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 

with 30 years of service and their spouses, or to spouses or widow(er)s with children in their care. 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 at least 10 or more years of total 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. The residual lump-sum payment is reduced by the amount 

of all retirement benefits which the employee received based on his or her railroad work.

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 age 62 for a full month, or, if the employee is deceased, the employee would 

be age 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 2016 (tables B7, B8, B12 and B18) reflect 

the effects of recertifications through March 31, 2017.

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

1. An employee with 12 months of railroad service in the 30 months preceding retirement or death generally has a 

current connection. 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. Full retirement age is age 65 for employees and spouses born before 1938 and widow(er)s born before 1940. Full

retirement age is gradually increasing, reaching age 67 for employees and spouses born after 1959 and widow(er)s 

born after 1961.

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.

Annuitants full retirement age and over originally awarded a disability annuity are included in the employee age and service 

counts because a disability annuity converts to an age and service annuity when the annuitant attains full retirement age.
 

 

Retired employees

Spouses

Awarded Disability and Widowed

age converted Supple- divorced Aged Disabled mothers Remarried Divorced 

 Total1 annuity to age2 Disability mental3 spouses widow(er)s4 widow(er)s5 (fathers)4 Children widow(er)s widow(er)s4

 

 

NUMBER AT END OF YEAR 

2008 ............................ 686,636 191,146 34,401 49,648 120,824 136,332 124,089 4,450 832 10,692 4,552 9,552

2009 ............................ 680,534 190,302 34,688 49,116 120,778 136,467 119,459 4,323 814 10,417 4,361 9,520

2010 ............................ 676,653 190,236 35,557 47,960 121,166 137,112 114,929 4,251 776 10,168 4,161 9,595

2011 ............................ 672,484 190,100 36,259 46,850 121,422 138,253 110,372 4,136 745 9,881 4,003 9,598

2012 ............................ 668,957 189,909 37,370 45,066 121,614 139,741 106,268 4,081 739 9,687 3,824 9,660

2013 ............................ 664,055 189,569 39,506 41,745 121,530 140,894 102,186 3,965 703 9,463 3,666 9,710

2014 ............................ 661,069 190,224 41,554 37,891 122,086 142,626 98,435 3,868 688 9,164 3,506 9,747

2015 ............................ 656,847 190,114 43,141 34,514 123,037 143,920 94,279 3,741 665 8,978 3,344 9,704

2016 ............................ 654,127 190,835 44,744 31,308 122,966 145,891 90,919 3,660 652 8,695 3,187 9,709

2017 ............................ 648,277 190,301 46,180 27,990 122,050 146,850 87,817 3,528 623 8,478 3,037 9,708 

AVERAGE AMOUNT

2008 ............................ ......... $1,982 $1,787 $2,267 $42 $742 $1,222 $1,025 $1,529 $879 $816 $804

2009 ............................ ......... 2,126 1,909 2,400 42 795 1,294 1,084 1,597 935 879 867

2010 ............................ ......... 2,186 1,954 2,419 42 817 1,329 1,108 1,643 937 896 880

2011 ............................ ......... 2,244 1,995 2,437 42 839 1,366 1,133 1,663 941 907 892

2012 ............................ ......... 2,363 2,098 2,526 42 882 1,426 1,181 1,700 980 956 938

2013 ............................ ......... 2,451 2,180 2,574 42 915 1,476 1,217 1,757 1,006 986 974

2014 ............................ ......... 2,536 2,252 2,613 42 946 1,525 1,250 1,798 1,027 1,005 1,005

2015 ............................ ......... 2,625 2,322 2,663 42 975 1,576 1,285 1,835 1,055 1,036 1,040

2016 ............................ ......... 2,675 2,358 2,675 42 991 1,618 1,307 1,883 1,066 1,050 1,055

2017 ............................ ......... 2,731 2,401 2,691 42 1,008 1,664 1,326 1,878 1,078 1,071 1,078 

 

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, 2017, there were 20 parents' annuities in current-payment status averaging $907 and 1,695 partition payments averaging $315.

2

 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these annuitants are receiving

 age and service annuities. Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 

 for those born before 1938.

3

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

4

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

5 Includes annuities to disabled widow(er)s age 60 and over now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities. 

 

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, 2008-2017
 

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

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

2011.......................... 39,647 10,542 3,086 7,087 11,301 6,053 173 110 417 158 718

2012.......................... 38,649 10,054 2,858 6,778 11,479 5,828 181 115 454 164 734

2013.......................... 38,094 10,211 2,324 6,502 11,444 5,995 164 111 456 146 739

2014.......................... 37,294 10,210 1,800 6,673 11,495 5,582 133 111 398 144 745

20153........................ 36,316 10,059 1,686 6,194 11,300 5,546 120 99 462 151 696

2016......................... 35,950 10,236 1,682 5,910 11,373 5,319 123 94 380 116 715

2017......................... 33,540 9,121 1,562 5,178 10,758 5,484 86 86 390 127 746 

Cumulative 1937-2017 5,272,471 1,532,634 528,721 527,967 1,233,265 1,056,924 19,134 85,598 239,574 16,220 28,880 

AVERAGE AMOUNT

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

2011......................... ........ 2,814 2,524 41 958 1,789 1,531 1,779 1,194 1,077 991

2012......................... ........ 2,888 2,585 41 981 1,859 1,515 1,647 1,220 1,130 1,049

2013......................... ........ 2,921 2,565 41 1,003 1,911 1,503 1,916 1,332 1,161 1,104

2014......................... ........ 3,041 2,624 41 1,024 1,985 1,615 1,874 1,294 1,151 1,095

2015......................... ........ 3,114 2,611 41 1,055 2,031 1,685 1,728 1,302 1,153 1,175

2016......................... ........ 3,124 2,667 41 1,062 2,096 1,677 2,034 1,371 1,166 1,174

2017......................... ........ 3,159 2,723 41 1,047 2,113 1,752 1,806 1,368 1,189 1,209 

Fiscal year

Table B2.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities awarded during year, by type of annuitant and fiscal year, 2008-2017

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 2017 total includes 2 annuities to parents averaging $844. Cumulative total includes 3,554 annuities to parents.

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

3 Supplemental annuity awards exclude more than 1,000 restorations due to Legal Opinion 2014-2, Reductions to Supplemental Annuities for 401(k) Distributions.

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, 2008-2017 (Amount in millions), cash basis 

 

Retirement

Total Regular employee Supplemental Spouse and

retirement and annuities employee divorced spouse

 survivor1 Total and pensions annuities2 annuities

 

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 

2011.............................. 10,946.5 8,778.5 7,338.5 60.8 1,379.2 

2012.............................. 11,330.3 9,155.4 7,636.7 60.8 1,457.9 

2013.............................. 11,635.7 9,456.5 7,865.7 60.6 1,530.2 

2014.............................. 11,896.4 9,724.9 8,064.7 60.8 1,599.5 

2015.............................. 12,174.1 10,012.2 8,283.7 61.1 1,667.4 

2016.............................. 12,347.0 10,202.4 8,415.3 61.6 1,725.5 

2017.............................. 12,469.5 10,341.4 8,505.2 61.2 1,775.0 

 

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

 

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) 

2011.............................. 2,161.6 1,821.7 58.5 16.0 44.3 102.3 118.5 3.6 0.1 

2012.............................. 2,168.3 1,822.4 59.6 15.4 44.3 107.3 119.0 3.4 (4) 

2013.............................. 2,172.3 1,819.1 60.1 15.3 44.0 112.3 121.1 3.2 (4) 

2014.............................. 2,164.2 1,809.0 59.9 15.5 43.2 116.8 119.5 2.9 (4) 

2015.............................. 2,153.9 1,795.4 59.7 15.3 42.5 120.7 120.0 3.0 (4) 

2016.............................. 2,136.5 1,778.5 59.7 15.2 41.0 123.2 118.6 2.7 (4) 

2017.............................. 2,119.5 1,763.4 58.0 14.9 39.8 125.7 117.5 2.4 (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 2017, these partition payments totaled $6,219,000.

2

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

3

 Includes parents' annuities. 

4

 Less than $50,000.

SOURCE: Bureau of Fiscal Operations

Fiscal year
Table B4.--Lump-sum death benefits and residual payments awarded, by status of employee at death and fiscal year, 2008-2017

 

 Status of employee at death 

Total Nonretired Retired

 Average Average Average

 Fiscal year Number amount Number amount Number amount 

LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFITS1

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

2011..................................................... 3,598 916 120 262 3,478 939

2012..................................................... 3,466 928 110 255 3,356 950

2013..................................................... 3,280 922 99 264 3,181 943

2014..................................................... 3,084 925 93 255 2,991 946

2015..................................................... 3,108 927 64 255 3,044 941

2016..................................................... 2,796 921 80 255 2,716 941

2017..................................................... 2,517 933 70 255 2,447 953

Cumulative 1947-2017.......................... 790,988 ...... 167,835 ...... 623,153 ......

 

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

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 .. ......

2011..................................................... 24 2,519 19 2,866 5 1,204

2012..................................................... 11 919 9 731 2 1,769

2013..................................................... 7 3,087 7 3,087 .. ......

2014..................................................... 5 2,304 4 2,504 1 1,508

2015..................................................... 5 2,684 4 3,242 1 451

2016..................................................... 3 5,516 2 4,177 1 8,194

2017..................................................... 3 1,040 3 1,040 .. ......

Cumulative 1938-2017.......................... 307,902 ...... 282,069 ...... 25,833 ......

 

1 Includes deferred lump-sum death benefits; 16,025 were awarded in the period 1947-2017, of which 2 averaging $255 were in 2017.

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, 2017, 

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:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age ................................................. 128,602 $3,263 9,514 7 $1,361 119,088

 Reduced age ........................................ 61,699 1,621 11,977 19 1,356 49,722

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 46,180 2,401 5,285 11 1,009 40,895

Disability ................................................ 27,990 2,691 1,819 6 1,043 26,171

 

 Total ................................................... 264,471 $2,669 28,607 11 $1,274 235,864

 

Immediate retirements2:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age ................................................. 109,201 $3,439 5,005 5 $1,183 104,196

 Reduced age ........................................ 17,649 2,154 1,512 9 1,292 16,137

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 37,578 2,586 2,350 6 867 35,228

Disability ................................................ 22,406 2,908 379 2 885 22,027

 

 Total ................................................... 186,834 $3,082 9,257 5 $1,108 177,577

 

Deferred retirements2:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age ................................................. 19,401 $2,274 4,509 23 $1,559 14,892

 Reduced age ........................................ 44,050 1,407 10,465 24 1,365 33,585

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 8,602 1,593 2,935 34 1,123 5,667

Disability ................................................ 5,584 1,821 1,440 26 1,085 4,144

 

 Total ................................................... 77,637 $1,674 19,350 25 $1,353 58,287

 

See footnotes at end of table.

 1,133 2,799

 $928 $2,880

 $1,989 $3,509

 1,724 2,639

 800 2,002

 886 2,273

 1,828 2,927

 $1,734 $3,153

 $543 $2,049

 $602 $2,780

 389 1,724

 950 2,124

 annuity annuity annuity

 $1,332 $3,418

 1,211 2,551

Average 

 Annuitants receiving

Total social security benefits

 Average Average

 452 1,902

 railroad railroad railroad

 retirement retirement retirement 
Table B5.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, 

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 .................. 96,274 $1,261 30,354 32 $1,226 65,920 $1,587 

Reduced-rate spouse .......... 45,521 514 24,301 53 1,119 21,220 862 

Divorced spouse ................. 5,055 632 2,054 41 646 3,001 842 

 

 Total ................................. 146,850 $1,008 56,709 39 $1,159 90,141 $1,392 

 

SURVIVOR ANNUITIES3

Aged widow(er)s ................. 87,524 $1,664 28,453 33 $1,059 59,071 $2,000 

Disabled widow(er)s ........... 4

3,528 1,326 1,413 40 940 2,115 1,545 

Widowed mothers

(fathers) ................................ 620 1,878 39 6 1,088 581 1,938 

Remarried widow(er)s ........ 3,037 1,071 1,179 39 978 1,858 1,403 

Divorced widow(er)s ........... 9,697 1,078 5,657 58 988 4,040 1,570 

Children:

Under age 18 ........................ 1,649 1,382 88 5 516 1,561 1,404 

Full-time students,

ages 18-19 ............................ 75 1,497 3 4 399 72 1,502 

Disabled, age 18 or older .... 6,754 999 1,991 29 638 4,763 1,167 

Parents ................................. 20 907 18 90 974 2 1,475 

 Total ................................. 112,904 $1,544 38,841 34 $1,019 74,063 $1,881 

 

1

 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these annuitants are receiving age

 and service annuities. Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those 

 born before 1938.

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 2,108 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

 844

 $902

 726

 992

 1,382

 599

 548

 retirement retirement

 annuity annuity 

 $554

 211

 325

 $399

 $967

 998

 983

Annuitants receiving

social security benefits

 Average Average 

 railroad railroad 
 

Beginning at full Disability converted Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full to age annuity2 annuities

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

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS 

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Immediate retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,834 71 10,252 48 98,949 92 17,649 29 37,578 81 22,406 80

Deferred retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,637 29 10,999 52 8,402 8 44,050 71 8,602 19 5,584 20

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,471 100 21,251 100 107,351 100 61,699 100 46,180 100 27,990 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,082 $2,772 $3,508 $2,154 $2,586 $2,908

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,674 1,534 3,242 1,407 1,593 1,821

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,669 $2,131 $3,487 $1,621 $2,401 $2,691

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,143 5 2,991 14 33 (4) 8,801 14 1,051 2 267 1

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,764 3 1,750 8 188 (4) 4,486 7 1,576 3 764 3

$1,000.00 to $1,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,670 6 1,592 7 213 (4) 9,463 15 2,214 5 1,188 4

$1,500.00 to $1,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,716 4 824 4 172 (4) 6,078 10 1,730 4 912 3

$1,700.00 to $1,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,948 5 1,208 6 333 (4) 6,543 11 2,672 6 1,192 4

$1,900.00 to $2,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,350 5 1,449 7 943 1 6,502 11 3,849 8 1,607 6

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,659 7 1,686 8 1,698 2 7,477 12 5,531 12 2,267 8

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,657 4 928 4 834 1 3,504 6 3,102 7 1,289 5

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,033 3 841 4 1,168 1 2,498 4 3,174 7 1,352 5

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,661 3 820 4 1,705 2 1,835 3 2,908 6 1,393 5

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,719 3 746 4 2,493 2 1,446 2 2,705 6 1,329 5

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,713 3 672 3 3,249 3 997 2 2,384 5 1,411 5

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,104 3 653 3 4,089 4 762 1 2,216 5 1,384 5

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,322 4 542 3 4,890 5 503 1 2,057 4 1,330 5

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,430 4 472 2 5,614 5 324 1 1,743 4 1,277 5

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,566 4 400 2 6,358 6 196 (4) 1,400 3 1,212 4

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,598 4 395 2 6,710 6 103 (4) 1,247 3 1,143 4

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,158 3 319 2 6,722 6 69 (4) 986 2 1,062 4

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,711 3 305 1 6,592 6 48 (4) 867 2 899 3

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,474 3 278 1 6,603 6 33 (4) 675 1 885 3

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,141 3 218 1 6,388 6 21 (4) 622 1 892 3

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,532 3 204 1 6,119 6 7 (4) 478 1 724 3

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,852 3 190 1 5,673 5 2 (4) 371 1 616 2

$3,900.00 to $4,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,874 4 301 1 10,213 10 1 (4) 446 1 913 3

$4,100.00 to $4,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,055 3 259 1 8,232 8 . . . . . 134 (4) 430 2

$4,300.00 to $4,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,502 2 234 1 6,028 6 . . . . . 37 (4) 203 1

$4,500.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,119 2 974 5 4,091 4 . . . . . 5 (4) 49 (4)

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,471 100 21,251 100 107,351 100 61,699 100 46,180 100 27,990 100

See footnotes at end of table. 

Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type and amount

Beginning before full retirement age1

Reduced

Age annuities

Awarded age annuity
Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 2017

Immediate retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,400 69 955 53 4,563 94 697 28 1,185 76

Deferred retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,283 31 861 47 293 6 1,752 72 377 24

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,683 100 1,816 100 4,856 100 2,449 100 1,562 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,601 $3,054 $4,067 $2,314 $3,005

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,953 1,990 3,757 1,658 1,838

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,095 $2,550 $4,049 $1,845 $2,723

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 3 88 5 6 (4) 152 6 30 2

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 4 139 8 16 (4) 165 7 55 4

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 2 62 3 . . . . . 115 5 22 1

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 3 61 3 1 (4) 175 7 34 2

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 3 51 3 2 (4) 186 8 53 3

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 4 86 5 2 (4) 248 10 59 4

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 4 89 5 4 (4) 316 13 63 4

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 5 120 7 4 (4) 285 12 94 6

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 5 175 10 12 (4) 256 10 101 6

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 5 140 8 31 1 208 8 149 10

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 4 133 7 26 1 147 6 148 9

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 4 115 6 87 2 93 4 140 9

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 4 97 5 151 3 61 2 119 8

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 4 73 4 228 5 25 1 114 7

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 5 58 3 415 9 13 1 94 6

$3,600.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648 6 45 2 514 11 4 (4) 85 5

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 6 38 2 575 12 . . . . . 62 4

$4,000.00 to $4,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669 6 26 1 575 12 . . . . . 68 4

$4,200.00 to $4,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 3 17 1 313 6 . . . . . 18 1

$4,300.00 to $4,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 4 7 (4) 373 8 . . . . . 21 1

$4,400.00 to $4,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 4 10 1 351 7 . . . . . 17 1

$4,500.00 to $4,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 3 17 1 331 7 . . . . . 9 1

$4,600.00 to $4,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 3 21 1 318 7 . . . . . 4 (4)

$4,700.00 to $4,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 2 12 1 251 5 . . . . . 3 (4)

$4,800.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 4 136 7 270 6 . . . . . . . . . .

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,683 100 1,816 100 4,856 100 2,449 100 1,562 100

1

 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938. 

2

 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these annuitants are receiving age and service annuities.

3

 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.

4

 Less than 0.5 percent. 

Beginning before full retirement age1
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850 $2,040 $850 $1,100

Less than $50.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,134 (1) 23 (1) 10,031 4 40 (1)

$50.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,804 1 64 1 17,551 7 648 6

$150.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,721 1 78 1 18,437 7 1,089 10

$250.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,963 1 51 (1) 14,106 5 650 6

$350.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,214 1 73 1 13,929 5 489 4

$450.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,097 1 89 1 14,274 5 435 4

$550.00 to $649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,043 1 87 1 13,946 5 364 3

$650.00 to $749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,015 1 97 1 14,278 5 376 3

$750.00 to $849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,111 1 96 1 16,224 6 300 3

$850.00 to $949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,283 1 96 1 17,680 7 303 3

$950.00 to $1,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,854 1 131 1 17,682 7 359 3

$1,050.00 to $1,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,522 1 154 1 16,165 6 351 3

$1,150.00 to $1,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,747 2 183 2 14,874 6 444 4

$1,250.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,547 3 226 2 13,307 5 506 5

$1,350.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,369 5 260 2 11,459 4 506 5

$1,450.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,506 5 290 3 9,962 4 639 6

$1,550.00 to $1,649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,456 5 359 3 8,342 3 557 5

$1,650.00 to $1,749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,641 6 465 4 7,276 3 663 6

$1,750.00 to $1,849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,610 8 453 4 6,087 2 794 7

$1,850.00 to $1,949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,603 6 474 4 4,613 2 804 7

$1,950.00 to $2,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,475 7 556 5 2,410 1 573 5

$2,050.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,755 5 352 3 492 (1) 154 1

$2,100.00 to $2,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,234 5 438 4 239 (1) 62 1

$2,150.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,851 5 660 6 156 (1) 50 (1)

$2,200.00 to $2,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,249 4 666 6 99 (1) 25 (1)

$2,250.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,385 4 600 5 60 (1) 17 (1)

$2,300.00 to $2,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,067 4 536 5 34 (1) 12 (1)

$2,350.00 to $2,399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,413 4 536 5 19 (1) 7 (1)

$2,400.00 to $2,449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,366 3 478 4 21 (1) 7 (1)

$2,450.00 to $2,499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,961 3 460 4 8 (1) 2 (1)

$2,500.00 to $2,549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,596 2 436 4 5 (1) 2 (1)

$2,550.00 to $2,599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,729 2 425 4 3 (1) . . . . . .

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,468 2 785 7 7 (1) 1 (1)

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855 (1) 516 5 2 (1) 1 (1)

$2,800.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 (1) 163 1 7 (1) 2 (1)

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,454 100 11,356 100 263,785 100 11,232 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,063 . . . 35 . . . 2,582 . . . 166 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,517 . . . 11,391 . . . 266,367 . . . 11,398 . . . 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

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

Percent

Current-payment status Awarded in 2016

Table B7.--Tier I and tier II components of employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, by amount

Net tier I

Current-payment status Awarded in 2016

Total tier II

Percent Percent Percent
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160 $270 $42 $42

Less than $10.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . 87 (2) 2 (2)

$10.00 to $19.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (2) . . . . . . . 184 (2) 1 (2)

$20.00 to $29.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,002 5 79 2

$30.00 to $39.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,684 6 159 4

$40.00 to $49.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2) . . . . . . . 108,913 89 4,121 94

$50.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$60.00 to $69.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$70.00 to $79.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$80.00 to $89.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$90.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,015 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,772 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,193 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 2 1 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$450.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,779 100 1 100 3

122,870 100 4,362 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,431 . . . 1,016 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,779 . . . 1 . . . 156,301 . . . 5,378 . . . 

1

 Supplemental annuities awarded by the end of 2016 to employees awarded regular retirement annuities in 2016. 2

 Less than 0.5 percent.

3

 All supplemental annuities were awarded under the 1974 Act provisions. There are no more 1937 Act supplemental annuities in current-payment status.

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

Table B8.--Vested dual RR-SS benefit and supplemental components of employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, 

and awarded in calendar year 2016, by amount

Current-payment status Awarded in 2016 Current-payment status Awarded in 20161

Vested dual RR-SS benefit Supplemental annuity

Percent Percent Percent Percent
 

Beginning at full Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full annuities

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Total, regular3 .................................... 264,471 $2,669 21,251 $2,131 107,351 $3,487 61,699 $1,621 46,180 $2,401 27,990 $2,691

Tier I, net .................................................. 257,336 1,867 20,155 1,640 107,237 2,193 56,130 1,347 45,860 1,779 27,953 1,967

 Gross .................................................... 264,308 2,020 21,236 2,071 107,329 2,205 61,657 1,778 46,178 1,880 27,908 2,032

 Offset for social security benefit ........ 28,176 1,225 7,660 1,424 1,728 889 11,835 1,271 5,209 996 1,744 1,047

Tier II, total ............................................... 262,000 868 20,918 591 107,350 1,313 61,096 397 46,081 639 26,539 766

 1981 law4 ..........................................260,196 872 20,892 591 106,808 1,318 60,993 398 44,948 651 26,539 766

 Prior law ............................................... 1,804 213 26 205 542 379 103 65 1,133 147 ............ .......

 Service and compensation

 before 1975 ................................. 1,804 154 26 142 542 273 103 47 1,133 106 ............ .......

 Addition for service

 before 1975 ................................. 1,333 26 15 28 527 33 29 15 718 21 ............ .......

 Service and compensation

 after 1974 .................................... 1,333 56 15 80 527 77 29 55 718 42 ............ .......

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ...................... 11,270 159 1,360 168 3,836 169 4,300 151 1,774 153 ............ .......

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 ....................................... 1,270 575 8 1,567 ............ ....... 77 658 112 415 1,073 578

Total reduction for age ........................... 62,198 364 ............ ....... ............ ....... 61,676 367 255 42 267 49

Supplemental annuity6........................ 122,050 42 4,791 40 82,663 43 9,655 40 19,710 39 5,231 42

Social security benefit ............................ 28,607 1,274 7,733 1,467 1,781 901 11,977 1,356 5,285 1,009 1,819 1,043 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type and component

Beginning before full retirement age1

Reduced

Awarded age annuity

Age annuities

Disability converted

to age annuity1, 2
 

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 2017 

Total, regular3 ............................................. 10,683 $3,095 1,816 $2,550 4,856 $4,049 2,449 $1,845 1,562 $2,723

Tier I, net ............................................................... 10,623 2,060 1,792 1,857 4,854 2,432 2,424 1,529 1,553 1,959

 Gross ................................................................. 10,531 2,254 1,800 2,304 4,831 2,437 2,419 1,973 1,481 2,056

 Offset for social security benefit .................... 938 1,295 584 1,417 9 834 249 1,074 96 1,163

Tier II ..................................................................... 10,522 1,105 1,813 758 4,854 1,668 2,444 378 1,411 873

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ................................... 1 270 1 270 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 ................................................ 38 828 2 3,581 ....... ....... 7 824 29 639

Total reduction for age ....................................... 2,437 396 ....... ....... ....... ....... 2,425 398 12 54

Social security benefit ........................................ 961 1,299 591 1,422 10 761 258 1,088 102 1,167

 

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type and component - Continued

Beginning before full retirement age1

1 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

2 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these annuitants are 

receiving age and service annuities.

3 Excludes supplemental annuities and social security benefits.

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, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type of annuity and age of annuitant

 

Beginning at full Disability converted Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full to age annuity2 annuities 

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

 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

1,351 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,351 5

1,487 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,487 5

5,234 2 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 5,234 19

43,053 16 ........ .... 22,780 21 4,335 7 .......... .... 15,938 57

12,570 5 ........ .... 6,159 6 2,431 4 .......... .... 3,980 14

56,731 21 4,351 20 25,418 24 10,852 18 16,110 35 .......... ....

55,125 21 5,164 24 24,667 23 10,768 17 14,526 31 .......... ....

33,049 12 3,872 18 12,166 11 9,283 15 7,728 17 .......... ....

23,786 9 3,397 16 6,807 6 9,324 15 4,258 9 .......... ....

18,746 7 2,437 11 4,686 4 9,139 15 2,484 5 .......... ....

10,664 4 1,499 7 3,241 3 5,016 8 908 2 .......... ....

2,675 1 531 2 1,427 1 551 1 166 (4) .......... .... 

264,471 100 21,251 100 107,351 100 61,699 100 46,180 100 27,990 100

 

72.6 77.7 71.6 77.0 73.8 60.9

 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Age annuities

Awarded age annuity

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

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

Age of annuitant3

Beginning before full retirement age1 

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

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

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

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

Reduced

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, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 2017

274 3 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 274 18

262 2 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 262 17

658 6 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 658 42

 

4,000 37 ......... ...... 3,798 78 ........ ...... 202 13

2,909 27 ......... ...... 867 18 1,887 77 155 10

764 7 ......... ...... 191 4 562 23 11 1

 

7,673 72 ......... ...... 4,856 100 2,449 100 368 24

 

1,613 15 1,613 89 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

167 2 167 9 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

36 (4) 36 2 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

10,683 100 1,816 100 4,856 100 2,449 100 1,562 100 

61.8 61.0 63.3 55.4

 

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

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

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

60 to under full retirement age, total.............

Age of annuitant3

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

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

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

Average age5................................... 67.5

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

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

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

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

1 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

2 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these annuitants are receiving age 

and service annuities.

3 Age at end of fiscal year 2017 for annuities in current-payment status, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

4 Less than 0.5 percent.

5 The average age was 74.0 years for in current-payment status awarded age annuities and 62.9 years for retirees awarded age annuities in the year.
Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in

fiscal year 2017, by type of annuity and years of creditable service 

Beginning at full Disability converted Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full to age annuity2 annuities

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

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS 

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Under 10......................................... 3,792 1 613 3 ........ .... 1,242 2 256 1 1,681 6 

10 to 14.......................................... 38,748 15 7,096 33 ........ .... 20,745 34 5,858 13 5,049 18 

15 to 19.......................................... 22,781 9 3,924 18 ........ .... 12,079 20 4,054 9 2,724 10 

20 to 24.......................................... 31,548 12 2,893 14 ........ .... 8,662 14 12,762 28 7,231 26 

25 to 29.......................................... 21,463 8 2,312 11 ........ .... 5,963 10 8,867 19 4,321 15 

 Less than 30, total........................ 118,332 45 16,838 79 ........ .... 48,691 79 31,797 69 21,006 75 

303 ................................................. 18,497 7 760 4 12,241 11 993 2 2,846 6 1,657 6 

31 to 34.......................................... 38,453 15 740 3 24,409 23 3,324 5 6,756 15 3,224 12 

35 to 39.......................................... 56,531 21 788 4 43,991 41 5,615 9 4,222 9 1,915 7 

40 and over..................................... 32,511 12 2,114 10 26,688 25 3,055 5 557 1 97 (4) 

 30 and over, total........................... 145,992 55 4,402 21 107,329 100 12,987 21 14,381 31 6,893 25 

 Grand total5................................. 264,471 100 21,251 100 107,351 100 61,699 100 46,180 100 27,990 100 

Average years of service6.................. 28.3 21.5 36.7 21.1 25.0 22.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Beginning before full retirement age1 

Reduced

Awarded age annuity

Age annuities
Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in

fiscal year 2017, 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 2017

Under 10......................................... 412 4 99 5 ....... .... 163 7 150 10 

10 to 14.......................................... 1,975 18 582 32 ....... .... 1,076 44 317 20 

15 to 19.......................................... 1,199 11 366 20 ....... .... 588 24 245 16 

20 to 24.......................................... 952 9 241 13 ....... .... 411 17 300 19 

25 to 29.......................................... 500 5 160 9 ....... .... 191 8 149 10 

 Less than 30, total........................ 5,038 47 1,448 80 ....... .... 2,429 99 1,161 74 

30 to 34.......................................... 1,486 14 68 4 1,260 26 ....... .... 158 10 

35 to 39.......................................... 2,636 25 85 5 2,401 49 ....... .... 150 10 

40 and over..................................... 1,388 13 203 11 1,173 24 ....... .... 12 1 

 30 and over, total........................... 5,510 52 356 20 4,834 100 ....... .... 320 20 

 Grand total5................................. 10,683 100 1,816 100 4,856 100 2,449 100 1,562 100 

Average years of service6................. 27.3 21.3 37.2 15.9 20.9

1

 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for

 those born before 1938.

2

 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these

 annuitants are receiving age and service annuities.

3

 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.

4

 Less than 0.5 percent.

5

 Includes employees whose years of service were not available.

6

 The average years of service was 30.0 years for annuitants in current-payment status awarded an age annuity and 28.3 years for retirees awarded

 an age annuity in the year.

Beginning before full retirement age1 
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2016 Railroad annuities awarded in 2016

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

BNSF Ry. Co. 44,018 $2,798 3,474 $861 $1,261 1,977 1,466 $3,837 

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. Co. 567 2,167 64 545 1,397 3 ...... ...... 

 Cedar River RR. Co. 2 769 2 769 1,420 ...... ...... ...... 

 Chicago, Central and Pacific RR. Co. 272 2,929 9 1,333 950 11 6 3,470 

 Grand Trunk Western RR. Co. 2,654 2,633 287 751 1,265 80 51 3,900 

 Illinois Central RR. Co. 6,014 2,420 793 622 1,355 211 120 3,710 

 Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co. 157 2,226 18 393 1,580 5 2 1,955 

 Sault Ste Marie Bridge Co. 21 3,016 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. 2,071 2,767 186 721 1,259 104 72 3,585 

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota Minnesota & Eastern RR. Corp. 415 2,975 19 1,096 1,170 22 11 3,024 

 Delaware & Hudson Ry. Co. Inc. 776 2,550 77 737 1,254 30 20 3,248 

 Soo Line RR. Co. 4,260 2,649 369 781 1,315 157 93 3,217 

CSX Transportation, Inc. 38,824 2,807 2,754 897 1,241 1,425 1,117 3,622 

Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. 2,196 2,902 128 1,062 1,197 92 64 3,502 

 Gateway Eastern Ry. Co. 5 2,415 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 

 IC&E-Kansas City Southern Joint Agency 90 2,336 9 720 1,185 1 ...... ...... 

 Texas Mexican Ry. Co. 173 2,676 15 1,260 977 5 3 4,154 

National RR. Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) 15,236 2,637 2,171 1,236 1,191 1,141 849 3,267 

Norfolk Southern Corp. 30,555 2,857 1,896 986 1,199 1,273 1,055 3,682 

Union Pacific RR. Co. 55,470 2,774 4,902 921 1,238 2,351 1,623 3,714 

 

 Class I railroads, total 203,776 $2,771 17,173 $929 $1,241 8,888 6,552 $3,651 

 

Buffalo & Pittsburgh RR. Inc. 196 $2,670 10 $651 $1,187 13 11 $3,243 

Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. 193 1,209 22 803 1,106 13 1 375 

Florida East Coast Ry., LLC. 592 2,483 91 950 1,163 36 29 3,200 

Illinois & Midland RR. Inc. 151 2,371 17 1,184 1,256 6 3 3,463 

Iowa Interstate RR. LTD. 153 2,415 19 494 1,377 12 6 2,612 

Montana Rail Link Inc. 545 3,012 14 1,128 1,147 34 30 3,623 

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Ry., LTD. 385 2,461 16 755 1,272 4 1 2,344 

Paducah & Louisville Ry. Inc. 208 3,160 6 2,367 863 8 7 3,810 

Springfield Terminal Ry. Co., Vermont 879 2,656 69 1,293 1,122 25 14 3,286 

Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Co. 174 2,685 12 974 1,479 13 12 3,169 

All others 334 2,783 36 1,053 1,331 25 19 3,371 

 

 Class II railroads, total 3,810 $2,607 312 $1,029 $1,199 189 133 $3,313 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, by last railroad employer
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2016 Railroad annuities awarded in 2016

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

Alton & Southern Ry. Co. 290 $2,773 25 $695 $1,399 14 11 $3,956 

Arcelormittal Cleveland Works Ry., Inc. 292 2,679 20 1,443 980 9 5 2,913 

Bay Line Railroad, LLC., The 108 2,267 15 750 1,272 4 4 2,023 

Belt Ry. Co. of Chicago 418 2,724 39 789 1,297 16 10 3,435 

Birmingham Terminal Ry., LLC. 200 2,592 18 816 1,345 9 3 2,391 

Boston & Maine Corp. 325 1,591 93 540 1,267 12 ...... ...... 

Canadian National Ry. Inc. 405 323 13 512 718 34 2 551 

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RR. Co. 1,217 1,230 423 379 1,496 19 ...... ...... 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR. Co. 1,094 1,259 341 368 1,427 9 ...... ...... 

Colorado and Wyoming Ry. Co. 105 2,262 11 850 1,329 6 5 2,833 

Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) 16,339 1,969 2,972 519 1,343 321 50 3,926 

Gary Ry. Co. 948 2,289 142 658 1,350 18 4 3,517 

Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. 206 1,943 41 621 1,182 1 ...... ...... 

Indiana Harbor Belt RR. Co. 764 2,796 77 865 1,210 26 26 3,474 

Kansas City Terminal Ry. Co. 117 1,749 24 337 1,466 ...... ...... ...... 

Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR. Co. 132 2,885 7 929 1,144 5 5 3,981 

Lake Terminal RR. Co. 120 2,126 15 675 1,201 2 2 3,532 

Long Island RR. Co. 5,282 2,665 1,830 1,871 908 149 83 3,068 

Maine Central RR. Co. 179 1,692 36 766 1,223 2 ...... ...... 

Massachusetts Bay Commuter RR. Co., LLC. 434 3,307 61 2,044 1,185 8 2 3,330 

Metro-North Commuter RR. Co. 3,268 3,098 365 1,663 1,135 244 148 3,464 

Mittal Steel USA-Railways, Inc. 362 2,134 35 729 1,104 5 1 4,084 

New England Central RR. Inc. 167 2,069 24 706 1,231 10 7 3,449 

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc. 1,878 2,932 209 1,474 1,187 157 119 3,415 

New Orleans Public Belt RR. 111 2,665 7 1,122 1,171 3 2 3,298 

Northeast Ill. Regional Commuter RR. Corp. (Metra) 1,463 3,058 147 1,665 1,157 108 91 3,420 

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District 134 2,661 15 1,034 1,538 13 11 1,972 

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Properties, Inc. 486 1,627 98 387 1,479 19 ...... ...... 

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH) 671 3,140 62 1,345 1,377 38 32 3,805 

Port Terminal RR. Association 299 2,776 24 1,071 1,401 15 12 3,665 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2016 Railroad annuities awarded in 2016

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Ry. Co. 199 $1,883 34 $671 $1,350 3 ...... ...... 

South Buffalo Ry. Co. 182 1,878 35 516 1,429 ...... ...... ...... 

Southeastern Penn Trans Auth-Reg Highspeed

 Lines (SEPTA) 678 2,891 88 1,587 1,282 61 52 $3,568 

Sparrows Point Rail, LLC. 193 2,419 12 945 998 3 ...... ...... 

Terminal RR. Association of St. Louis 478 2,462 63 661 1,265 10 4 3,488 

Union Railroad Company, LLC. 529 2,494 45 581 1,416 11 10 2,780 

All others 7,504 2,195 1,203 664 1,306 474 304 3,005 

 Class III railroads and 

 switching & terminal companies, total 47,577 $2,280 8,669 $948 $1,235 1,838 1,005 $3,289 

Fruit Growers Express Co. 357 $2,167 67 $580 $1,473 3 2 $3,216 

TTX Company (Trailer Train Co.) 629 2,503 88 974 1,268 40 20 3,653 

Union Pacific Fruit Express Co. 453 1,892 81 490 1,268 3 3 2,472 

Western Fruit Express Co. 108 2,276 14 913 1,364 3 2 3,302 

All others 170 1,530 52 507 1,654 7 ...... ...... 

 Car loan companies, total 1,717 $2,161 302 $674 $1,384 56 27 $3,464 

Association of American Railroads 289 $2,113 49 $675 $1,458 13 4 $4,465 

Railroad Support Services 160 1,837 32 432 1,552 1 ...... ...... 

Transportation Technology Center 146 3,058 10 1,406 1,430 18 15 3,810 

Western Railroad Assn. 251 1,390 80 401 1,510 6 ...... ...... 

Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau 169 1,676 38 472 1,397 2 ...... ...... 

All others 203 1,981 47 648 1,542 9 5 3,894 

 Railroad associations, total 1,218 $1,958 256 $552 $1,491 49 24 $3,936 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2016 Railroad annuities awarded in 2016

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 346 $3,310 24 $1,197 $1,125 18 13 $3,586 

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees

 Div. of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 408 2,737 31 695 1,292 14 6 3,809 

Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen 101 3,249 11 1,196 1,107 16 13 3,995 

International Association of Machinists &

 Aerospace Workers 581 2,562 83 807 1,657 47 44 3,062 

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air,

 Rail and Transportation Workers 1,327 2,763 140 772 1,734 29 17 3,776 

International Brotherhood Blmkrs, Shp Bldrs,

 Blksmths & Hlprs 145 2,122 25 781 1,474 14 3 2,735 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 456 2,410 97 1,057 1,873 21 15 2,390 

Transportation Communications Union 846 2,737 99 795 1,337 51 43 3,597 

All others 154 2,702 34 1,438 1,457 15 14 3,997 

 National railway labor organizations, total 4,364 $2,723 544 $897 $1,581 225 168 $3,423 

C and O Employes' Hospital Assn. 113 $1,186 39 $139 $1,309 3 3 $3,819 

Chessie Computer Services Inc. 142 2,828 14 1,173 1,551 6 2 4,059 

Cybernetics and Services Inc. 178 2,590 21 957 1,984 15 9 2,724 

REA Express, Inc. 1,500 967 673 269 1,515 ...... ...... ...... 

Transtar, LLC 128 3,408 2 1,150 1,488 2 1 2,423 

Union Pacific RR. Employees' Health Systems 156 1,556 79 599 2,162 10 5 2,695 

All others 1,218 1,912 345 420 1,463 73 50 2,489 

 Miscellaneous employers, total 3,435 $1,588 1,173 $356 $1,545 109 70 $2,635 

 

 Grand total 266,549 $2,655 28,566 $904 $1,262 11,407 7,991 $3,583 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, by last railroad employer - Continued

NOTE.-- Only employers with 100 or more annuitants on the Board's payment rolls on December 31, 2016, are shown individually. Data for companies which ceased reporting 

service and compensation for their own employees by the end of 2016 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, 2016. 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, 2017, 

and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type, supplemental amount, and combined amount 

1974 Act annuities Awarded in fiscal

In current-payment status year 2017

Annuity Amount Number Percent Number Percent

Supplemental Annuity Amount

Less than $10.00 ...................... 75 (1) 1 (1) 

$10.00 to $19.99........................ 188 (1) 11 (1) 

$20.00 to $29.99........................ 6,036 5 359 7 

$30.00 to $39.99........................ 7,770 6 540 10 

$40.00 to $42.99........................ 1,078 1 81 2 

$43.00...................................... 2

106,903 88 24,186 81 

Total3....................................... 122,050 100 5,178 100 

Average amount....................... $42 $41

Combined Amount, Regular

and Supplemental Annuities

Less than $2,000.00..................... 3,601 3 33 1 

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99.................. 3,399 3 23 (1) 

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. 5,665 5 32 1 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99.................. 7,038 6 63 1 

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99.................. 8,914 7 153 3 

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99.................. 11,514 9 247 5 

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99.................. 13,596 11 286 6 

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99.................. 13,707 11 353 7 

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99.................. 12,805 10 471 9 

$3,600.00 to $3,799.99.................. 11,768 10 544 11 

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99.................. 9,864 8 538 10 

$4,000.00 to $4,199.99.................. 7,795 6 557 11 

$4,200.00 to $4,399.99.................. 5,822 5 544 11 

$4,400.00 to $4,599.99.................. 3,808 3 518 10 

$4,600.00 and over....................... 2,754 2 816 16 

Total....................................... 122,050 100 5,178 100 

Average amount....................... $3,299 $3,897

 

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: 275 1974 Act

in current-payment status averaging $21; and 3 awarded averaging $17.

NOTE.--Numbers in current-payment status and awarded exclude 33,233 and 1,226 cases, respectively, where the 

supplemental annuity was completely offset by a private pension attributable to employer contributions. Excludes 

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

averages are after court-ordered partitions. There are no annuitants receiving 1937 Act supplemental annuities.
 

 

Age of annuitant1 Number Percent

 

60........................................................................................................ 2,371 2

61........................................................................................................ 3,661 3

62........................................................................................................ 4,494 4

63........................................................................................................ 5,041 4

64........................................................................................................ 5,328 4

65 to 69............................................................................................... 32,366 27

70 to 74............................................................................................... 26,151 21

75 to 79............................................................................................... 16,212 13

80 to 84............................................................................................... 11,243 9

85 to 89............................................................................................... 8,866 7

90 and older........................................................................................ 6,317 5 

 Total................................................................................................ 122,050 100

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

60........................................................................................................ 3,129 60

61........................................................................................................ 368 7

62........................................................................................................ 296 6

63........................................................................................................ 186 4

64........................................................................................................ 151 3

65........................................................................................................ 731 14

66 and older........................................................................................ 317 6

 Total................................................................................................ 5,178 100 

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

 

 

 

62.1

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2017

Table B14.--Supplemental employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by age of annuitant

73.2

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2017 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. 
 

Total

Average

Family Regular Regular Regular Regular

beneficiaries Monthly formula Monthly formula Monthly formula Monthly formula

on rolls Number amount amount Number amount amount Number amount amount Number amount amount

 

All annuities:

Employee only2 ....................... 125,209 $2,427 $2,420 79,117 $2,424 $2,423 20,583 $2,213 $2,211 25,509 $2,608 $2,580

Employee and spouse............. 141,340 3,867 3,867 111,740 3,990 3,990 24,563 3,250 3,250 5,037 4,144 4,144

 

 Total................................... 266,549 $3,190 $3,187 190,857 $3,341 $3,340 45,146 $2,777 $2,776 30,546 $2,861 $2,838

 

Computed under regular formula:

Employee only2 ....................... 123,854 $2,424 $2,424 79,032 $2,424 $2,424 20,468 $2,213 $2,213 24,354 $2,603 $2,603

Employee and spouse............. 141,335 3,867 3,867 111,738 3,990 3,990 24,561 3,250 3,250 5,036 4,144 4,144

 

 Total................................... 265,189 $3,193 $3,193 190,770 $3,341 $3,341 45,029 $2,779 $2,779 29,390 $2,867 $2,867

 

Computed under special guaranty3:

Employee only2 ....................... 1,355 $2,643 $2,051 85 $2,240 $1,607 115 $2,354 $1,930 1,155 $2,701 $2,095

Employee and spouse............. 5 2,374 1,952 2 2,463 2,052 2 1,735 1,223 1 3,472 3,208

 

 Total................................... 1,360 $2,642 $2,050 87 $2,246 $1,617 117 $2,343 $1,918 1,156 $2,702 $2,096

 1 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequently, these annuitants are receiving age and service

 annuities. Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

2

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

3

 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, 2016. Amounts exclude divorced spouse

annuities.

Table B15.--Number and average amount of retired-employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2016,

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

Awarded age annuitity

Average Average Average

Disability converted to age annuity1

Age annuities Disability annuities
 

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 ........................... 6,511 2 4,604 6 7 (3) 1,899 3 1 (3) 

$200.00 to $399.99........................... 3,955 1 2,582 3 39 (3) 1,330 2 4 (3) 

$400.00 to $599.99........................... 3,580 1 2,290 3 101 (3) 1,185 2 4 (3) 

$600.00 to $799.99........................... 3,409 1 2,144 3 149 (3) 1,106 2 10 (3) 

$800.00 to $999.99........................... 3,472 1 2,190 3 123 (3) 1,152 2 7 (3) 

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99..................... 4,104 2 2,699 3 120 (3) 1,272 2 13 (3) 

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99..................... 5,754 2 3,836 5 169 (3) 1,714 3 35 (3) 

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99..................... 7,576 3 4,962 6 252 1 2,306 4 56 (3) 

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99..................... 8,969 3 5,700 7 483 1 2,690 4 96 (3) 

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99..................... 10,889 4 6,433 8 1,048 2 3,199 5 209 (3) 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99..................... 6,098 2 3,382 4 902 2 1,659 3 155 (3) 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99..................... 6,868 3 3,710 5 1,257 3 1,689 3 212 (3) 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99..................... 7,470 3 3,911 5 1,455 3 1,843 3 261 (3) 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99..................... 7,328 3 3,526 4 1,631 4 1,839 3 332 (3) 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99..................... 7,241 3 3,067 4 1,674 4 2,007 3 493 1 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99..................... 7,072 3 2,838 4 1,696 4 1,915 3 623 1 

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99..................... 7,025 3 2,476 3 1,890 4 1,840 3 819 1 

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99..................... 6,905 3 2,173 3 2,064 4 1,776 3 892 1 

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99..................... 6,714 3 1,954 2 2,221 5 1,558 2 981 1 

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99..................... 6,773 3 1,657 2 2,413 5 1,594 2 1,109 1 

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99..................... 6,668 3 1,464 2 2,410 5 1,514 2 1,280 2 

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99..................... 6,757 3 1,382 2 2,426 5 1,551 2 1,398 2 

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99..................... 6,894 3 1,279 2 2,443 5 1,542 2 1,630 2 

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99..................... 6,629 2 1,180 1 2,291 5 1,420 2 1,738 2 

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99..................... 6,465 2 1,011 1 2,185 5 1,349 2 1,920 3 

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99..................... 6,128 2 977 1 2,093 5 1,135 2 1,923 3 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99..................... 5,729 2 909 1 1,910 4 971 1 1,939 3 

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99..................... 5,452 2 761 1 1,820 4 984 2 1,887 2 

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99..................... 5,200 2 713 1 1,608 3 908 1 1,971 3 

$3,900.00 to $3,999.99..................... 4,808 2 613 1 1,420 3 793 1 1,982 3 

$4,000.00 to $4,099.99..................... 4,737 2 579 1 1,280 3 785 1 2,093 3 

$4,100.00 to $4,199.99..................... 4,562 2 480 1 1,133 2 751 1 2,198 3 

$4,200.00 to $4,299.99..................... 4,291 2 396 1 945 2 676 1 2,274 3 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B16.--Retired employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2016,

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

 

$4,300.00 to $4,399.99..................... 4,141 2 323 (3) 790 2 635 1 2,393 3 

$4,400.00 to $4,499.99..................... 4,109 2 253 (3) 737 2 680 1 2,439 3 

$4,500.00 to $4,599.99..................... 3,904 1 168 (3) 509 1 637 1 2,590 3 

$4,600.00 to $4,699.99..................... 3,762 1 109 (3) 329 1 691 1 2,633 3 

$4,700.00 to $4,799.99..................... 3,587 1 47 (3) 180 (3) 737 1 2,623 3 

$4,800.00 to $4,899.99..................... 3,494 1 13 (3) 73 (3) 782 1 2,626 3 

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99..................... 3,272 1 2 (3) 35 (3) 741 1 2,494 3 

$5,000.00 to $5,099.99..................... 3,296 1 2 (3) 12 (3) 750 1 2,532 3 

$5,100.00 to $5,199.99..................... 3,015 1 3 (3) 17 (3) 706 1 2,289 3 

$5,200.00 to $5,299.99..................... 3,032 1 5 (3) 15 (3) 733 1 2,279 3 

$5,300.00 to $5,399.99..................... 2,842 1 1 (3) 7 (3) 663 1 2,171 3 

$5,400.00 to $5,499.99..................... 2,928 1 2 (3) 8 (3) 724 1 2,194 3 

$5,500.00 to $5,599.99..................... 2,679 1 3 (3) 6 (3) 655 1 2,015 3 

$5,600.00 to $5,699.99..................... 2,494 1 ... .. 10 (3) 643 1 1,841 2 

$5,700.00 to $5,799.99..................... 2,367 1 1 (3) 1 (3) 626 1 1,739 2 

$5,800.00 to $5,899.99..................... 2,208 1 ... .. 6 (3) 581 1 1,621 2 

$5,900.00 to $5,999.99..................... 2,106 1 ... .. 1 (3) 584 1 1,521 2 

$6,000.00 to $6,099.99..................... 1,844 1 1 (3) 1 (3) 498 1 1,344 2 

$6,100.00 to $6,199.99..................... 1,694 1 1 (3) 2 (3) 513 1 1,178 2 

$6,200.00 to $6,299.99..................... 1,606 1 ... .. ... .. 496 1 1,110 1 

$6,300.00 to $6,399.99..................... 1,389 1 ... .. ... .. 425 1 964 1 

$6,400.00 to $6,499.99..................... 1,206 (3) ... .. ... .. 375 1 831 1 

$6,500.00 and over.......................... 3,541 1 ... .. ... .. 1,040 2 2,501 3 

 

 Total............................................... 266,549 100 78,812 100 46,397 100 64,867 100 76,473 100 

 

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

Table B16.--Retired employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2016,

by family composition and amount - Continued

$3,190 $2,009 $3,137 $3,032 $4,575

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, 2016. 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 2016, was $4,909 if a 

supplemental annuity was also payable and $4,866 if not. If the employee had a spouse eligible for an annuity, the corresponding family maximums were $7,231 and $7,188, 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, 2017

Less than $50.00................... 5,864 4 5,774 4 1,498 9 11 (2) 4,265 9 90 2

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 5,728 4 5,575 4 1,343 8 36 (2) 4,196 9 153 3

$100.00 to $149.99................. 4,695 3 4,491 3 1,126 7 81 (2) 3,284 7 204 4

$150.00 to $199.99................. 4,656 3 4,403 3 1,024 6 206 (2) 3,173 7 253 5

$200.00 to $249.99................. 4,195 3 3,960 3 898 5 432 1 2,630 6 235 5

$250.00 to $299.99................. 3,917 3 3,681 3 848 5 656 1 2,177 5 236 5

$300.00 to $349.99................. 3,869 3 3,652 3 771 5 1,000 1 1,881 4 217 4

$350.00 to $399.99................. 4,020 3 3,824 3 743 4 1,562 2 1,519 3 196 4

$400.00 to $499.99................. 7,682 5 7,379 5 1,225 7 4,048 5 2,106 5 303 6

$500.00 to $599.99................. 6,537 4 6,283 4 1,048 6 3,745 5 1,490 3 254 5

$600.00 to $699.99................. 6,107 4 5,724 4 863 5 2,894 4 1,967 4 383 8

$700.00 to $799.99................. 6,134 4 5,472 4 695 4 2,078 3 2,699 6 662 13

$800.00 to $899.99................. 6,027 4 5,316 4 628 4 1,515 2 3,173 7 711 14

$900.00 to $999.99................. 5,719 4 5,299 4 644 4 1,254 2 3,401 7 420 8

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 5,563 4 5,222 4 569 3 1,228 2 3,425 8 341 7

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99............ 4,523 3 4,272 3 606 4 1,519 2 2,147 5 251 5

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 4,417 3 4,291 3 563 3 2,564 3 1,164 3 126 2

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 5,155 4 5,136 4 450 3 4,168 5 518 1 19 (2)

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 6,575 4 6,575 5 387 2 5,998 8 190 (2) ... ..

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99 ........... 3,883 3 3,883 3 191 1 3,651 5 41 (2) ... ..

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 4,069 3 4,069 3 127 1 3,915 5 27 (2) ... ..

$1,600.00 to $1,649.99 ........... 4,172 3 4,172 3 115 1 4,037 5 20 (2) ... ..

$1,650.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 3,991 3 3,990 3 112 1 3,865 5 13 (2) 1 (2)

$1,700.00 to $1,749.99 ........... 4,015 3 4,015 3 102 1 3,904 5 9 (2) ... ..

$1,750.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 3,988 3 3,988 3 82 (2) 3,905 5 1 (2) ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 7,089 5 7,089 5 148 1 6,937 9 4 (2) ... ..

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99 ........... 5,763 4 5,763 4 70 (2) 5,692 7 1 (2) ... ..

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 ........... 4,539 3 4,539 3 75 (2) 4,464 6 ... .. ... ..

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 ........... 2,713 2 2,713 2 42 (2) 2,671 3 ... .. ... ..

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 ........... 994 1 994 1 32 (2) 962 1 ... .. ... ..

$2,300.00 and over................ 251 (2) 251 (2) 30 (2) 221 (2) ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 146,850 100 141,795 100 17,055 100 79,219 100 45,521 100 5,055 100

 

Average annuity..................... $1,008 $1,022 $582 $1,408 $514

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Amount of annuity

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type and amount

Beginning before full retirement age1

$632
 

 

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 2017

Less than $50.00................... 274 3 243 2 112 6 10 (2) 121 4 31 4

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 474 4 464 5 139 8 9 (2) 316 12 10 1

$100.00 to $149.99................. 392 4 362 4 119 7 10 (2) 233 9 30 4

$150.00 to $199.99................. 334 3 313 3 108 6 18 (2) 187 7 21 3

$200.00 to $249.99................. 353 3 323 3 109 6 59 1 155 6 30 4

$250.00 to $299.99................. 363 3 329 3 96 5 91 2 142 5 34 5

$300.00 to $349.99................. 335 3 310 3 88 5 127 2 95 3 25 4

$350.00 to $399.99................. 293 3 267 3 66 4 130 2 71 3 26 4

$400.00 to $449.99................. 273 3 259 3 69 4 129 2 61 2 14 2

$450.00 to $499.99................. 213 2 191 2 55 3 87 2 49 2 22 3

$500.00 to $599.99................. 402 4 370 4 99 5 182 3 89 3 32 5

$600.00 to $699.99................. 409 4 378 4 90 5 166 3 122 4 31 4

$700.00 to $799.99................. 482 4 405 4 85 5 154 3 166 6 77 11

$800.00 to $899.99................. 521 5 422 4 65 4 156 3 201 7 99 14

$900.00 to $999.99................. 455 4 391 4 69 4 106 2 216 8 64 9

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 409 4 348 3 63 3 73 1 212 8 61 9

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99 ........... 362 3 315 3 81 4 96 2 138 5 47 7

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 298 3 266 3 68 4 116 2 82 3 32 5

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 262 2 258 3 63 3 148 3 47 2 4 1

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 300 3 300 3 41 2 241 4 18 1 ... ..

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 376 3 376 4 26 1 342 6 8 (2) ... ..

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 449 4 449 4 21 1 421 8 7 (2) ... ..

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 468 4 468 5 25 1 441 8 2 (2) ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 511 5 511 5 15 1 494 9 2 (2) ... ..

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99 ........... 424 4 424 4 8 (2) 416 8 ... .. ... ..

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 ........... 480 4 480 5 8 (2) 472 9 ... .. ... ..

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 ........... 431 4 431 4 8 (2) 423 8 ... .. ... ..

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 ........... 291 3 291 3 11 1 280 5 ... .. ... ..

$2,300.00 and over................ 124 1 124 1 9 (2) 115 2 ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 10,758 100 10,068 100 1,816 100 5,512 100 2,740 100 690 100

 

Average annuity..................... $1,047 $1,073 $624 $1,482 $548 $669

1

 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

2

 Less than 0.5 percent.

Amount of annuity

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, 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, 2016

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $50.00 .............. 1,803 2 ....... ... 8,797 6 6 (1) 

$50.00 to $99.99 ............... 1,730 2 2 25 8,526 6 51 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 1,828 2 2 25 6,986 5 172 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 1,882 2 2 25 7,362 5 320 1 

$200.00 to $249.99............ 1,803 2 2 25 6,591 5 504 1 

$250.00 to $299.99............ 1,656 2 ....... ... 6,289 4 588 1 

$300.00 to $349.99............ 1,532 2 ....... ... 6,914 5 671 1 

$350.00 to $399.99............ 1,377 1 ....... ... 8,844 6 709 1 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 2,498 3 ....... ... 21,650 15 1,561 3 

$500.00 to $599.99............ 3,193 3 ....... ... 20,106 14 2,555 5 

$600.00 to $699.99............ 8,662 9 ....... ... 15,721 11 3,668 7 

$700.00 to $799.99............ 7,455 7 ....... ... 11,186 8 4,556 8 

$800.00 to $899.99............ 6,413 6 ....... ... 6,616 5 4,775 9 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 7,562 8 ....... ... 1,491 1 4,554 8 

$1,000.00 to $1,049.99....... 6,957 7 ....... ... 252 (1) 2,079 4 

$1,050.00 to $1,099.99....... 10,048 10 ....... ... 163 (1) 2,066 4 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99....... 9,028 9 ....... ... 160 (1) 2,046 4 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99....... 8,958 9 ....... ... 139 (1) 1,915 3 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 12,625 13 ....... ... 353 (1) 3,657 7 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 2,433 2 ....... ... 464 (1) 3,465 6 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 2 (1) ....... ... 520 (1) 3,068 5 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 544 (1) 2,812 5 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... 2 (1) ....... ... 459 (1) 2,338 4 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 342 (1) 1,978 4 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 259 (1) 1,406 3 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 191 (1) 1,134 2 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99....... 1 (1) ....... ... 132 (1) 1,050 2 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 77 (1) 788 1 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 15 (1) 574 1 

$2,300.00 and over ........... ....... ... ....... ... 2 (1) 1,065 2 

 

Total, non-zero cases........ 99,448 100 8 100 141,151 100 56,131 100 

Zero cases....................... 46,884 ... ....... ... 5,236 ... ....... ... 

 

 Grand total.................. 146,332 ... 8 ... 146,387 ... 56,131 ... 

See footnote at end of table.

$874 $145

Social security

benefit

$455 $1,141
Net tier I Total tier II

 Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN 2016

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $60.00 .............. 160 2 408 4 2 (1) 

$60.00 to $99.99 ............... 92 1 683 7 3 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 145 2 582 6 8 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 138 2 517 5 23 1 

$200.00 to $299.99............ 274 3 945 9 57 2 

$300.00 to $399.99............ 247 3 684 7 81 2 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 215 3 833 8 92 3 

$500.00 to $549.99............ 95 1 502 5 55 2 

$550.00 to $599.99............ 118 1 584 6 90 3 

$600.00 to $649.99............ 178 2 582 6 107 3 

$650.00 to $699.99............ 213 3 664 6 109 3 

$700.00 to $749.99............ 266 3 632 6 136 4 

$750.00 to $799.99............ 283 3 709 7 192 5 

$800.00 to $849.99............ 219 3 776 7 162 5 

$850.00 to $899.99............ 257 3 582 6 149 4 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 459 5 398 4 301 8 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99....... 1,319 16 60 1 282 8 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99....... 1,627 19 19 (1) 268 8 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 1,435 17 28 (1) 202 6 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 722 9 15 (1) 208 6 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 1 (1) 13 (1) 190 5 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... ....... ... 23 (1) 169 5 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... ....... ... 28 (1) 143 4 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... ....... ... 24 (1) 120 3 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... ....... ... 17 (1) 92 3 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... ....... ... 14 (1) 76 2 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99....... ....... ... 20 (1) 67 2 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99....... ....... ... 21 (1) 44 1 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99....... ....... ... 6 (1) 47 1 

$2,300.00 and over ........... ....... ... 1 (1) 73 2 

 

Total, non-zero cases........ 8,463 100 10,370 100 3,548 100 

Zero cases....................... 2,651 ... 752 ... ....... ... 

 

 Grand total.................. 11,114 ... 11,122 ... 3,548 ... 

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, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, by amount - Continued

$940 $527 $1,146

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 2017

Total, railroad.................. 146,850 $1,008 141,795 $1,022 17,055 $582 2

79,219 $1,408 45,521 $514 35,055 $632

Tier I, net4........................ 99,366 882 94,311 895 7,588 518 64,257 1,035 22,466 621 5,055 648

 Gross............................ 146,793 1,038 141,738 1,037 17,034 971 79,193 1,112 45,511 931 5,055 1,073

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 68,632 794 66,548 799 14,751 855 22,303 966 29,494 645 2,084 647

Tier II, total5..................... 141,570 464 141,570 464 16,949 364 79,219 624 45,402 222 . . . . . . . . .

 1981 law........................ 141,551 464 141,551 464 16,949 364 79,200 624 45,402 222 . . . . . . . . .

 Prior law........................ 19 166 19 166 . . . . . . . . . . 19 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vested dual railroad

 retirement-social

 security benefit............ 5 128 5 128 . . . . . . . . . . 5 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 48,719 239 45,241 240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,241 240 3,478 230

Social security benefit...... 56,709 1,159 54,655 1,178 13,177 1,186 17,177 1,257 24,301 1,119 2,054 646

 Primary......................... 51,770 1,154 50,057 1,171 11,866 1,175 15,757 1,242 22,434 1,120 1,713 643

 Auxiliary....................... 4,939 1,212 4,598 1,253 1,311 1,285 1,420 1,416 1,867 1,108 341 661

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 2017

Total, railroad.................. 10,758 $1,047 10,068 $1,073 1,816 $624 7

5,512 $1,482 2,740 $548 8690 $669

Tier I, net9........................ 8,182 929 7,513 946 819 561 5,008 1,095 1,686 687 669 736

 Gross............................ 10,705 1,098 10,015 1,097 1,798 1,031 5,483 1,172 2,734 990 690 1,107

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 4,030 866 3,794 876 1,512 923 972 977 1,310 747 236 701

Tier II5............................. 10,050 515 10,050 515 1,808 400 5,505 707 2,737 205 . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 3,170 249 2,717 252 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,717 252 453 233

Social security benefit...... 3,493 1,161 3,265 1,192 1,360 1,263 730 1,100 1,175 1,167 228 716

 Primary......................... 1,511 1,122 1,493 1,127 728 1,158 379 1,081 386 1,115 18 713

 Auxiliary....................... 1,982 1,190 1,772 1,246 632 1,384 351 1,120 789 1,192 210 716

 

1

 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

2

 Includes 77,523 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 1,696 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

3

 Includes 1,577 full and 3,478 reduced annuities.

4

 Net amount reflects offsets for 6,166 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 5,232 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 280 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

8

 Includes 234 full and 456 reduced annuities.

9

 Net amount reflects offsets for 337 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

was one case awarded during the fiscal year that was computed under the social security minimum guaranty and there were two cases in current-payment status.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017,

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, 2017

 

Under 60......................................... 1,172 1 1,172 1 ...... .. 1,172 1 ...... .. ...... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 7,702 5 7,702 5 ...... .. 7,689 10 13 (3) ...... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 20,877 14 20,151 14 ...... .. 15,415 19 4,736 10 726 14

Over 64, under full retirement age...... 8,623 6 8,266 6 ...... .. 5,595 7 2,671 6 357 7

Full retirement age to 69................... 35,837 24 34,147 24 3,223 19 20,272 26 10,652 23 1,690 33

70 to 74.......................................... 33,204 23 32,004 23 5,040 30 16,767 21 10,197 22 1,200 24

75 to 79.......................................... 19,784 13 19,146 14 3,929 23 7,076 9 8,141 18 638 13

80 to 84.......................................... 11,603 8 11,299 8 2,817 17 3,091 4 5,391 12 304 6

85 to 89.......................................... 6,082 4 5,968 4 1,381 8 1,530 2 3,057 7 114 2

90 to 94.......................................... 1,747 1 1,724 1 554 3 535 1 635 1 23 (3)

95 to 99.......................................... 207 (3) 204 (3) 101 1 75 (3) 28 (3) 3 (3)

100 and older.................................. 12 (3) 12 (3) 10 (3) 2 (3) ...... .. ...... ..

 

 Total.......................................... 146,850 100 141,795 100 17,055 100 79,219 100 45,521 100 5,055 100

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

See footnotes at end of table.

 

71.1 71.1 76.3 68.8 73.3 70.7
Table B20.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017,

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 2017

Under 60......................................... 261 2 261 3 ..... .. 261 5 ..... .. ..... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 4,392 41 4,392 44 ..... .. 4,382 79 10 (3) ..... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 3,319 31 2,963 29 ..... .. 698 13 2,265 83 356 52

Over 64, under full retirement age...... 717 7 631 6 ..... .. 171 3 460 17 86 12

Full retirement age to 69................... 1,522 14 1,312 13 1,309 72 ..... .. 3 (3) 210 30

70 to 74.......................................... 397 4 369 4 367 20 ..... .. 2 (3) 28 4

75 to 79.......................................... 96 1 88 1 88 5 ..... .. ..... .. 8 1

80 to 84.......................................... 33 (3) 32 (3) 32 2 ..... .. ..... .. 1 (3)

85 to 89.......................................... 14 (3) 13 (3) 13 1 ..... .. ..... .. 1 (3)

90 to 94.......................................... 7 (3) 7 (3) 7 (3) ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..

95 to 99.......................................... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..

100 and older.................................. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..

 

 Total........................................... 10,758 100 10,068 100 1,816 100 5,512 100 2,740 100 690 100

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

1

 Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

2

 Age at end of fiscal year 2017 for annuities in current-payment status, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

3

 Less than 0.5 percent.

 

62.8 62.7 69.1 60.4 63.2 64.9
 

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, 2017

Less than $100.00........................ 1,848 2 35 1 1 (2) 133 4 232 2 2 (2) 174 3 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 1,720 2 56 2 2 (2) 138 5 336 3 6 (2) 178 3 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 1,587 2 55 2 2 (2) 136 4 430 4 . . . . 152 2 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 1,580 2 63 2 4 1 130 4 457 5 2 (2) 162 2 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 1,543 2 79 2 2 (2) 107 4 498 5 13 1 263 4 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 1,848 2 91 3 3 (2) 114 4 530 5 16 1 282 4 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 2,101 2 114 3 2 (2) 115 4 524 5 40 2 325 5 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 2,279 3 120 3 10 2 118 4 529 5 39 2 387 6 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 2,346 3 180 5 8 1 114 4 541 6 96 6 522 8 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 2,375 3 201 6 12 2 127 4 525 5 101 6 831 12 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 2,658 3 204 6 19 3 138 5 431 4 108 6 693 10 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99.................. 1,354 2 102 3 13 2 91 3 249 3 33 2 328 5 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99.................. 1,482 2 117 3 10 2 98 3 254 3 79 5 325 5 

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99.................. 1,407 2 150 4 13 2 129 4 241 2 88 5 271 4 

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99.................. 1,453 2 125 4 14 2 118 4 275 3 75 4 248 4 

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99.................. 1,423 2 99 3 17 3 103 3 256 3 94 5 277 4 

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99.................. 1,565 2 136 4 10 2 98 3 222 2 94 5 254 4 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 3,576 4 265 8 29 5 230 8 510 5 157 9 383 6 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 3,980 5 253 7 38 6 252 8 550 6 137 8 242 4 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 4,292 5 244 7 61 10 184 6 474 5 146 8 155 2 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 5,564 6 193 5 39 6 163 5 426 4 130 8 100 1 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 5,627 6 139 4 40 6 89 3 335 3 100 6 75 1 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 4,982 6 112 3 33 5 36 1 259 3 70 4 60 1 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 4,233 5 80 2 29 5 35 1 209 2 41 2 32 (2)

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99.................. 7,335 8 138 4 71 11 25 1 258 3 47 3 29 (2)

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99.................. 5,209 6 91 3 28 5 11 (2) 118 1 10 1 6 (2)

$2,500.00 to $2,699.99................. 3,758 4 42 1 31 5 4 (2) 22 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$2,700.00 to $2,899.99................. 2,749 3 25 1 27 4 . . . . 4 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$2,900.00 to $3,099.99................. 1,938 2 13 (2) 16 3 1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,100.00 to $3,299.99................. 1,411 2 5 (2) 15 2 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,300.00 to $3,499.99................. 953 1 . . . . 12 2 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,500.00 and over....................... 1,348 2 1 (2) 9 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total............................................ 87,524 100 3,528 100 620 100 3,037 100 9,697 100 1,724 100 6,754 100 

 

Average annuity..........................

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, by type of beneficiary and amount

Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

$1,664 $1,326 $1,878 $1,071 $1,387 $999

and fathers widow(er)s widow(er)s

$1,078
 

 

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 2017

Less than $100.00........................ 61 1 . . . . 9 10 5 4 34 5 . . . . . . . . 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 44 1 . . . . . . . . 5 4 18 2 1 (2) . . . . 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 47 1 1 1 . . . . 5 4 23 3 . . . . . . . . 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 47 1 . . . . . . . . 5 4 27 4 . . . . 2 2 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 57 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 . . . . 3 3 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 87 2 1 1 . . . . 4 3 32 4 3 1 2 2 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 95 2 . . . . . . . . 4 3 37 5 6 2 3 3 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 97 2 2 2 . . . . 10 8 41 5 8 3 4 4 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 110 2 6 7 . . . . 4 3 31 4 22 7 4 4 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 133 2 3 3 . . . . 9 7 41 5 23 8 3 3 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 147 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 28 4 18 6 7 8 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99.................. 154 3 3 3 4 5 8 6 32 4 16 5 12 13 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99.................. 161 3 4 5 7 8 2 2 43 6 17 6 7 8 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99.................. 154 3 5 6 3 3 3 2 25 3 35 12 9 10 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 158 3 5 6 3 3 10 8 26 3 38 13 3 3 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 168 3 5 6 4 5 8 6 38 5 24 8 7 8 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 163 3 2 2 7 8 8 6 36 5 19 6 3 3 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 134 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 28 4 20 7 5 6 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 142 3 6 7 3 3 13 10 36 5 20 7 4 4 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 187 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 33 4 11 4 6 7 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 190 3 1 1 6 7 7 6 33 4 10 3 1 1 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99.................. 244 4 5 6 4 5 . . . . 19 3 5 2 2 2 

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. 464 8 13 15 10 12 2 2 31 4 5 2 . . . . 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99................. 451 8 8 9 2 2 . . . . 20 3 . . . . 2 2 

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99................. 427 8 2 2 4 5 . . . . 4 1 . . . . . . . . 

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99................. 366 7 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99................. 316 6 3 3 5 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99................. 203 4 . . . . 4 5 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99................. 81 1 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99................. 107 2 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99................. 64 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,700.00 and over....................... 225 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total........................................... 5,484 100 86 100 86 100 127 100 746 100 301 100 89 100 

Average annuity.......................... $2,113 $1,752 $1,806 $1,189 $1,209 $1,388 $1,300

and fathers widow(er)s

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 $478 for those in current-payment status and $601 for those awarded in fiscal year 2017. Annuities in current-payment 

status include 2,108 now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

2 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data exclude annuities to parents (20 in current-payment status averaging $907 and 2 awarded in the year averaging $844), and 307 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, 2016

Less than $20.00. . . . . . . . . 275 (1) 27 14 2,528 3 23 (1) 688 8

$20.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . 748 1 49 26 4,070 4 45 1 1,512 17

$60.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 788 1 55 29 4,679 5 43 1 1,894 22

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 1,085 1 51 27 7,936 8 75 1 2,780 32

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 1,121 1 9 5 8,944 10 69 1 910 10

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . 1,246 1 . . . . . . 8,200 9 74 1 367 4

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 1,323 1 . . . . . . 6,828 7 91 1 253 3

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . 1,494 1 . . . . . . 6,053 6 123 1 145 2

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 1,581 2 . . . . . . 6,016 6 132 2 59 1

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . 1,663 2 . . . . . . 5,103 5 187 2 41 (1)

$450.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 1,706 2 . . . . . . 4,188 4 184 2 23 (1)

$500.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . 1,799 2 . . . . . . 3,451 4 166 2 6 (1)

$550.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 1,760 2 . . . . . . 3,020 3 176 2 6 (1)

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 3,661 4 . . . . . . 5,465 6 442 5 5 (1)

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 3,355 3 . . . . . . 4,855 5 616 7 1 (1)

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 3,148 3 . . . . . . 3,891 4 980 12 . . . . . .

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 3,284 3 . . . . . . 2,915 3 830 10 . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 3,458 3 . . . . . . 1,989 2 794 9 . . . . . .

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 3,862 4 . . . . . . 1,416 2 878 10 . . . . . .

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 4,993 5 . . . . . . 961 1 771 9 . . . . . .

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 6,452 6 . . . . . . 626 1 622 7 . . . . . .

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . 4,954 5 . . . . . . 204 (1) 172 2 . . . . . .

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 5,541 6 . . . . . . 191 (1) 137 2 . . . . . .

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . 5,252 5 . . . . . . 123 (1) 140 2 . . . . . .

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 5,229 5 . . . . . . 120 (1) 161 2 . . . . . .

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 7,980 8 . . . . . . 141 (1) 236 3 . . . . . .

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 8,323 8 . . . . . . 73 (1) 162 2 . . . . . .

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 5,312 5 . . . . . . 40 (1) 100 1 . . . . . .

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . 3,279 3 . . . . . . 20 (1) 45 1 . . . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . 2,220 2 . . . . . . 8 (1) 4 (1) . . . . . .

$2,100.00 and over. . . . . . . . 3,549 4 . . . . . . 10 (1) 1 (1) . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,441 100 191 100 94,064 100 8,479 100 8,690 100 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,267 $76 $417 $990 $112

See footnote at end of table.

Table B22.--Components of survivor annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, 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 2016

Less than $20.00. . . . . . . . . 19 (1) 17 (1) . . . . . . 9 2

$20.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . 48 1 47 1 . . . . . . 102 26

$60.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 42 1 47 1 1 (1) 71 18

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 62 1 76 1 1 (1) 78 20

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 70 1 112 2 1 (1) 42 11

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 150 2 287 5 1 (1) 51 13

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 163 3 343 6 4 1 23 6

$400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 184 3 425 8 8 2 7 2

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 204 3 479 9 3 1 1 (1)

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 248 4 478 9 23 6 1 (1)

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 235 4 574 10 9 2 1 (1)

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 205 3 653 12 26 7 . . . . . .

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 196 3 545 10 29 8 . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 174 3 394 7 32 8 . . . . . .

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 173 3 317 6 35 9 . . . . . .

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 164 3 260 5 34 9 . . . . . .

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . 108 2 102 2 25 7 . . . . . .

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 130 2 71 1 12 3 . . . . . .

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . 178 3 71 1 12 3 . . . . . .

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 226 4 52 1 15 4 . . . . . .

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . 202 3 44 1 17 4 . . . . . .

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 223 4 38 1 6 2 . . . . . .

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 358 6 52 1 36 9 . . . . . .

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 524 9 28 1 25 7 . . . . . .

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 445 7 14 (1) 17 4 . . . . . .

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . 323 5 11 (1) 10 3 . . . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . 299 5 5 (1) 1 (1) . . . . . .

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . 242 4 1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . 191 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99. . . . . 134 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,400.00 and over. . . . . . . . 111 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,031 100 5,543 100 383 100 386 100

 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,374 $781 $1,239 $136

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data for widow(er)s' annuities exclude 168 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, 2016, and awarded in calendar year 2016, 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 2017

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,904 $1,544 87,524 $1,664 13,528 $1,326 620 $1,878 3,037 $1,071 9,697 $1,078 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,838 1,257 80,860 1,318 3,385 1,083 605 1,341 3,037 1,071 9,697 1,078 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,896 1,705 87,516 1,743 3,528 1,830 620 1,385 3,037 1,716 9,697 1,855 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 40,932 502 30,397 512 1,461 509 39 475 1,211 475 5,722 511 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,813 415 87,209 448 3,525 287 619 574 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,184 284 86,780 302 3,497 223 618 331 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,583 334 1,557 335 21 295 4 103 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 46,019 275 44,356 276 1,159 193 504 294 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,441 430 84,545 456 3,302 296 618 575 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,372 148 2,664 179 223 141 1 172 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 79 115 72 29 107 ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,080 312 45,701 294 3,515 478 ........ ..... 1,970 363 4,894 338 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,841 1,019 28,453 1,059 1,413 940 39 1,088 1,179 978 5,657 988 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,649 $1,382 75 $1,497 6,754 $999 20 $907 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,645 1,283 75 1,351 6,515 918 19 766 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,649 1,310 75 1,367 6,754 1,065 20 1,578 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 88 351 3 399 1,993 356 18 627 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,649 102 75 147 6,721 115 15 239 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,645 102 75 147 6,554 117 15 239 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ..... ..... 1 20 ..... ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,649 102 75 147 4,237 114 15 239 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ..... ..... 2,484 116 ..... ..... 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 516 3 399 1,991 638 18 974 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B23.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 2017

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,921 $1,948 5,484 $2,113 86 $1,752 86 $1,806 127 $1,189 746 $1,209 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,539 1,381 5,110 1,418 85 1,174 86 1,332 126 1,227 740 1,254 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,921 1,893 5,484 1,920 86 2,066 86 1,368 127 1,954 746 2,032 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 2,773 504 2,186 510 34 576 4 508 57 581 439 472 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,033 761 5,469 811 86 592 86 690 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,031 381 5,467 402 86 299 86 330 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 424 134 426 1 166 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 5,564 400 5,393 403 85 294 86 348 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,757 339 2,269 330 86 601 ..... ..... 76 400 326 320 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,625 1,094 2,041 1,117 33 1,046 4 765 55 1,077 439 1,061 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 $1,379 15 $1,553 89 $1,300 2 $844 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 1,272 15 1,366 89 1,129 2 634 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 1,292 15 1,384 89 1,369 2 1,592 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 15 340 1 146 35 378 2 592 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 107 15 185 89 171 2 210 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 107 15 185 89 171 2 210 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 377 1 262 35 610 2 958 

 1

 Includes 2,108 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, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 307 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, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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, 2017

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 314 4 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,333 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 1,333 16 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 4

112 1 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 2 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 194 2 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 75 12 ........ ..... 8 (3) 435 5 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,046 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 210 34 ........ ..... 21 (3) 815 10 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,554 2 ........ ..... 501 14 225 36 15 (3) 76 1 1,737 20 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,220 15 11,002 13 1,471 42 108 17 538 18 2,184 23 1,917 23 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,050 26 22,572 26 965 27 ...... ..... 879 29 3,465 36 1,167 14 

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,034 35 34,123 39 468 13 ...... ..... 1,110 37 2,932 30 390 5 

90 to 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,526 18 18,868 22 119 3 ...... ..... 482 16 986 10 64 1 

100 and older . . . . . . . . . . . 1,001 1 959 1 4 (3) ...... ..... 13 (3) 25 (3) ........ .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,904 100 87,524 100 5

3,528 100 620 100 3,037 100 9,697 100 8,478 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 78.8 82.2 70.0 50.6 80.2 77.6 50.4

 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table B24.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, and awarded in fiscal year 2017, 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 2017

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 2 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 107 27 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 3 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 6

189 48 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 7

12 3 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... 2 2 ..... ..... ..... ..... 10 3 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 26 30 ..... ..... 2 (3) 22 6 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 33 38 1 1 5 1 14 4 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 2 ....... ..... 86 100 23 27 1 1 15 2 19 5 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,361 34 1,861 34 ..... ..... 2 2 82 65 400 54 16 4 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,942 28 1,695 31 ..... ..... ..... ..... 34 27 213 29 ..... .....

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697 25 1,586 29 ..... ..... ..... ..... 9 7 100 13 1 (3) 

90 and older. . . . . . . . . . . . 354 5 342 6 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 11 1 ..... .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,921 100 5,484 100 86 100 86 100 127 100 746 100 390 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.7 75.2 54.5 44.9 68.2 70.1 18.9

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2017 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 75 annuities to full-time students and 35 to disabled children. There were 2 children who recently turned 18 whose continued qualification was under review. 5

 Includes 2,108 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities. 6

 Includes 9 annuities to full-time students, and 1 to a disabled child originally awarded a minor child annuity during the fiscal year. 7

 Includes 6 annuities to full-time students and 6 to disabled children.

NOTE.--Current-payment status data exclude 307 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........... 1,957 ... ... ... ... 347 ... 1 ... 144 1 ... 1 

$100.00 to $199.99........... 1,810 ... ... ... ... 416 ... 1 1 162 ... ... 1 

$200.00 to $299.99........... 1,678 4 ... ... ... 465 ... 3 ... 132 1 ... ... 

$300.00 to $399.99........... 1,683 1 ... ... ... 472 ... 11 ... 136 1 ... ... 

$400.00 to $499.99........... 1,647 5 ... ... ... 480 ... 6 ... 214 ... 1 ... 

$500.00 to $599.99........... 1,979 8 ... ... ... 512 ... 16 ... 229 2 ... 1 

$600.00 to $699.99........... 2,294 7 ... ... ... 500 1 10 ... 261 2 ... 1 

$700.00 to $799.99........... 2,437 6 ... ... ... 473 1 22 ... 305 6 ... 1 

$800.00 to $899.99........... 2,565 10 1 ... ... 490 1 22 1 441 4 ... ... 

$900.00 to $999.99........... 2,593 4 ... ... ... 485 1 33 ... 703 3 ... 2 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99..... 2,915 13 ... ... ... 446 4 27 ... 547 ... 1 1 

$1,100.00 to $1,299.99..... 6,274 30 1 ... ... 1,163 15 71 1 864 8 1 4 

$1,300.00 to $1,499.99..... 7,202 35 2 ... ... 1,111 9 88 ... 586 12 ... 5 

$1,500.00 to $1,699.99..... 9,053 39 4 2 ... 1,156 6 103 3 320 16 ... 1 

$1,700.00 to $1,899.99..... 11,963 40 7 2 ... 722 17 122 ... 153 25 6 ... 

$1,900.00 to $2,099.99..... 9,480 47 6 ... 1 331 11 149 2 60 21 3 ... 

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99..... 7,265 58 12 ... ... 189 16 158 1 33 29 5 ... 

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99..... 4,946 86 15 1 1 68 19 157 3 8 25 1 ... 

$2,500.00 to $2,699.99..... 3,470 89 19 3 1 6 22 182 1 2 26 8 ... 

$2,700.00 to $2,899.99..... 2,422 99 20 1 ... 1 26 146 2 ... 21 1 ... 

$2,900.00 to $3,099.99..... 1,665 119 23 9 2 1 23 158 3 ... 14 7 1 

$3,100.00 to $3,299.99..... 1,172 101 36 5 2 1 19 173 2 ... 18 7 ... 

$3,300.00 to $3,499.99..... 801 97 45 8 2 ... 18 140 2 ... 20 7 1 

$3,500.00 to $3,699.99..... 461 65 29 7 3 ... 16 139 4 ... 15 6 ... 

$3,700.00 to $3,899.99..... 289 43 24 17 8 ... 18 108 4 ... 14 10 1 

$3,900.00 to $4,099.99..... 139 38 33 12 10 ... 6 86 7 ... 5 6 ... 

$4,100.00 to $4,299.99..... 56 27 19 10 5 ... 1 67 6 ... 5 3 ... 

$4,300.00 to $4,499.99..... 15 25 21 17 5 ... 8 69 5 ... ... 3 ... 

$4,500.00 to $4,699.99..... 6 26 21 15 4 ... 1 46 4 ... ... 1 ... 

$4,700.00 to $4,899.99..... 8 21 16 7 3 ... 2 37 6 ... ... ... ... 

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99..... 1 4 6 2 1 ... ... 17 2 ... ... 1 ... 

$5,000.00 and over........... 7 36 41 35 11 ... 6 93 28 ... ... ... ... 

 

 Total............................... 90,253 1,183 401 153 59 9,835 267 2,461 88 5,300 294 78 21 

Average amount............... $1,613 $2,890 $3,656 $4,258 $4,218 $1,040 $2,765 $2,827 $4,296 $982 $2,446 $3,098 $1,350 

Table B25.--Survivor family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2016, by family composition and amount

Family amount

1 Excludes four families with only a widowed mother or father on the rolls, where the children's annuities were being withheld on December 31, 2016.

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 five families with a parent and one or more other beneficiaries.

NOTE.--Data exclude 168 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 2017, by status of employee at death and amount

 

Status of employee at death

Total Non-retired

Amount Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFITS1

Less than $200.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 2 . . . . . 60 2

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

274 11 70 100 204 8

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1 . . . . . 13 1

$400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1 . . . . . 25 1

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1 . . . . . 29 1

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 2 . . . . . 44 2

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 3 . . . . . 69 3

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 4 . . . . . 111 5

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 10 . . . . . 251 10

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 688 27 . . . . . 688 28

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 868 34 . . . . . 868 35

$1,200.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 3 . . . . . 85 3 

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,517 100 70 100 2,447 100 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $933 $255 $953

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$500.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33 1 33 . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 67 2 67 . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$3,000.00 to $3,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$4,000.00 to $4,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$5,000.00 to $5,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 100 3 100 . . . . 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,040 $1,040 . . . . 

1

 Includes 2 awards of deferred lump-sum benefits equal to $255.

2

 Includes 257 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 non-retired at death in 70 of these cases and retired in 187 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.......................................................................... 11,800 $18,904 9,700 $15,543 2,100 $3,358

Alaska............................................................................. 200 292 200 238 (4) 53

Arizona............................................................................ 11,900 18,761 9,800 15,553 2,000 3,191

Arkansas......................................................................... 12,400 19,661 10,400 16,664 1,900 2,984

California......................................................................... 32,000 48,760 26,100 40,172 5,800 8,564

Colorado.......................................................................... 10,400 17,313 8,900 14,898 1,500 2,409

Connecticut....................................................................... 2,900 5,516 2,300 4,637 600 878

Delaware.......................................................................... 2,900 4,898 2,500 4,284 400 613

Washington DC.................................................................. 400 623 300 532 100 91

Florida............................................................................. 36,200 57,896 30,400 49,378 5,800 8,491

Georgia............................................................................ 21,100 34,219 17,800 29,035 3,300 5,177

Hawaii.............................................................................. 200 264 200 216 (4) 47

Idaho................................................................................ 5,700 9,256 4,800 7,752 900 1,496

Illinois............................................................................... 39,900 62,296 32,800 51,529 6,900 10,724

Indiana............................................................................. 19,100 30,376 15,600 25,016 3,400 5,340

Iowa................................................................................. 11,300 18,057 9,400 15,065 1,900 2,977

Kansas............................................................................. 17,100 28,021 14,400 23,689 2,600 4,319

Kentucky.......................................................................... 17,600 27,113 14,400 22,071 3,200 5,029

Louisiana.......................................................................... 9,100 14,195 7,400 11,667 1,700 2,524

Maine............................................................................... 2,900 4,126 2,300 3,255 600 869

Maryland.......................................................................... 10,300 16,327 8,400 13,636 1,800 2,687

Massachusetts................................................................... 4,600 7,255 3,800 6,064 800 1,190

Michigan.......................................................................... 16,000 24,907 13,100 20,284 2,900 4,605

Minnesota......................................................................... 17,100 26,813 14,100 22,262 3,000 4,530

Mississippi........................................................................ 7,000 10,817 5,700 8,753 1,300 2,061

Missouri........................................................................... 23,500 37,097 19,700 31,231 3,800 5,844

Montana........................................................................... 7,400 11,930 6,300 10,153 1,100 1,769

Nebraska.......................................................................... 18,300 32,285 16,100 28,527 2,200 3,741

Nevada............................................................................. 4,000 6,293 3,400 5,276 700 1,013

New Hampshire.................................................................. 1,000 1,660 900 1,376 200 284

New Jersey....................................................................... 10,000 17,619 8,100 14,723 1,900 2,894

New Mexico...................................................................... 5,000 7,903 4,100 6,463 900 1,435

New York.......................................................................... 23,800 41,186 19,300 34,436 4,500 6,741

North Carolina.................................................................... 12,200 18,502 9,900 15,170 2,300 3,325

North Dakota...................................................................... 3,900 6,436 3,200 5,289 700 1,142

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, by class and state (Amounts in thousands)
 

Total1 Retirement benefits2 Survivor benefits

 Monthly Monthly Monthly

State3 Number amount Number amount Number amount

 

Ohio................................................................................. 29,200 $44,391 23,200 $35,237 5,900 $9,136

Oklahoma......................................................................... 6,000 9,446 4,800 7,647 1,100 1,793

Oregon............................................................................. 9,400 14,629 7,800 12,068 1,600 2,547

Pennsylvania...................................................................... 37,300 59,428 29,600 47,831 7,600 11,580

Rhode Island...................................................................... 700 1,198 600 1,015 100 183

South Carolina.................................................................... 8,400 13,321 7,000 11,198 1,400 2,119

South Dakota..................................................................... 2,200 3,547 1,900 3,072 300 473

Tennessee........................................................................ 15,100 23,953 12,400 19,935 2,600 4,006

Texas............................................................................... 42,300 69,775 35,200 58,629 7,000 11,082

Utah.................................................................................. 6,100 10,106 5,100 8,400 1,000 1,699

Vermont........................................................................... 800 1,175 700 902 200 272

Virginia............................................................................. 19,400 31,103 15,800 25,698 3,600 5,395

Washington....................................................................... 13,200 20,895 10,800 17,224 2,300 3,661

West Virginia...................................................................... 9,500 15,018 7,500 11,875 2,000 3,138

Wisconsin......................................................................... 11,900 18,200 9,800 15,012 2,000 3,177

Wyoming......................................................................... 4,600 8,054 4,000 7,114 500 933

Outside United States:

Canada............................................................................. 2,100 1,353 1,400 702 700 651

Mexico............................................................................. 200 194 100 72 100 122

Other................................................................................ 600 724 400 501 200 223

 

 Total5.............................................................................. 648,300 $1,034,098 533,400 $858,980 113,200 $174,585

 

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2017, by class and state (Amounts in thousands) - Continued

1 Includes 1,700 partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. 

2 Includes 122,000 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, 2017.

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.