99.................. 1,478 1 14 (2) 23 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99................. 1,185 1 17 (2) 15 2 1 (2) 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99................. 842 1 6 (2) 12 2 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$2,600.00 and over....................... 2,118 2 6 (2) 57 7 1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total............................................ 114,649 100 4,251 100 774 100 4,161 100 9,580 100 1,930 100 8,238 100 

 

Average annuity..........................

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type of beneficiary and amount

Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

$1,329 $1,108 $1,643 $896 $1,271 $859

and fathers widow(er)s widow(er)s

$880
 

 

Children 

Under age 18

Disabled Divorced and students Disabled, aged

Aged widow(er)s widow(er)s1 widow(er)s aged 18 to 19 18 and older

Amount of annuity Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Less than $100.00........................ 100 2 . . . . 6 6 6 4 36 5 1 (2) . . . . 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 53 1 2 1 . . . . 5 3 28 4 2 1 2 2 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 78 1 3 2 . . . . 7 4 37 5 . . . . . . . . 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 57 1 5 3 2 2 8 5 33 5 6 2 1 1 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 91 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 37 5 3 1 4 3 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 99 2 5 3 . . . . 10 6 41 6 1 (2) 4 3 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 122 2 6 3 . . . . 4 3 41 6 12 4 4 3 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 192 3 5 3 . . . . 5 3 48 7 18 6 10 8 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 150 2 6 3 3 3 1 1 30 4 16 5 9 7 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 166 3 7 4 4 4 6 4 35 5 28 9 7 5 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 186 3 11 6 4 4 8 5 38 5 22 7 9 7 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99.................. 213 3 6 3 1 1 9 6 35 5 30 10 19 15 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99.................. 200 3 10 5 3 3 8 5 34 5 31 10 20 15 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99.................. 206 3 10 5 4 4 25 16 37 5 25 8 17 13 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 199 3 11 6 9 9 22 14 58 8 21 7 4 3 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 228 4 10 5 5 5 14 9 34 5 34 11 5 4 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 241 4 10 5 3 3 7 4 34 5 9 3 7 5 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 325 5 8 4 5 5 3 2 23 3 18 6 3 2 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 355 6 16 8 7 7 2 1 16 2 8 3 4 3 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 420 7 12 6 4 4 1 1 10 1 6 2 1 1 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 454 7 10 5 4 4 1 1 7 1 3 1 1 1 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99.................. 377 6 5 3 2 2 . . . . 9 1 1 (2) . . . . 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99.................. 311 5 6 3 1 1 . . . . 1 (2) 3 1 . . . . 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99................. 260 4 5 3 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99................. 218 4 9 5 6 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99................. 198 3 3 2 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99................. 171 3 3 2 4 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99................. 130 2 1 1 7 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99................. 96 2 2 1 4 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$2,900.00 and over....................... 267 4 1 1 6 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total........................................... 6,163 100 189 100 99 100 157 100 702 100 298 100 131 100 

Average annuity..........................

 

$1,740 $1,536 $1,778 $1,064 $963 $1,229 $1,144

and fathers widow(er)s

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type of beneficiary and amount - Continued

Widowed mothers Remarried

1 Average reductions for age in these annuities, which are initially awarded at ages 50-59, were $426 for those in current-payment status and $538 for those awarded in fiscal year 2010. Annuities in

current-payment status include 2,437 now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities. 2 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data exclude annuities to parents (32 in current-payment status averaging $935 and 4 awarded in the year averaging $798), and 297 annuities to widow(er)s temporarily being paid at spouse rates pending 

final adjudication of survivor annuities.
 

Widow(er)s Other survivors 

Net tier I Vested dual RR-SS benefit Total tier II Net tier I Total tier II

Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS 

ON DECEMBER 31, 2009

Less than $20.00. . . . . . . . . 429 (1) 238 15 4,695 4 35 (1) 1,049 10

$20.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . 1,083 1 467 29 7,926 6 67 1 1,833 18

$60.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 1,188 1 544 33 10,274 8 81 1 2,416 23

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 1,651 1 318 19 19,547 16 98 1 3,726 36

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 1,732 1 62 4 19,718 16 98 1 801 8

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . 1,870 1 2 (1) 14,045 11 151 1 287 3

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 2,061 2 1 (1) 9,155 7 143 1 164 2

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . 2,308 2 1 (1) 7,034 6 172 2 77 1

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 2,380 2 . . . . . . 6,116 5 187 2 39 (1)

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . 2,443 2 . . . . . . 4,674 4 321 3 20 (1)

$450.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 2,618 2 . . . . . . 3,689 3 251 2 12 (1)

$500.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . 2,687 2 . . . . . . 3,067 2 247 2 3 (1)

$550.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 2,720 2 . . . . . . 2,521 2 269 3 1 (1)

$600.00 to $649.99. . . . . . . . 2,610 2 . . . . . . 2,122 2 355 3 1 (1)

$650.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 2,603 2 . . . . . . 1,859 2 507 5 . . . . . .

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 5,043 4 . . . . . . 2,824 2 1,316 13 . . . . . .

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 5,780 4 . . . . . . 1,711 1 1,231 12 . . . . . .

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 6,349 5 . . . . . . 996 1 1,022 10 . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 7,391 6 . . . . . . 551 (1) 1,037 10 . . . . . .

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 9,259 7 . . . . . . 289 (1) 934 9 . . . . . .

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99. . . . . 5,376 4 . . . . . . 105 (1) 368 4 . . . . . .

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 6,200 5 . . . . . . 53 (1) 247 2 . . . . . .

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . 8,393 6 . . . . . . 40 (1) 175 2 . . . . . .

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 8,491 7 . . . . . . 23 (1) 179 2 . . . . . .

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . 8,556 7 . . . . . . 23 (1) 191 2 . . . . . .

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 6,712 5 . . . . . . 8 (1) 121 1 . . . . . .

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . 5,185 4 . . . . . . 11 (1) 115 1 . . . . . .

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 4,667 4 . . . . . . 4 (1) 79 1 . . . . . .

$1,600.00 to $1,649.99. . . . . 4,107 3 . . . . . . 1 (1) 79 1 . . . . . .

$1,650.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 2,538 2 . . . . . . 2 (1) 41 (1) . . . . . .

$1,700.00 and over. . . . . . . . 5,046 4 . . . . . . 5 (1) 51 1 . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,476 100 1,633 100 123,088 100 10,168 100 10,429 100 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,080 $70 $264 $864 $99

See footnote at end of table.

Table B22.--Components of survivor annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by type of beneficiary and amount
Widow(er)s Other survivors 

Net tier I Total tier II Net tier I Total tier II

Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

AWARDED IN 2009

Less than $20.00. . . . . . . . . 20 (1) 39 1 . . . . . . 21 5

$20.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . 46 1 90 1 1 (1) 120 27

$60.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 55 1 101 2 . . . . . . 86 19

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 79 1 141 2 2 (1) 91 20

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 82 1 177 3 . . . . . . 50 11

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . 85 1 241 4 2 (1) 38 8

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 104 1 266 4 1 (1) 12 3

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . 137 2 311 5 3 1 11 2

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 113 2 378 6 3 1 7 2

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . 124 2 361 6 2 (1) 8 2

$450.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 156 2 450 7 4 1 4 1

$500.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . 128 2 457 7 3 1 . . . . . .

$550.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 146 2 416 6 8 2 . . . . . .

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 292 4 669 10 28 6 . . . . . .

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 248 4 722 11 31 7 . . . . . .

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 229 3 581 9 23 5 . . . . . .

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 180 3 465 7 38 9 . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 207 3 276 4 47 11 . . . . . .

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 235 3 157 2 53 12 . . . . . .

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99. . . . . 157 2 67 1 21 5 . . . . . .

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 221 3 38 1 25 6 . . . . . .

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . 380 5 25 (1) 12 3 . . . . . .

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 470 7 19 (1) 23 5 . . . . . .

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . 482 7 17 (1) 20 5 . . . . . .

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 451 6 6 (1) 27 6 . . . . . .

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . 390 6 7 (1) 18 4 . . . . . .

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 380 5 2 (1) 13 3 . . . . . .

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 647 9 2 (1) 17 4 . . . . . .

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 361 5 3 (1) 17 4 . . . . . .

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 190 3 1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,900.00 and over. . . . . . . . 210 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,005 100 6,485 100 442 100 448 100

 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,187 $602 $1,129 $124

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data for widow(er)s' annuities exclude 205 annuities temporarily being paid at spouse rates pending final adjudication of survivor annuities. Component data 

based on cases where record is available.

Table B22.--Components of survivor annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, and awarded in calendar year 2009, by type of beneficiary and amount - Continued
Disabled Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

Total Aged widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) widow(er)s widow(er)s

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 2010

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,615 $1,253 114,649 $1,329 14,251 $1,108 774 $1,643 4,161 $896 9,580 $880 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,456 1,073 106,997 1,121 4,056 931 760 1,210 4,161 896 9,580 880 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,612 1,426 114,646 1,455 4,251 1,541 774 1,233 4,161 1,417 9,580 1,539 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 51,332 415 40,103 413 1,507 467 33 391 1,643 373 5,697 449 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,252 268 114,076 284 4,246 218 772 461 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,083 211 113,239 221 4,196 183 771 300 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,383 242 2,343 242 35 286 1 25 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 36,503 191 34,986 192 988 147 529 236 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,116 287 100,674 299 3,472 236 767 463 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,136 155 13,402 169 774 134 5 144 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,324 71 1,218 69 106 85 ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,574 255 54,896 236 4,225 426 ........ ..... 2,658 297 4,795 291 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,915 836 37,854 855 1,444 812 33 1,018 1,599 809 5,639 833 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,839 $1,264 91 $1,414 8,238 $859 32 $935 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,834 1,169 90 1,245 7,948 790 30 817 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,839 1,188 91 1,259 8,238 909 32 1,452 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 88 265 4 405 2,231 378 26 534 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,838 97 91 183 8,204 98 25 217 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,830 98 91 183 7,931 101 25 217 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ..... ..... 4 43 ..... ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,838 97 91 183 4,249 87 25 217 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ..... ..... 3,955 110 ..... ..... 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 417 4 646 2,228 570 26 874 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B23.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type of beneficiary and component

Students aged 18-19 Parents

Children
Disabled Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

Total Aged widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) widow(er)s widow(er)s

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,743 $1,621 6,163 $1,740 189 $1,536 99 $1,778 157 $1,064 702 $963 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,403 1,177 5,837 1,211 181 1,056 98 1,235 157 1,064 699 1,001 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,743 1,595 6,163 1,609 189 1,860 99 1,233 157 1,678 702 1,708 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 2,834 480 2,223 476 83 529 ..... ..... 61 416 410 528 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,851 585 6,133 618 189 525 99 689 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,843 291 6,127 303 189 269 99 341 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 309 149 310 1 147 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 6,367 309 6,083 310 185 261 99 347 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,292 314 2,629 295 189 538 ..... ..... 110 360 364 320 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,666 893 2,072 903 76 920 ..... ..... 58 847 405 901 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 $1,212 22 $1,443 131 $1,144 4 $798 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 1,113 22 1,270 131 1,016 3 681 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 1,127 22 1,270 131 1,155 4 1,635 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 13 303 ..... ..... 40 234 4 635 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 103 22 173 129 131 3 383 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 103 22 173 128 132 3 383 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 411 ..... ..... 39 467 4 1,150 

 1

 Includes 2,437 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities. 2

 Includes offset for tier I portion of survivor's employee annuity.

3

 Includes spouse minimum increase, conversion from 1937 Act increase, and restoration of tier I reduction for receipt of employee annuity.

4

 Amount added to tier II component to raise widow(er)'s annuity to the initial minimum amount at award.

5

 Tier II based on deceased employee's tier II amount.

6

 Sum of tier I and 1981-law regular tier II age reductions.

Table B23.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type of beneficiary and component - Continued

Students aged 18-19 Parents

Children

NOTE.--Detail will not produce overall average annuity amounts as deductions for work and other adjustments are not reflected. Component data based on cases where record is available. Data 

exclude 297 annuities to widow(er)s temporarily being paid at spouse rates pending final adjudication of survivor annuities.
Table B24.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and age of annuitant

Disabled Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

Total2 Aged widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) widow(er)s widow(er)s Children

Age of annuitant1 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 335 3 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,501 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 1,501 15 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 4

152 1 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 4 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 238 2 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 91 12 ........ ..... 12 (3) 554 5 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,661 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 269 35 ........ ..... 15 (3) 1,377 14 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,628 3 ........ ..... 825 19 302 39 33 1 128 1 2,340 23 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,765 12 11,363 10 1,561 37 108 14 610 15 2,078 22 2,045 20 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,502 25 28,752 25 1,040 24 ...... ..... 1,296 31 3,282 34 1,128 11 

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,666 41 52,470 46 679 16 ...... ..... 1,707 41 3,339 35 450 4 

90 to 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,496 16 21,089 18 144 3 ...... ..... 499 12 709 7 48 (3) 

100 and older . . . . . . . . . . . 1,010 1 975 1 2 (3) ...... ..... 16 (3) 17 (3) ........ .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,615 100 114,649 100 5

4,251 100 774 100 4,161 100 9,580 100 10,168 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 79.2 82.4 69.7 50.4 79.9 77.4 49.6

 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table B24.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, and awarded in fiscal year 2010, by type and age of annuitant - Continued

Disabled Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

Total2 Aged widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) widow(er)s widow(er)s Children

Age of annuitant1 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 90 21 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 3 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 6

196 46 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 7

13 3 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... 3 3 ..... ..... ..... ..... 18 4 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 17 17 ..... ..... 8 1 22 5 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 36 36 ..... ..... 5 1 47 11 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 4 ....... ..... 189 100 37 37 9 6 30 4 29 7 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,412 31 1,943 32 ..... ..... 6 6 92 59 357 51 14 3 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,155 28 1,919 31 ..... ..... ..... ..... 36 23 200 28 ..... .....

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,165 28 2,045 33 ..... ..... ..... ..... 19 12 98 14 ..... .....

90 and older. . . . . . . . . . . . 262 3 256 4 ..... ..... ..... ..... 1 1 4 1 ..... .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,743 100 6,163 100 189 100 99 100 157 100 702 100 429 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.8 75.3 54.9 47.3 68.1 69.2 22.0

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2010 for annuities in current-payment status at end of year, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

2

 Includes annuities to parents.

3

 Less than 0.5 percent.

4

 Includes 91 annuities to full-time students and 58 to disabled children. There were 3 children who recently turned 18 whose continued qualification was under review. 5

 Includes 2,437 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities. 6

 Includes 10 annuities to full-time students. 

7

 Includes 12 annuities to full-time students and to 1 disabled child.

NOTE.--Current-payment status data exclude 297 annuities to widow(er)s temporarily being paid at spouse rates pending final adjudication of survivor annuities.
 

Family members on rolls 

Aged or disabled Widowed mother or Remarried or Two or more

widow(er) father and--1 divorced widow(er) widow(er)s2 Children only

Without With 1 2 3 or more Without With Without With 1 2 3 or more

children children child children children children children children children child children children Parent3

 

Less than $100.00.............. 2,905 2 ... ... ... 521 ... 3 ... 183 2 ... 1 

$100.00 to $199.99............ 3,086 2 ... ... ... 622 ... 2 1 231 ... ... ... 

$200.00 to $299.99............ 3,029 6 ... ... ... 639 ... 3 ... 181 1 ... 1 

$300.00 to $399.99............ 2,912 4 ... ... ... 675 ... 16 ... 210 1 ... 1 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 3,109 4 2 ... ... 621 ... 16 ... 350 1 ... 3 

$500.00 to $599.99............ 3,716 9 ... ... ... 639 ... 23 ... 381 8 ... 4 

$600.00 to $699.99............ 4,057 9 ... ... ... 615 2 25 ... 351 3 ... 2 

$700.00 to $799.99............ 4,435 17 ... ... ... 614 6 23 1 604 6 ... ... 

$800.00 to $899.99............ 4,468 13 2 ... ... 689 3 35 ... 937 3 ... 2 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 4,997 18 1 ... ... 660 2 45 ... 798 2 1 3 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99....... 5,653 20 1 ... ... 797 10 49 ... 581 9 1 2 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99....... 5,795 24 2 ... ... 841 14 50 ... 418 9 2 2 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 6,363 31 2 1 ... 684 7 70 1 320 8 ... 2 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 7,243 22 3 ... ... 737 10 60 ... 252 11 1 1 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 8,057 31 6 ... ... 699 8 76 1 165 8 ... 4 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... 8,793 33 4 1 ... 455 8 64 1 103 16 1 ... 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... 10,058 34 6 1 1 234 11 83 ... 76 17 4 1 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... 8,248 30 7 ... ... 127 6 90 ... 49 10 2 ... 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... 5,970 61 2 ... ... 57 8 84 ... 23 16 4 1 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... 4,367 46 9 1 ... 33 16 98 1 21 16 1 ... 

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99....... 5,588 150 24 ... ... 29 18 211 ... 15 26 2 1 

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99....... 3,022 165 28 4 2 1 29 190 2 4 33 4 ... 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99....... 1,708 197 37 4 1 1 27 182 3 ... 24 3 1 

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99....... 798 192 41 10 4 1 26 175 4 ... 27 11 ... 

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99....... 412 148 62 13 2 ... 31 157 3 ... 24 6 ... 

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99....... 203 128 42 14 1 ... 24 122 8 ... 28 8 ... 

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99....... 89 70 47 19 9 ... 15 93 7 ... 10 9 ... 

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99....... 25 48 58 19 6 ... 12 98 4 ... 15 6 ... 

$3,600.00 and over............ 19 74 149 97 25 ... 21 152 53 ... 12 17 1 

 

 Total............................... 119,125 1,588 535 184 51 10,991 314 2,295 90 6,253 346 83 33 

Average amount............... $1,291 $2,398 $3,119 $3,749 $3,600 $858 $2,355 $2,252 $3,825 $852 $2,178 $2,866 $1,088 

Table B25.--Survivor family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2009, by family composition and amount

Family amount

1 Excludes 2 families with only a widowed mother or father on the rolls, where the children's annuities were being withheld on December 31, 2009. 2 An aged or disabled widow(er) or mother (father) and one or more remarried or divorced widow(er)s, or two or more remarried or divorced widow(er)s. 3 Includes 2 families with a parent and one or more other beneficiaries.

NOTE.--Data exclude 205 annuities to widow(er)s temporarily being paid at spouse annuity rates pending final adjudication of survivor annuities.
Table B26.--Lump-sum death benefits and residual payments awarded in fiscal year 2010, by status of employee at death and amount

 

Status of employee at death

Total Nonretired

Amount Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFITS1

Less than $200.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 1 . . . . . 43 1

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

438 12 104 100 334 9

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1 . . . . . 26 1

$400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 1 . . . . . 35 1

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1 . . . . . 38 1

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 2 . . . . . 76 2

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 3 . . . . . 130 4

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 6 . . . . . 239 7

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 12 . . . . . 460 13

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,252 34 . . . . . 1,252 35

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 914 25 . . . . . 914 25

$1,200.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 2 . . . . . 71 2 

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,722 100 104 100 3,618 100 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $915 $255 $934

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 3 16 . . . .

$500.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 21 4 21 . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 3 16 . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 3 16 . . . .

$3,000.00 to $3,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 3 16 . . . .

$4,000.00 to $4,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11 2 11 . . . .

$5,000.00 to $5,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 1 5 . . . .

$6,000.00 to $6,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$7,000.00 to $7,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,000.00 to $8,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$9,000.00 to $9,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$10,000.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 100 19 100 . . . . 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,133 $2,133 . . . . 

1

 Includes 8 awards of deferred lump-sum benefits averaging $586.

2

 Includes 419 awards of $255, the maximum amount under the 1974 Act when the employee completed 10 years of service after 1974 or, if less than 10 years of service,

 at least 5 were after 1995. The employee was nonretired at death in 104 of these cases and retired in 315 cases. 

NOTE.--Number of benefits refers to number of employees whose deaths gave rise to the benefits rather than to number of beneficiaries who received them.

Retired
 

Total1 Retirement benefits2 Survivor benefits

 Monthly Monthly Monthly

State3 Number amount Number amount Number amount

 

Alabama.......................................................................... 12,000 $16,537 9,500 $13,406 2,500 $3,131

Alaska............................................................................. 200 275 200 221 100 54

Arizona............................................................................ 11,900 15,375 9,500 12,331 2,400 3,039

Arkansas......................................................................... 12,300 17,147 10,200 14,485 2,100 2,656

California......................................................................... 35,300 44,756 27,700 35,568 7,600 9,175

Colorado.......................................................................... 9,500 13,052 7,600 10,780 1,800 2,267

Connecticut....................................................................... 3,200 4,554 2,400 3,580 800 974

Delaware.......................................................................... 2,300 3,279 1,800 2,628 500 650

Washington DC.................................................................. 500 565 400 435 100 130

Florida............................................................................. 36,400 48,068 29,500 39,714 7,000 8,346

Georgia............................................................................ 20,400 28,141 16,600 23,330 3,800 4,810

Hawaii.............................................................................. 200 224 200 174 (4) 49

Idaho................................................................................ 5,700 7,844 4,600 6,400 1,100 1,443

Illinois............................................................................... 42,500 54,738 33,600 43,670 8,800 11,055

Indiana............................................................................. 20,200 26,995 15,900 21,576 4,200 5,414

Iowa................................................................................. 11,200 14,618 8,800 11,590 2,300 3,024

Kansas............................................................................. 17,600 24,080 14,300 19,810 3,300 4,264

Kentucky.......................................................................... 18,600 24,799 14,900 20,101 3,700 4,692

Louisiana.......................................................................... 9,300 12,534 7,300 9,983 2,000 2,548

Maine............................................................................... 3,400 4,286 2,600 3,252 800 1,034

Maryland.......................................................................... 10,700 14,117 8,200 10,978 2,500 3,138

Massachusetts................................................................... 4,900 6,247 3,700 4,774 1,200 1,473

Michigan.......................................................................... 17,900 23,309 14,200 18,672 3,600 4,628

Minnesota......................................................................... 18,800 24,157 14,800 19,159 4,000 4,992

Mississippi........................................................................ 7,800 10,258 6,200 8,292 1,600 1,964

Missouri........................................................................... 23,700 31,360 19,000 25,472 4,700 5,880

Montana........................................................................... 7,200 9,872 5,800 8,027 1,400 1,842

Nebraska.......................................................................... 15,200 21,846 12,700 18,495 2,500 3,344

Nevada............................................................................. 4,100 5,376 3,300 4,369 800 1,006

New Hampshire.................................................................. 1,100 1,343 800 1,019 300 324

New Jersey....................................................................... 10,600 14,437 7,900 11,170 2,700 3,265

New Mexico...................................................................... 5,400 7,089 4,200 5,620 1,200 1,468

New York.......................................................................... 26,000 36,699 20,000 29,508 6,000 7,187

North Carolina.................................................................... 12,700 16,522 9,900 13,196 2,800 3,324

North Dakota...................................................................... 3,900 5,186 3,000 4,021 900 1,161

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, by class and state (Amounts in thousands)
 

Total1 Retirement benefits2 Survivor benefits

 Monthly Monthly Monthly

State3 Number amount Number amount Number amount

 

Ohio................................................................................. 33,800 $43,429 25,900 $33,407 7,900 $10,015

Oklahoma......................................................................... 6,200 8,339 4,900 6,681 1,300 1,655

Oregon............................................................................. 10,200 13,536 8,100 10,847 2,100 2,684

Pennsylvania...................................................................... 42,200 55,832 31,100 41,783 11,100 14,044

Rhode Island...................................................................... 700 847 500 660 200 187

South Carolina.................................................................... 8,300 11,189 6,500 9,090 1,700 2,097

South Dakota..................................................................... 1,800 2,348 1,400 1,905 300 442

Tennessee........................................................................ 15,300 20,557 12,100 16,606 3,200 3,946

Texas............................................................................... 41,600 56,879 33,200 46,133 8,400 10,721

Utah.................................................................................. 6,500 8,906 5,200 7,072 1,400 1,831

Vermont........................................................................... 1,000 1,122 700 820 200 303

Virginia............................................................................. 21,100 28,192 16,300 22,403 4,700 5,786

Washington....................................................................... 14,300 19,139 11,400 15,410 2,900 3,724

West Virginia...................................................................... 11,000 14,506 8,200 10,985 2,700 3,518

Wisconsin......................................................................... 12,500 15,742 9,900 12,449 2,600 3,288

Wyoming......................................................................... 3,900 5,638 3,200 4,746 700 891

Outside United States:

Canada............................................................................. 2,700 1,874 1,700 1,016 1,000 858

Mexico............................................................................. 300 247 100 98 200 149

Other................................................................................ 700 751 400 466 300 284

 

 Total5.............................................................................. 676,700 $898,786 532,000 $718,384 143,900 $180,198

 

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2010, by class and state (Amounts in thousands) - Continued

1 Includes 700 partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. 2 Includes 121,200 supplemental annuities to employees receiving regular annuities. In a relatively small number of cases, employees were also receiving spouse or widow(er)'s benefits. 3 State of residence of beneficiary on September 30, 2010.

4 Less than 50.

5 Includes beneficiaries whose state of residence was unknown.

NOTE.--Retirement benefits include regular and supplemental employee annuities, spouse annuities and divorced spouse annuities. Survivor benefits include annuities to aged and disabled 

widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, remarried and divorced widow(er)s, children, parents, and widow(er)s annuities temporarily being paid at spouse annuity rates pending final 

adjudication of survivor annuities. Benefit amounts exclude social security payments to dual beneficiaries.
Table B27. - Number of RR Act Benefits by State, Fiscal Year 2010