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 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 employees who retired with 30 years of service 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 combined 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 have been 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 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 2017 (tables B7, B8, B12 and B18) 

reflect the effects of recertifications through March 31, 2018.

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 minimum 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 minimum 

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 gradually increases, from age 65 to 67, for those born before between 1937 and 1960. It is age 

67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

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

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

2018 ............................ 641,470 189,571 47,436 25,059 120,222 147,708 84,710 3,378 604 8,232 2,903 9,760 

AVERAGE AMOUNT

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

2018 ............................ ......... 2,817 2,474 2,746 42 1,035 1,721 1,367 1,902 1,110 1,114 1,118 

 

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, 2018, there were 22 parents' annuities in current-payment status averaging $962 and 1,865 partition payments averaging $317.

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, 2009-2018
 

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

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

2018......................... 31,795 8,665 1,662 4,155 10,459 5,411 78 94 379 123 766 

Cumulative 1937-2018 5,303,956 1,541,222 530,357 532,080 1,243,560 1,062,335 19,212 85,691 239,951 16,345 29,646 

AVERAGE AMOUNT

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

2018......................... ........ 3,188 2,775 41 1,054 2,188 1,864 1,864 1,386 1,270 1,222 

Fiscal year

Table B2.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities awarded during year, by type of annuitant and fiscal year, 2009-2018

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 2018 total includes 3 annuities to parents averaging $1,097. Cumulative total includes 3,557 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, 2009-2018 (Amounts in millions), cash basis 

 

Retirement

Total Regular employee Supplemental Spouse and

retirement and annuities employee divorced spouse

 survivor1 Total and pensions annuities2 annuities

 

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 

2018.............................. 12,693.0 10,567.2 8,673.1 60.5 1,833.5 

 

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 death benefits payments

 

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) 

2018.............................. 2,116.5 1,756.6 58.0 14.6 39.7 129.9 117.4 2.3 (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 2018, these partition payments totaled $6,971,000.

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, 2009-2018

 

 Status of employee at death 

Total Nonretired Retired

 Average Average Average

 Fiscal year Number amount Number amount Number amount 

LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFITS1

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

2018..................................................... 2,451 936 66 255 2,385 955

Cumulative 1947-2018.......................... 793,439 ...... 167,902 ...... 625,537 ......

 

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

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 .. ......

2018..................................................... 3 2,077 3 2,077 .. ......

Cumulative 1938-2018.......................... 307,905 ...... 282,072 ...... 25,833 ......

 

1 Includes deferred lump-sum death benefits; 16,030 were awarded in the period 1947-2018, of which 5 averaging $547 were in 2018.

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, 2018, 

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 ................................................. 129,451 $3,357 9,799 8 $1,412 119,652

 Reduced age ........................................ 60,120 1,654 11,896 20 1,408 48,224

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 47,436 2,474 5,463 12 1,030 41,973

Disability ................................................ 25,059 2,746 1,578 6 1,084 23,481

 

 Total ................................................... 262,066 $2,748 28,736 11 $1,320 233,330

 

Immediate retirements2:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age ................................................. 109,882 $3,536 5,288 5 $1,232 104,594

 Reduced age ........................................ 16,962 2,198 1,504 9 1,353 15,458

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 38,657 2,664 2,464 6 886 36,193

Disability ................................................ 20,073 2,963 327 2 938 19,746

 

 Total ................................................... 185,574 $3,170 9,583 5 $1,152 175,991

 

Deferred retirements2:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age ................................................. 19,569 $2,352 4,511 23 $1,622 15,058

 Reduced age ........................................ 43,158 1,440 10,392 24 1,416 32,766

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 8,779 1,635 2,999 34 1,148 5,780

Disability ................................................ 4,986 1,873 1,251 25 1,122 3,735

 

 Total ................................................... 76,492 $1,724 19,153 25 $1,404 57,339

 

See footnotes at end of table.

 1,152 2,853

 $975 $2,966

 $2,055 $3,610

 1,789 2,724

 830 2,053

 888 2,326

 1,871 2,981

 $1,797 $3,245

 $564 $2,111

 $650 $2,862

 402 1,769

 964 2,177

 annuity annuity annuity

 $1,408 $3,516

 1,263 2,632

Average 

 Annuitants receiving

Total social security benefits

 Average Average

 463 1,948

 railroad railroad railroad

 retirement retirement retirement 
Table B5.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, 

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 .................. 97,993 $1,291 31,367 32 $1,278 66,626 $1,630 

Reduced-rate spouse .......... 44,535 516 24,264 54 1,161 20,271 879 

Divorced spouse ................. 5,180 656 2,109 41 665 3,071 875 

 

 Total ................................. 147,708 $1,035 57,740 39 $1,207 89,968 $1,435 

 

SURVIVOR ANNUITIES3

Aged widow(er)s ................. 84,449 $1,721 27,671 33 $1,103 56,778 $2,072 

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

3,378 1,367 1,371 41 964 2,007 1,595 

Widowed mothers

(fathers) ................................ 600 1,902 36 6 1,085 564 1,965 

Remarried widow(er)s ........ 2,903 1,114 1,108 38 1,006 1,795 1,447 

Divorced widow(er)s ........... 9,749 1,118 5,723 59 1,020 4,026 1,626 

Children:

Under age 18 ........................ 1,641 1,409 86 5 527 1,555 1,429 

Full-time students,

ages 18-19 ............................ 54 1,626 1 2 221 53 1,644 

Disabled, age 18 or older .... 6,537 1,031 1,936 30 654 4,601 1,202 

Parents ................................. 22 962 19 86 982 3 1,662 

 Total ................................. 109,333 $1,595 37,951 35 $1,058 71,382 $1,946 

 

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 2,082 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

 851

 $933

 761

 1,033

 654

 626

 575

 retirement retirement

 annuity annuity 

 $570

 213

 337

 $412

 $1,000

 1,035

 921

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, 2018

Immediate retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,574 71 10,658 49 99,224 92 16,962 28 38,657 81 20,073 80

Deferred retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,492 29 11,146 51 8,423 8 43,158 72 8,779 19 4,986 20

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262,066 100 21,804 100 107,647 100 60,120 100 47,436 100 25,059 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,170 $2,855 $3,609 $2,198 $2,664 $2,963

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,724 1,610 3,333 1,440 1,635 1,873

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,748 $2,219 $3,587 $1,654 $2,474 $2,746

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,662 5 2,821 13 27 (4) 8,583 14 988 2 243 1

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,398 3 1,779 8 175 (4) 4,238 7 1,572 3 634 3

$1,000.00 to $1,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,393 5 1,568 7 195 (4) 8,550 14 2,085 4 995 4

$1,500.00 to $1,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,899 3 787 4 142 (4) 5,630 9 1,572 3 768 3

$1,700.00 to $1,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,968 4 1,111 5 243 (4) 6,204 10 2,378 5 1,032 4

$1,900.00 to $2,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,115 5 1,396 6 588 1 6,321 11 3,482 7 1,328 5

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,793 6 1,638 8 1,239 1 6,962 12 5,091 11 1,863 7

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,933 7 1,807 8 1,505 1 6,175 10 6,238 13 2,208 9

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,348 3 854 4 1,319 1 1,949 3 3,014 6 1,212 5

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,276 3 764 4 1,907 2 1,647 3 2,806 6 1,152 5

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,389 3 739 3 2,660 2 1,192 2 2,538 5 1,260 5

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,512 3 682 3 3,414 3 876 1 2,298 5 1,242 5

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,833 3 614 3 4,127 4 628 1 2,290 5 1,174 5

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,140 3 538 2 5,052 5 439 1 1,928 4 1,183 5

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,400 4 462 2 5,892 5 262 (4) 1,685 4 1,099 4

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,400 4 406 2 6,375 6 170 (4) 1,424 3 1,025 4

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,275 4 375 2 6,573 6 108 (4) 1,209 3 1,010 4

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,838 3 334 2 6,530 6 73 (4) 1,042 2 859 3

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,529 3 295 1 6,512 6 50 (4) 839 2 833 3

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,230 3 274 1 6,384 6 30 (4) 754 2 788 3

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,985 3 227 1 6,382 6 16 (4) 652 1 708 3

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,268 3 207 1 5,948 6 8 (4) 513 1 592 2

$3,900.00 to $4,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,819 5 372 2 10,848 10 9 (4) 676 1 914 4

$4,100.00 to $4,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,307 4 288 1 9,225 9 . . . . . 264 1 530 2

$4,300.00 to $4,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,797 3 265 1 7,155 7 . . . . . 88 (4) 289 1

$4,500.00 to $4,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,840 2 237 1 4,503 4 . . . . . 7 (4) 93 (4)

$4,700.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,719 1 964 4 2,727 3 . . . . . 3 (4) 25 (4)

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262,066 100 21,804 100 107,647 100 60,120 100 47,436 100 25,059 100

See footnotes at end of table. 

Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 2018

Immediate retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,157 69 992 53 4,007 93 868 35 1,290 78

Deferred retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,170 31 889 47 291 7 1,618 65 372 22

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,327 100 1,881 100 4,298 100 2,486 100 1,662 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,609 $3,072 $4,176 $2,431 $3,051

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,021 2,016 3,805 1,750 1,816

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,121 $2,573 $4,151 $1,988 $2,775

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 2 93 5 2 (4) 118 5 35 2

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 3 123 7 23 1 125 5 55 3

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 2 68 4 1 (4) 91 4 25 2

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 2 56 3 2 (4) 128 5 32 2

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 3 61 3 1 (4) 195 8 36 2

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 4 70 4 1 (4) 234 9 72 4

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 5 123 7 6 (4) 281 11 75 5

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 5 126 7 5 (4) 318 13 85 5

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 5 166 9 2 (4) 285 11 112 7

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 5 143 8 22 1 231 9 137 8

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 4 129 7 24 1 168 7 118 7

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 4 121 6 58 1 123 5 145 9

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 5 112 6 113 3 99 4 151 9

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 4 66 4 177 4 45 2 132 8

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 5 64 3 278 6 28 1 120 7

$3,600.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 6 56 3 428 10 8 (4) 123 7

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 6 54 3 444 10 7 (4) 63 4

$4,000.00 to $4,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 6 41 2 482 11 2 (4) 49 3

$4,200.00 to $4,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 6 28 1 500 12 . . . . . 41 2

$4,400.00 to $4,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 6 22 1 582 14 . . . . . 39 2

$4,600.00 to $4,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 6 28 1 561 13 . . . . . 12 1

$4,800.00 to $4,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 3 11 1 247 6 . . . . . 3 (4)

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 2 20 1 203 5 . . . . . 1 (4)

$5,000.00 to $5,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 1 17 1 103 2 . . . . . 1 (4)

$5,100.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 1 83 4 33 1 . . . . . . . . . .

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,327 100 1,881 100 4,298 100 2,486 100 1,662 100

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,909 $2,117 $879 $1,116

Less than $50.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,011 (1) 23 (1) 8,732 3 36 (1)

$50.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,704 1 66 1 16,989 6 586 5

$150.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,590 1 45 (1) 18,540 7 1,034 10

$250.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,821 1 62 1 13,863 5 620 6

$350.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,136 1 93 1 13,388 5 478 4

$450.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,039 1 79 1 13,682 5 451 4

$550.00 to $649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,962 1 90 1 13,250 5 354 3

$650.00 to $749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,937 1 82 1 13,550 5 357 3

$750.00 to $849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,011 1 98 1 15,204 6 349 3

$850.00 to $949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,172 1 102 1 16,778 6 290 3

$950.00 to $1,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,632 1 121 1 17,133 7 321 3

$1,050.00 to $1,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,219 1 168 2 15,882 6 359 3

$1,150.00 to $1,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,029 2 141 1 14,723 6 344 3

$1,250.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,613 2 196 2 13,468 5 416 4

$1,350.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,582 4 216 2 11,755 4 460 4

$1,450.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,621 5 221 2 10,454 4 534 5

$1,550.00 to $1,649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,251 5 293 3 8,846 3 540 5

$1,650.00 to $1,749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,753 5 348 3 7,721 3 475 4

$1,750.00 to $1,849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,947 7 398 4 6,734 3 595 6

$1,850.00 to $1,949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,621 6 403 4 5,510 2 753 7

$1,950.00 to $2,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,976 6 460 4 3,474 1 712 7

$2,050.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,759 4 280 3 877 (1) 199 2

$2,100.00 to $2,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,749 5 332 3 491 (1) 135 1

$2,150.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,836 5 329 3 312 (1) 109 1

$2,200.00 to $2,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,455 5 408 4 166 (1) 44 (1)

$2,250.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,146 4 500 5 114 (1) 36 (1)

$2,300.00 to $2,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,402 4 551 5 69 (1) 26 (1)

$2,350.00 to $2,399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,093 4 520 5 42 (1) 18 (1)

$2,400.00 to $2,449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,466 4 477 4 29 (1) 10 (1)

$2,450.00 to $2,499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,472 3 459 4 17 (1) 5 (1)

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,914 5 869 8 23 (1) 10 (1)

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,288 3 790 7 13 (1) 5 (1)

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,891 1 680 6 3 (1) 3 (1)

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,036 (1) 553 5 7 (1) 2 (1)

$2,900.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 984 (1) 316 3 5 (1) 1 (1)

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257,118 100 10,769 100 261,844 100 10,667 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,144 . . . 37 . . . 2,433 . . . 147 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,262 . . . 10,806 . . . 264,277 . . . 10,814 . . . 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

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

Percent

Current-payment status Awarded in 2017

Table B7.--Tier I and tier II components of employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, by amount

Net tier I

Current-payment status Awarded in 2017

Total tier II

Percent Percent Percent
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159 . . . . . $42 $42

Less than $10.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . 73 (3) 1 (3)

$10.00 to $19.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . 185 (3) 7 (3)

$20.00 to $29.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,044 5 93 2

$30.00 to $39.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,793 6 178 5

$40.00 to $49.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (3) . . . . . . . 107,807 88 3,596 93

$50.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

$70.00 to $79.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$80.00 to $89.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$90.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,382 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,836 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,008 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

$450.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,912 100 . . . . . . . . 4

121,902 100 3,875 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,268 . . . 1,004 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,912 . . . . . . . . . . . 155,170 . . . 4,879 . . . 

1

 There were no vested dual RR-SS benefits awarded to employees in 2017. 2

 Supplemental annuities awarded by the end of 2017 to employees awarded regular retirement annuities in 2017. 3

 Less than 0.5 percent.

4

 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, 2017, 

and awarded in calendar year 2017, by amount

Current-payment status Awarded in 20171 Current-payment status Awarded in 20172

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, 2018

Total, regular3 .................................... 262,066 $2,748 21,804 $2,219 107,647 $3,587 60,120 $1,654 47,436 $2,474 25,059 $2,746

Tier I, net .................................................. 254,834 1,924 20,695 1,703 107,536 2,256 54,478 1,388 47,099 1,835 25,026 2,013

 Gross .................................................... 261,913 2,081 21,787 2,154 107,628 2,269 60,085 1,832 47,435 1,937 24,978 2,080

 Offset for social security benefit ........ 28,305 1,269 7,923 1,475 1,749 924 11,754 1,321 5,367 1,016 1,512 1,088

Tier II, total ............................................... 259,699 894 21,527 620 107,643 1,351 59,613 399 47,355 658 23,561 781

 1981 law4 ..........................................258,403 897 21,516 620 107,315 1,354 59,550 399 46,461 668 23,561 781

 Prior law ............................................... 1,296 200 11 268 328 383 63 68 894 142 ............ .......

 Service and compensation

 before 1975 ................................. 1,296 144 11 182 328 273 63 49 894 102 ............ .......

 Addition for service

 before 1975 ................................. 953 24 7 29 318 33 20 15 608 20 ............ .......

 Service and compensation

 after 1974 .................................... 953 53 7 90 318 78 20 59 608 40 ............ .......

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ...................... 9,623 159 1,144 167 3,303 169 3,660 150 1,516 153 ............ .......

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 ....................................... 1,181 590 8 912 ............ ....... 78 792 119 433 976 590

Total reduction for age ........................... 60,693 376 ............ ....... ............ ....... 60,104 379 316 43 273 51

Supplemental annuity6........................ 120,222 42 4,746 40 82,332 43 8,609 40 20,009 39 4,526 41

Social security benefit ............................ 28,736 1,320 7,993 1,520 1,806 933 11,896 1,408 5,463 1,030 1,578 1,084 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 2018 

Total, regular3 ............................................. 10,327 $3,121 1,881 $2,573 4,298 $4,151 2,486 $1,988 1,662 $2,775

Tier I, net ............................................................... 10,288 2,094 1,869 1,857 4,297 2,497 2,469 1,614 1,653 2,031

 Gross ................................................................. 10,188 2,313 1,865 2,389 4,277 2,502 2,468 2,037 1,578 2,144

 Offset for social security benefit .................... 965 1,399 661 1,516 6 641 187 1,090 111 1,258

Tier II ..................................................................... 10,137 1,097 1,879 769 4,294 1,709 2,483 427 1,481 865

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 ................................................ 23 748 1 602 ....... ....... 5 1,811 17 444

Total reduction for age ....................................... 2,485 418 ....... ....... ....... ....... 2,469 421 16 46

Social security benefit ........................................ 986 1,400 667 1,519 9 713 189 1,111 121 1,247

 

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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, 2018

1,385 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,385 6

1,507 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,507 6

4,346 2 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 4,346 17

38,960 15 ........ .... 20,887 19 4,058 7 .......... .... 14,015 56

12,037 5 ........ .... 5,861 5 2,370 4 .......... .... 3,806 15

56,094 21 4,639 21 25,115 23 10,691 18 15,649 33 .......... ....

58,458 22 5,678 26 25,952 24 11,262 19 15,566 33 .......... ....

35,342 13 3,826 18 14,287 13 8,818 15 8,411 18 .......... ....

23,553 9 3,447 16 6,918 6 8,871 15 4,317 9 .......... ....

17,234 7 2,294 11 4,409 4 8,154 14 2,377 5 .......... ....

10,393 4 1,407 6 2,749 3 5,292 9 945 2 .......... ....

2,757 1 513 2 1,469 1 604 1 171 (4) .......... .... 

262,066 100 21,804 100 107,647 100 60,120 100 47,436 100 25,059 100

 

72.7 77.3 71.8 76.9 73.8 60.8

 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

85 to 89..................................................

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
Table B10.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 2018

342 3 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 342 21

320 3 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 320 19

621 6 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 621 37

 

3,581 35 ......... ...... 3,340 78 ........ ...... 241 15

2,768 27 ......... ...... 775 18 1,859 75 134 8

814 8 ......... ...... 183 4 627 25 4 (4)

 

7,163 69 ......... ...... 4,298 100 2,486 100 379 23

 

1,666 16 1,666 89 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

187 2 187 10 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

28 (4) 28 1 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

10,327 100 1,881 100 4,298 100 2,486 100 1,662 100 

61.8 61.0 63.3 54.8

 

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

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

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

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

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

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............................................................

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 2018 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 74.1 years for annuitants in current-payment status awarded age annuities and 63.1 years for retirees awarded age annuities in the year.
Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in

fiscal year 2018, 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, 2018

Under 10......................................... 4,185 2 727 3 ........ .... 1,402 2 317 1 1,739 7 

10 to 14.......................................... 38,512 15 7,164 33 ........ .... 20,625 34 6,109 13 4,614 18 

15 to 19.......................................... 22,834 9 4,057 19 ........ .... 12,084 20 4,103 9 2,590 10 

20 to 24.......................................... 31,245 12 3,018 14 ........ .... 8,639 14 13,169 28 6,419 26 

25 to 29.......................................... 20,993 8 2,343 11 ........ .... 5,839 10 9,062 19 3,749 15 

 Less than 30, total........................ 117,769 45 17,309 79 ........ .... 48,589 81 32,760 69 19,111 76 

303 ................................................. 18,239 7 752 3 12,233 11 898 1 2,961 6 1,395 6 

31 to 34.......................................... 37,645 14 736 3 24,272 23 2,979 5 6,937 15 2,721 11 

35 to 39.......................................... 56,154 21 813 4 44,462 41 4,966 8 4,251 9 1,662 7 

40 and over..................................... 32,119 12 2,180 10 26,661 25 2,674 4 526 1 78 (4) 

 30 and over, total........................... 144,157 55 4,481 21 107,628 100 11,517 19 14,675 31 5,856 23 

 Grand total5................................. 262,066 100 21,804 100 107,647 100 60,120 100 47,436 100 25,059 100 

Average years of service6.................. 28.2 21.5 36.7 20.7 24.9 22.1

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, 2018, and awarded in

fiscal year 2018, 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 2018

Under 10......................................... 487 5 131 7 ....... .... 187 8 169 10 

10 to 14.......................................... 1,913 19 569 30 ....... .... 1,002 40 342 21 

15 to 19.......................................... 1,250 12 358 19 ....... .... 623 25 269 16 

20 to 24.......................................... 1,051 10 277 15 ....... .... 422 17 352 21 

25 to 29.......................................... 614 6 183 10 ....... .... 237 10 194 12 

 Less than 30, total........................ 5,315 51 1,518 81 ....... .... 2,471 99 1,326 80 

30 to 34.......................................... 1,421 14 75 4 1,214 28 ....... .... 132 8 

35 to 39.......................................... 2,219 21 83 4 2,023 47 ....... .... 113 7 

40 and over..................................... 1,234 12 189 10 1,041 24 ....... .... 4 (4) 

 30 and over, total........................... 4,874 47 347 18 4,278 100 ....... .... 249 15 

 Grand total5................................. 10,327 100 1,881 100 4,298 100 2,486 100 1,662 100 

Average years of service6................. 26.5 21.1 37.1 16.3 20.1

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 29.9 years for annuitants in current-payment status awarded an age annuity and 27.6 years for retirees awarded

 an age annuity in the year.

Beginning before full retirement age1 
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2017 Railroad annuities awarded in 2017

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

BNSF Railway Co. 43,873 $2,886 3,478 $903 $1,305 1,769 1,290 $3,902 

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. 546 2,180 70 496 1,545 7 1 3,967 

 Cedar River Railroad Co. 2 781 2 781 1,448 ...... ...... ...... 

 Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Co. 278 3,005 13 1,536 1,012 15 9 3,904 

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. 2,573 2,693 288 790 1,311 56 27 3,820 

 Illinois Central Railroad Co. 5,812 2,502 795 644 1,418 163 109 3,891 

 Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co. 145 2,286 17 410 1,666 1 ...... ...... 

 Sault Ste Marie Bridge Co. 21 3,064 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. 2,089 2,843 183 754 1,295 91 62 3,586 

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. 434 2,996 19 1,029 1,216 29 18 2,805 

 Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. Inc. 758 2,621 79 788 1,267 21 10 3,596 

 Soo Line Railroad Co. 4,198 2,706 373 840 1,342 147 77 3,272 

CSX Transportation, Inc. 38,290 2,890 2,747 947 1,290 1,374 1,049 3,731 

Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 2,201 2,982 124 1,102 1,286 86 58 3,935 

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co. 7 2,544 ...... ...... ...... 2 2 2,776 

 IC&E-Kansas City Southern Joint Agency 83 2,433 7 729 1,249 1 ...... ...... 

 Texas Mexican Railway Co. 172 2,805 16 1,332 981 7 6 4,286 

Norfolk Southern Corp. 30,414 2,938 1,941 1,050 1,236 1,126 902 3,740 

Union Pacific Railroad Co. 55,112 2,858 4,973 968 1,282 2,216 1,566 3,861 

 

 Class I line-haul railroads, total 187,008 $2,866 15,125 $932 $1,293 7,111 5,186 $3,809 

 

Alton & Southern Railway Co. 286 $2,851 27 $940 $1,341 7 5 $3,998 

Arcelormittal Cleveland Works Railway, Inc. 283 2,736 20 1,463 1,000 5 2 3,503 

Bay Line Railroad, LLC., The 108 2,328 15 751 1,306 1 1 4,106 

Belt Railway Co. of Chicago 404 2,813 40 971 1,310 18 11 3,981 

Birmingham Terminal Railway, LLC. 199 2,636 18 792 1,467 3 1 2,829 

Boston & Maine Corp. 302 1,653 83 555 1,294 15 1 3,209 

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Inc. 197 2,724 10 910 1,116 9 7 3,075 

Canadian National Railway Inc. 430 316 13 380 718 36 8 338 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 186 1,202 19 862 1,073 8 1 163 

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co. 1,116 1,219 408 383 1,545 17 ...... ...... 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. 1,006 1,259 329 359 1,498 3 ...... ...... 

Colorado and Wyoming Railway Co. 105 2,290 12 909 1,332 4 3 2,937 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, by last railroad employer
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2017 Railroad annuities awarded in 2017

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) 15,171 $2,011 2,795 $540 $1,389 269 34 $3,869 

Florida East Coast Railway, LLC. 601 2,571 88 1,016 1,226 33 20 3,823 

Gary Railway Co. 897 2,336 140 697 1,373 7 2 3,555 

Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co. 189 1,986 35 663 1,213 ...... ...... ...... 

Illinois & Midland Railroad Inc. 154 2,397 17 1,202 1,281 5 2 3,004 

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. 764 2,912 77 911 1,277 46 36 3,969 

Iowa Interstate Railroad LTD. 161 2,504 21 502 1,387 14 10 3,426 

Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. 109 1,855 23 378 1,493 3 2 4,204 

Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Co. 130 2,990 7 1,356 1,089 5 5 3,431 

Lake Terminal Railroad Co. 111 2,144 13 529 1,302 4 ...... ...... 

Maine Central Railroad Co. 170 1,717 37 735 1,252 5 ...... ...... 

Mittal Steel USA-Railways, Inc. 349 2,201 34 735 1,108 11 5 4,058 

Montana Rail Link Inc. 585 3,102 16 978 1,208 49 43 3,820 

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, LTD. 366 2,501 13 624 1,331 2 ...... ...... 

New England Central Railroad Inc. 161 2,109 24 701 1,270 6 1 4,076 

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corp. 111 2,750 6 1,287 1,091 6 6 3,256 

New York Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp. 100 2,343 17 732 1,505 11 8 3,410 

Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc. 211 3,224 6 2,387 894 6 4 3,588 

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Properties, Inc. 457 1,626 101 371 1,587 10 ...... ...... 

Port Terminal Railroad Association 297 2,865 22 1,059 1,475 16 9 4,675 

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway Co. 178 1,899 31 616 1,430 ...... ...... ...... 

South Buffalo Railway Co. 173 1,894 36 474 1,535 2 1 2,576 

Sparrows Point Rail, LLC. 181 2,494 12 777 1,114 3 ...... ...... 

Springfield Terminal Railway Co., Vermont 886 2,688 76 1,276 1,179 34 19 3,237 

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 448 2,534 61 722 1,325 11 6 4,094 

Union Railroad Company, LLC. 502 2,584 43 593 1,551 16 11 2,868 

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. 182 2,757 13 1,112 1,514 10 7 3,712 

All others 7,685 2,273 1,198 694 1,353 442 263 3,094 

 

 Non-Class I line-haul railroads

 and switching & terminal companies, total 35,951 $2,141 5,956 $600 $1,385 1,152 534 $3,351 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2017 Railroad annuities awarded in 2017

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

Keolis Commuter Services, LLC. 159 $3,674 21 $2,035 $1,244 61 60 $3,788 

Long Island Railroad Co. 5,282 2,721 1,876 1,952 931 181 107 3,228 

Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co., LLC. 426 3,352 60 1,964 1,203 4 1 699 

Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. 3,420 3,173 381 1,676 1,211 251 159 3,501 

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) 15,733 2,708 2,301 1,280 1,227 1,039 773 3,390 

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc. 1,975 3,005 239 1,535 1,221 164 130 3,499 

Northeast Ill. Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. (Metra) 1,515 3,133 155 1,687 1,147 96 82 3,561 

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District 137 2,710 14 1,122 1,537 7 5 2,878 

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH) 688 3,255 65 1,466 1,411 48 45 4,008 

Southeastern Penn Trans Auth-Reg Highspeed

 Lines (SEPTA) 718 2,975 93 1,642 1,285 62 46 3,614 

All others 25 3,796 1 1,637 1,548 1 1 3,557 

 

 Commuter railroads, total 30,078 $2,838 5,206 $1,594 $1,121 1,914 1,409 $3,450 

Fruit Growers Express Co. 341 $2,199 67 $524 $1,562 5 3 $3,050 

St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. 104 1,490 37 499 1,797 7 ...... ...... 

TTX Company (Trailer Train Co.) 678 2,593 98 1,023 1,356 61 40 3,431 

Union Pacific Fruit Express Co. 420 1,946 78 492 1,336 5 4 3,656 

Western Fruit Express Co. 106 2,340 13 968 1,413 3 2 2,737 

All others 61 1,528 19 373 1,764 ...... ...... ...... 

 

 Car-loan companies, total 1,710 $2,235 312 $679 $1,475 81 49 $3,397 

 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 389 $3,494 28 $1,473 $1,211 49 47 $4,185 

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees

 Div. of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 452 2,883 37 906 1,332 36 30 3,831 

Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen 105 3,329 11 1,208 1,174 8 8 4,163 

International Association of Machinists &

 Aerospace Workers 596 2,658 83 819 1,718 53 43 3,401 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2017 Railroad annuities awarded in 2017

Railroad annuities Dual beneficiaries Immediate retirements

Average Average Average Average

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

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air,

 Rail and Transportation Workers 1,360 $2,842 157 $824 $1,785 61 43 $3,904 

International Brotherhood Blmkrs, Shp Bldrs,

 Blksmths & Hlprs 148 2,183 27 735 1,479 9 4 3,002 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 497 2,508 108 1,095 1,952 50 41 3,089 

Transportation Communications Union 858 2,828 102 904 1,367 50 41 3,735 

All others 159 2,736 34 1,373 1,533 14 10 3,622 

 

 Labor organizations, total 4,564 $2,825 587 $958 $1,637 330 267 $3,697 

 

Association of American Railroads 283 $2,206 50 $691 $1,456 14 5 $4,336 

C and O Employes' Hospital Assn. 106 1,152 36 141 1,373 2 1 2,527 

Chessie Computer Services Inc. 151 2,882 16 1,127 1,556 10 1 4,455 

Cybernetics and Services Inc. 186 2,682 22 1,001 2,028 18 6 3,218 

Railroad Support Services 155 1,817 37 513 1,579 2 ...... ...... 

REA Express, Inc. 1,328 964 616 269 1,570 ...... ...... ...... 

Transportation Technology Center 153 3,100 14 1,404 1,371 11 8 3,420 

Transtar, LLC 132 3,435 3 1,268 1,833 6 3 3,107 

Union Pacific Railroad Employees' Health Systems 150 1,687 75 729 2,218 8 5 3,303 

Western Railroad Assn. 232 1,384 77 380 1,581 3 ...... ...... 

Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau 160 1,698 37 466 1,496 2 ...... ...... 

All others 1,449 2,092 370 516 1,505 119 78 3,281 

 

 Miscellaneous employers, total 4,485 $1,794 1,353 $428 $1,583 195 107 $3,337 

 

 Grand total 264,310 $2,739 28,665 $955 $1,304 10,820 7,562 $3,694 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, by last railroad employer - Continued

NOTE.-- Only employers with 100 or more annuitants in current payment status on December 31, 2017, are shown individually. Data for companies which ceased reporting 

service and compensation for their own employees by the end of 2017 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, 2017. Grand total includes employees for whom a last 

railroad employer could not be identified. Railroad annuity amounts include regular and supplemental annuities. Beginning with 2017 data, railroads have been classified by the 

employer's function rather than class since operating revenue data is not available. For a detailed explanation, please see the introduction to the Section D -- Employment and 

Compensation section. The new categories are listed in this table.
Table B13.--Supplemental employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, 

and awarded in fiscal year 2018, by type, supplemental amount, and combined amount 

1974 Act annuities Awarded in fiscal

in current-payment status year 2018

Amount of Annuity Number Percent Number Percent

Supplemental Annuity 

Less than $10.00 ...................... 70 (1) . . . . . . . . . . 

$10.00 to $19.99........................ 194 (1) 22 1 

$20.00 to $29.99........................ 5,965 5 276 7 

$30.00 to $39.99........................ 7,821 7 433 10 

$40.00 to $42.99........................ 1,067 1 62 1 

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

105,105 87 23,362 81 

Total3....................................... 120,222 100 4,155 100 

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

Combined Amount, Regular

and Supplemental Annuities

Less than $2,000.00..................... 2,877 2 23 1 

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99.................. 2,506 2 15 (1) 

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. 4,450 4 22 1 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99.................. 6,070 5 41 1 

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99.................. 7,698 6 106 3 

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99.................. 10,219 9 187 5 

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99.................. 12,730 11 209 5 

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99.................. 13,528 11 263 6 

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99.................. 12,854 11 328 8 

$3,600.00 to $3,799.99.................. 11,951 10 406 10 

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99.................. 10,607 9 393 9 

$4,000.00 to $4,299.99.................. 12,128 10 591 14 

$4,300.00 to $4,599.99.................. 7,857 7 578 14 

$4,600.00 to $4,899.99.................. 3,463 3 607 15 

$4,900.00 and over....................... 1,284 1 386 9 

Total....................................... 120,222 100 4,155 100 

Average amount....................... $3,398 $4,001

 

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: 239 1974 Act

in current-payment status averaging $21.

NOTE.--Numbers in current-payment status and awarded exclude 32,933 and 1,132 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........................................................................................................ 1,799 1

61........................................................................................................ 3,021 3

62........................................................................................................ 3,932 3

63........................................................................................................ 4,634 4

64........................................................................................................ 5,158 4

65 to 69............................................................................................... 31,544 26

70 to 74............................................................................................... 27,382 23

75 to 79............................................................................................... 17,411 14

80 to 84............................................................................................... 11,157 9

85 to 89............................................................................................... 7,978 7

90 and older........................................................................................ 6,206 5 

 Total................................................................................................ 120,222 100

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

60........................................................................................................ 2,418 58

61........................................................................................................ 301 7

62........................................................................................................ 219 5

63........................................................................................................ 176 4

64........................................................................................................ 136 3

65........................................................................................................ 641 15

66 and older........................................................................................ 264 6

 Total................................................................................................ 4,155 100 

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

 

 

 

62.2

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2018

Table B14.--Supplemental employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, by age of annuitant

73.3

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2018 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

in current payment status Number amount amount Number amount amount Number amount amount Number amount amount

 

All annuities:

Employee only2 ....................... 122,067 $2,492 $2,485 78,216 $2,499 $2,498 21,152 $2,283 $2,281 22,699 $2,660 $2,631

Employee and spouse............. 142,243 3,991 3,991 112,234 4,126 4,126 25,440 3,352 3,352 4,569 4,217 4,217

 

 Total................................... 264,310 $3,298 $3,296 190,450 $3,458 $3,458 46,592 $2,867 $2,866 27,268 $2,921 $2,897

 

Computed under regular formula:

Employee only2 ....................... 120,766 $2,490 $2,490 78,130 $2,499 $2,499 21,034 $2,283 $2,283 21,602 $2,655 $2,655

Employee and spouse............. 142,235 3,991 3,991 112,230 4,126 4,126 25,438 3,352 3,352 4,567 4,218 4,218

 

 Total................................... 263,001 $3,301 $3,301 190,360 $3,459 $3,459 46,472 $2,868 $2,868 26,169 $2,928 $2,928

 

Computed under special minimum 

guaranty3

:

Employee only2 ....................... 1,301 $2,689 $2,108 86 $2,400 $1,703 118 $2,379 $1,937 1,097 $2,744 $2,159

Employee and spouse............. 8 2,646 1,888 4 2,721 1,621 2 1,510 1,280 2 3,630 3,032

 

 Total................................... 1,309 $2,688 $2,107 90 $2,415 $1,700 120 $2,364 $1,926 1,099 $2,746 $2,160

 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, 2017. Amounts exclude divorced spouse

annuities.

Table B15.--Number and average amount of retired-employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2017,

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

Awarded age annuity

Average Average Average

Disability converted to age annuity1

Age annuities Disability annuities
 

Employee only on rolls1 Employee and spouse in current payment status

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 ........................... 6,230 2 4,421 6 4 (3) 1,805 3 ... .. 

$200.00 to $399.99........................... 3,812 1 2,501 3 37 (3) 1,270 2 4 (3) 

$400.00 to $599.99........................... 3,392 1 2,176 3 88 (3) 1,126 2 2 (3) 

$600.00 to $799.99........................... 3,277 1 2,066 3 126 (3) 1,076 2 9 (3) 

$800.00 to $999.99........................... 3,278 1 2,036 3 121 (3) 1,114 2 7 (3) 

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99..................... 3,814 1 2,486 3 108 (3) 1,207 2 13 (3) 

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99..................... 5,182 2 3,454 5 141 (3) 1,558 2 29 (3) 

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99..................... 7,009 3 4,664 6 214 (3) 2,084 3 47 (3) 

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99..................... 8,334 3 5,290 7 392 1 2,587 4 65 (3) 

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99..................... 10,104 4 6,122 8 791 2 3,030 5 161 (3) 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99..................... 5,544 2 3,107 4 676 1 1,639 2 122 (3) 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99..................... 6,330 2 3,517 5 986 2 1,654 3 173 (3) 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99..................... 6,829 3 3,692 5 1,182 3 1,748 3 207 (3) 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99..................... 6,995 3 3,505 5 1,440 3 1,789 3 261 (3) 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99..................... 6,851 3 3,105 4 1,453 3 1,946 3 347 (3) 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99..................... 6,776 3 2,792 4 1,568 3 1,936 3 480 1 

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99..................... 6,687 3 2,509 3 1,644 4 1,860 3 674 1 

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99..................... 6,670 3 2,238 3 1,862 4 1,801 3 769 1 

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99..................... 6,552 2 1,971 3 2,094 5 1,651 3 836 1 

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99..................... 6,431 2 1,675 2 2,226 5 1,605 2 925 1 

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99..................... 6,455 2 1,499 2 2,384 5 1,496 2 1,076 1 

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99..................... 6,456 2 1,377 2 2,325 5 1,524 2 1,230 2 

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99..................... 6,530 2 1,258 2 2,340 5 1,562 2 1,370 2 

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99..................... 6,518 2 1,232 2 2,272 5 1,474 2 1,540 2 

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99..................... 6,210 2 1,016 1 2,152 5 1,363 2 1,679 2 

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99..................... 6,151 2 994 1 2,080 5 1,267 2 1,810 2 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99..................... 5,746 2 917 1 1,997 4 1,044 2 1,788 2 

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99..................... 5,466 2 786 1 1,840 4 992 2 1,848 2 

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99..................... 5,308 2 727 1 1,751 4 992 2 1,838 2 

$3,900.00 to $3,999.99..................... 4,782 2 616 1 1,472 3 854 1 1,840 2 

$4,000.00 to $4,099.99..................... 4,727 2 607 1 1,377 3 805 1 1,938 3 

$4,100.00 to $4,199.99..................... 4,644 2 518 1 1,262 3 785 1 2,079 3 

$4,200.00 to $4,299.99..................... 4,244 2 452 1 1,021 2 719 1 2,052 3 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B16.--Retired employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2017,

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..................... 4,250 2 380 (3) 922 2 687 1 2,261 3 

$4,400.00 to $4,499.99..................... 4,120 2 314 (3) 818 2 657 1 2,331 3 

$4,500.00 to $4,599.99..................... 4,147 2 257 (3) 708 2 661 1 2,521 3 

$4,600.00 to $4,699.99..................... 3,927 1 201 (3) 538 1 672 1 2,516 3 

$4,700.00 to $4,799.99..................... 3,878 1 134 (3) 370 1 699 1 2,675 3 

$4,800.00 to $4,899.99..................... 3,610 1 77 (3) 225 (3) 767 1 2,541 3 

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99..................... 3,523 1 28 (3) 147 (3) 745 1 2,603 3 

$5,000.00 to $5,099.99..................... 3,303 1 13 (3) 56 (3) 733 1 2,501 3 

$5,100.00 to $5,199.99..................... 3,257 1 4 (3) 25 (3) 736 1 2,492 3 

$5,200.00 to $5,299.99..................... 3,077 1 2 (3) 15 (3) 746 1 2,314 3 

$5,300.00 to $5,399.99..................... 3,078 1 6 (3) 21 (3) 711 1 2,340 3 

$5,400.00 to $5,499.99..................... 2,849 1 4 (3) 8 (3) 685 1 2,152 3 

$5,500.00 to $5,599.99..................... 2,948 1 1 (3) 5 (3) 730 1 2,212 3 

$5,600.00 to $5,699.99..................... 2,723 1 2 (3) 9 (3) 677 1 2,035 3 

$5,700.00 to $5,799.99..................... 2,574 1 1 (3) 4 (3) 673 1 1,896 2 

$5,800.00 to $5,899.99..................... 2,472 1 1 (3) 1 (3) 656 1 1,814 2 

$5,900.00 to $5,999.99..................... 2,283 1 ... .. 5 (3) 602 1 1,676 2 

$6,000.00 to $6,099.99..................... 2,156 1 ... .. 2 (3) 593 1 1,561 2 

$6,100.00 to $6,199.99..................... 1,999 1 ... .. 3 (3) 550 1 1,446 2 

$6,200.00 to $6,299.99..................... 1,789 1 2 (3) 3 (3) 554 1 1,230 2 

$6,300.00 to $6,399.99..................... 1,731 1 ... .. ... .. 531 1 1,200 2 

$6,400.00 to $6,499.99..................... 1,476 1 ... .. 2 (3) 462 1 1,012 1 

$6,500.00 to $6,599.99..................... 1,319 (3) ... .. ... .. 419 1 900 1 

$6,600.00 and over.......................... 4,487 2 ... .. 1 (3) 1,346 2 3,140 4 

 

 Total............................................... 264,310 100 76,753 100 45,314 100 65,655 100 76,588 100 

 

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

Table B16.--Retired employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2017,

by family composition and amount - Continued

$3,299 $2,054 $3,233 $3,140 $4,720

1 Includes employees with a divorced spouse(s) (but no spouse) in current payment status.

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, 2017. 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 2017, was $5,026 if a 

supplemental annuity was also payable and $4,983 if not. If the employee had a spouse eligible for an annuity, the corresponding family maximums were $7,404 and $7,361, 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, 2018

Less than $50.00................... 5,456 4 5,375 4 1,380 8 11 (2) 3,984 9 81 2

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 5,898 4 5,742 4 1,391 8 26 (2) 4,325 10 156 3

$100.00 to $149.99................. 4,704 3 4,508 3 1,149 7 61 (2) 3,298 7 196 4

$150.00 to $199.99................. 4,603 3 4,362 3 1,006 6 168 (2) 3,188 7 241 5

$200.00 to $249.99................. 4,219 3 3,983 3 916 5 396 (2) 2,671 6 236 5

$250.00 to $299.99................. 3,967 3 3,729 3 889 5 640 1 2,200 5 238 5

$300.00 to $349.99................. 3,778 3 3,576 3 764 4 965 1 1,847 4 202 4

$350.00 to $399.99................. 3,933 3 3,724 3 743 4 1,515 2 1,466 3 209 4

$400.00 to $499.99................. 7,763 5 7,454 5 1,250 7 4,167 5 2,037 5 309 6

$500.00 to $599.99................. 6,554 4 6,312 4 1,056 6 3,860 5 1,396 3 242 5

$600.00 to $699.99................. 6,019 4 5,653 4 913 5 3,037 4 1,703 4 366 7

$700.00 to $799.99................. 6,010 4 5,388 4 718 4 2,229 3 2,441 5 622 12

$800.00 to $899.99................. 5,928 4 5,196 4 652 4 1,578 2 2,966 7 732 14

$900.00 to $999.99................. 5,458 4 4,997 4 689 4 1,194 1 3,114 7 461 9

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 5,305 4 4,956 3 579 3 1,145 1 3,232 7 349 7

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99............ 4,453 3 4,157 3 599 3 1,282 2 2,276 5 296 6

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 4,227 3 4,037 3 621 4 2,078 3 1,338 3 190 4

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 4,628 3 4,576 3 500 3 3,441 4 635 1 52 1

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 5,907 4 5,906 4 422 2 5,226 6 258 1 1 (2)

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99 ........... 3,647 2 3,647 3 205 1 3,392 4 50 (2) ... ..

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 3,858 3 3,858 3 152 1 3,665 5 41 (2) ... ..

$1,600.00 to $1,649.99 ........... 3,988 3 3,988 3 126 1 3,841 5 21 (2) ... ..

$1,650.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 4,060 3 4,059 3 119 1 3,917 5 23 (2) 1 (2)

$1,700.00 to $1,749.99 ........... 3,946 3 3,946 3 110 1 3,827 5 9 (2) ... ..

$1,750.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 4,005 3 4,005 3 97 1 3,900 5 8 (2) ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 7,445 5 7,445 5 163 1 7,276 9 6 (2) ... ..

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99 ........... 6,474 4 6,474 5 88 1 6,384 8 2 (2) ... ..

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 ........... 5,201 4 5,201 4 82 (2) 5,119 6 ... .. ... ..

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 ........... 3,652 2 3,652 3 50 (2) 3,602 4 ... .. ... ..

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 ........... 1,852 1 1,852 1 51 (2) 1,801 2 ... .. ... ..

$2,300.00 and over................ 770 1 770 1 45 (2) 725 1 ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 147,708 100 142,528 100 17,525 100 80,468 100 44,535 100 5,180 100

 

Average annuity..................... $1,035 $1,049 $602 $1,441 $516

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Amount of annuity

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, by type and amount

Beginning before full retirement age1

$656
 

 

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 2018

Less than $50.00................... 281 3 243 3 100 5 12 (2) 131 5 38 5

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 460 4 443 5 169 9 6 (2) 268 10 17 2

$100.00 to $149.99................. 354 3 331 3 117 6 5 (2) 209 8 23 3

$150.00 to $199.99................. 330 3 309 3 102 6 19 (2) 188 7 21 3

$200.00 to $249.99................. 330 3 299 3 92 5 50 1 157 6 31 4

$250.00 to $299.99................. 370 4 344 4 100 5 121 2 123 5 26 3

$300.00 to $349.99................. 317 3 294 3 65 4 133 3 96 4 23 3

$350.00 to $399.99................. 319 3 292 3 77 4 131 3 84 3 27 3

$400.00 to $449.99................. 267 3 250 3 55 3 136 3 59 2 17 2

$450.00 to $499.99................. 243 2 223 2 54 3 113 2 56 2 20 3

$500.00 to $599.99................. 369 4 345 4 103 6 164 3 78 3 24 3

$600.00 to $699.99................. 441 4 392 4 106 6 180 3 106 4 49 6

$700.00 to $799.99................. 472 5 378 4 80 4 161 3 137 5 94 12

$800.00 to $899.99................. 509 5 404 4 63 3 129 2 212 8 105 13

$900.00 to $999.99................. 427 4 356 4 79 4 88 2 189 7 71 9

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 376 4 318 3 61 3 76 1 181 7 58 7

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99 ........... 360 3 291 3 69 4 78 2 144 5 69 9

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 320 3 271 3 77 4 85 2 109 4 49 6

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 274 3 250 3 72 4 113 2 65 2 24 3

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 246 2 245 3 45 2 163 3 37 1 1 (2)

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 285 3 285 3 39 2 227 4 19 1 ... ..

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 356 3 356 4 21 1 326 6 9 (2) ... ..

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 409 4 409 4 21 1 384 7 4 (2) ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 405 4 405 4 19 1 386 7 ... .. ... ..

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99 ........... 427 4 427 4 8 (2) 418 8 1 (2) ... ..

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 ........... 411 4 411 4 4 (2) 406 8 1 (2) ... ..

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 ........... 425 4 425 4 5 (2) 420 8 ... .. ... ..

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 ........... 375 4 375 4 13 1 362 7 ... .. ... ..

$2,300.00 and over................ 301 3 301 3 12 1 289 6 ... .. ... .. 

Total..................................... 10,459 100 9,672 100 1,828 100 5,181 100 2,663 100 787 100

 

Average annuity..................... $1,054 $1,082 $640 $1,499 $574 $717

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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, 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, 2017

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $50.00 .............. 1,777 2 ....... ... 7,955 6 5 (1) 

$50.00 to $99.99 ............... 1,682 2 1 25 8,791 6 43 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 1,774 2 1 25 6,998 5 157 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 1,858 2 1 25 7,203 5 278 (1) 

$200.00 to $249.99............ 1,782 2 1 25 6,506 5 473 1 

$250.00 to $299.99............ 1,637 2 ....... ... 6,072 4 547 1 

$300.00 to $349.99............ 1,521 2 ....... ... 6,476 5 654 1 

$350.00 to $399.99............ 1,396 1 ....... ... 8,114 6 700 1 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 2,496 3 ....... ... 20,816 15 1,472 3 

$500.00 to $599.99............ 2,871 3 ....... ... 20,198 14 2,230 4 

$600.00 to $699.99............ 7,205 7 ....... ... 16,318 11 3,410 6 

$700.00 to $799.99............ 7,374 7 ....... ... 12,141 9 4,228 7 

$800.00 to $899.99............ 5,713 6 ....... ... 7,952 6 4,703 8 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 6,976 7 ....... ... 2,232 2 4,429 8 

$1,000.00 to $1,049.99....... 4,790 5 ....... ... 309 (1) 2,150 4 

$1,050.00 to $1,099.99....... 9,532 10 ....... ... 203 (1) 2,055 4 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99....... 9,427 9 ....... ... 162 (1) 1,988 3 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99....... 9,067 9 ....... ... 150 (1) 1,999 4 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 14,992 15 ....... ... 329 (1) 3,651 6 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 5,554 6 ....... ... 463 (1) 3,474 6 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 360 (1) ....... ... 496 (1) 3,185 6 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 562 (1) 2,864 5 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... 2 (1) ....... ... 472 (1) 2,682 5 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 391 (1) 2,116 4 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 289 (1) 1,732 3 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 215 (1) 1,294 2 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 163 (1) 1,134 2 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99....... 1 (1) ....... ... 101 (1) 1,050 2 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 38 (1) 717 1 

$2,300.00 and over ........... ....... ... ....... ... 9 (1) 1,584 3 

 

Total, non-zero cases........ 99,787 100 4 100 142,124 100 57,004 100 

Zero cases....................... 47,603 ... ....... ... 5,311 ... ....... ... 

 

 Grand total.................. 147,390 ... 4 ... 147,435 ... 57,004 ... 

See footnote at end of table.

$902 $141

Social security

benefit

$470 $1,188
Net tier I Total tier II

 Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN 2017

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $60.00 .............. 179 2 409 4 2 (1) 

$60.00 to $99.99 ............... 95 1 686 7 3 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 138 2 584 6 10 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 147 2 510 5 10 (1) 

$200.00 to $299.99............ 263 3 992 10 55 2 

$300.00 to $399.99............ 242 3 719 7 95 3 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 221 3 819 8 92 3 

$500.00 to $549.99............ 93 1 452 4 43 1 

$550.00 to $599.99............ 114 1 518 5 62 2 

$600.00 to $649.99............ 152 2 547 5 108 3 

$650.00 to $699.99............ 195 2 604 6 125 3 

$700.00 to $749.99............ 246 3 571 6 136 4 

$750.00 to $799.99............ 278 3 562 6 154 4 

$800.00 to $849.99............ 260 3 616 6 172 5 

$850.00 to $899.99............ 233 3 651 6 146 4 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 453 6 532 5 254 7 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99....... 962 12 91 1 285 8 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99....... 1,455 18 32 (1) 268 7 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 1,278 16 15 (1) 209 6 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 870 11 20 (1) 193 5 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 268 3 11 (1) 191 5 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... ....... ... 19 (1) 176 5 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... ....... ... 18 (1) 154 4 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... ....... ... 30 (1) 134 4 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... ....... ... 29 (1) 113 3 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... ....... ... 18 (1) 82 2 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99....... ....... ... 15 (1) 81 2 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99....... ....... ... 12 (1) 80 2 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99....... ....... ... 15 (1) 47 1 

$2,300.00 and over ........... ....... ... 7 (1) 131 4 

 

Total, non-zero cases........ 8,142 100 10,104 100 3,611 100 

Zero cases....................... 2,670 ... 719 ... ....... ... 

 

 Grand total.................. 10,812 ... 10,823 ... 3,611 ... 

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, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, by amount - Continued

$949 $526 $1,204

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 30, 2018

Total, railroad.................. 147,708 $1,035 142,528 $1,049 17,525 $602 2

80,468 $1,441 44,535 $516 35,180 $656

Tier I, net4........................ 99,301 910 94,121 923 7,743 538 64,903 1,064 21,475 638 5,180 669

 Gross............................ 147,672 1,070 142,492 1,069 17,513 1,006 80,449 1,143 44,530 959 5,180 1,105

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 69,438 826 67,296 831 15,165 887 23,007 995 29,124 672 2,142 665

Tier II, total5..................... 142,351 478 142,351 478 17,441 378 80,468 640 44,442 223 . . . . . . . . .

 1981 law........................ 142,344 478 142,344 478 17,441 378 80,461 640 44,442 223 . . . . . . . . .

 Prior law........................ 7 71 7 71 . . . . . . . . . . 7 191 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vested dual railroad

 retirement-social

 security benefit............ 1 103 1 103 . . . . . . . . . . 1 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 47,825 246 44,289 247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,289 247 3,536 236

Social security benefit...... 57,740 1,207 55,631 1,227 13,522 1,232 17,845 1,313 24,264 1,161 2,109 665

 Primary......................... 52,644 1,199 50,884 1,218 12,175 1,222 16,362 1,293 22,347 1,160 1,760 664

 Auxiliary....................... 5,096 1,283 4,747 1,328 1,347 1,325 1,483 1,530 1,917 1,174 349 671

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 2018

Total, railroad.................. 10,459 $1,054 9,672 $1,082 1,828 $640 7

5,181 $1,499 2,663 $574 8787 $717

Tier I, net9........................ 7,849 961 7,089 981 795 609 4,674 1,137 1,620 714 760 774

 Gross............................ 10,426 1,132 9,639 1,132 1,817 1,060 5,160 1,210 2,662 1,029 787 1,131

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 3,997 894 3,744 906 1,513 954 920 1,012 1,311 776 253 725

Tier II5............................. 9,657 526 9,657 526 1,824 405 5,174 726 2,659 220 . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 3,146 254 2,644 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,644 258 502 235

Social security benefit...... 3,480 1,216 3,230 1,252 1,367 1,338 694 1,165 1,169 1,204 250 749

 Primary......................... 1,349 1,185 1,326 1,194 654 1,264 340 1,117 332 1,135 23 656

 Auxiliary....................... 2,131 1,236 1,904 1,293 713 1,406 354 1,210 837 1,232 227 759

 

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 78,853 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 1,615 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

3

 Includes 1,644 full and 3,536 reduced annuities.

4

 Net amount reflects offsets for 6,190 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 4,942 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 239 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

8

 Includes 283 full and 504 reduced annuities.

9

 Net amount reflects offsets for 310 spouses and divorced spouses who were also receiving an employee annuity.

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

were no cases awarded during the fiscal year that were 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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018,

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, 2018

 

Under 60......................................... 1,086 1 1,086 1 ...... .. 1,086 1 ...... .. ...... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 7,100 5 7,100 5 ...... .. 7,088 9 12 (3) ...... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 20,246 14 19,524 14 ...... .. 15,019 19 4,505 10 722 14

Over 64, under full retirement age...... 8,263 6 7,897 6 ...... .. 5,415 7 2,482 6 366 7

Full retirement age to 69................... 36,214 25 34,508 24 3,349 19 20,590 26 10,569 24 1,706 33

70 to 74.......................................... 35,066 24 33,815 24 5,360 31 18,059 22 10,396 23 1,251 24

75 to 79.......................................... 20,660 14 19,968 14 4,030 23 8,129 10 7,809 18 692 13

80 to 84.......................................... 11,439 8 11,137 8 2,808 16 3,156 4 5,173 12 302 6

85 to 89.......................................... 5,747 4 5,634 4 1,370 8 1,404 2 2,860 6 113 2

90 to 94.......................................... 1,686 1 1,660 1 500 3 454 1 706 2 26 1

95 to 99.......................................... 195 (3) 193 (3) 103 1 67 (3) 23 (3) 2 (3)

100 and older.................................. 6 (3) 6 (3) 5 (3) 1 (3) ...... .. ...... ..

 

 Total.......................................... 147,708 100 142,528 100 17,525 100 80,468 100 44,535 100 5,180 100

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

See footnotes at end of table.

 

71.2 71.2 76.1 69.0 73.3 70.8
Table B20.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018,

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 Reduced4 annuities

Age of annuitant2 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2018

Under 60......................................... 223 2 223 2 ...... .. 223 4 ...... .. ...... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 4,141 40 4,141 43 ...... .. 4,134 80 7 (3) ...... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 3,168 30 2,796 29 ...... .. 665 13 2,131 80 372 47

Over 64, under full retirement age...... 792 8 681 7 ...... .. 157 3 524 20 111 14

Full retirement age to 69................... 1,536 15 1,306 14 1,304 71 1 (3) 1 (3) 230 29

70 to 74.......................................... 425 4 374 4 374 20 ..... .. ...... .. 51 6

75 to 79.......................................... 121 1 101 1 101 6 ...... .. ...... .. 20 3

80 to 84.......................................... 39 (3) 37 (3) 37 2 ...... .. ...... .. 2 (3)

85 to 89.......................................... 11 (3) 10 (3) 10 1 ...... .. ...... .. 1 (3)

90 to 94.......................................... 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..

95 to 99.......................................... ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..

100 and older.................................. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..

 

 Total........................................... 10,459 100 9,672 100 1,829 100 5,180 100 2,663 100 787 100

Average age.................................... 63.0 62.9 69.0 60.4 63.3 65.3

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 2018 for annuities in current-payment status, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

3

 Less than 0.5 percent.

4

 Includes 1 reduced age spouse annuity previously awarded as a reduced age divorced spouse annuity.
 

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, 2018

Less than $100.00........................ 1,757 2 33 1 1 (2) 123 4 216 2 3 (2) 164 3 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 1,632 2 53 2 1 (2) 116 4 316 3 5 (2) 170 3 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 1,435 2 45 1 2 (2) 115 4 409 4 . . . . 133 2 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 1,484 2 61 2 3 1 123 4 432 4 1 (2) 153 2 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 1,490 2 67 2 2 (2) 98 3 464 5 13 1 211 3 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 1,721 2 81 2 5 1 109 4 505 5 16 1 272 4 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 1,960 2 107 3 3 1 110 4 502 5 44 3 301 5 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 2,109 2 109 3 10 2 99 3 529 5 35 2 338 5 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 2,125 3 156 5 9 2 107 4 519 5 86 5 468 7 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 2,274 3 175 5 14 2 122 4 532 5 90 5 697 11 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 2,372 3 188 6 14 2 125 4 450 5 96 6 714 11 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99.................. 1,290 2 91 3 11 2 77 3 247 3 48 3 310 5 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99.................. 1,288 2 102 3 9 2 80 3 225 2 68 4 309 5 

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99.................. 1,323 2 112 3 13 2 105 4 247 3 67 4 265 4 

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99.................. 1,294 2 132 4 11 2 117 4 255 3 69 4 270 4 

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99.................. 1,254 1 106 3 17 3 105 4 254 3 77 5 261 4 

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99.................. 1,451 2 105 3 10 2 73 3 229 2 86 5 264 4 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 3,118 4 272 8 27 5 230 8 484 5 152 9 408 6 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 3,443 4 229 7 35 6 235 8 559 6 145 9 275 4 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 3,805 5 243 7 49 8 184 6 467 5 143 8 187 3 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 4,692 6 210 6 46 8 186 6 461 5 140 8 121 2 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 5,286 6 151 4 39 7 110 4 386 4 110 6 91 1 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 4,853 6 112 3 29 5 58 2 284 3 87 5 57 1 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 4,202 5 90 3 23 4 42 1 237 2 50 3 42 1 

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99.................. 7,434 9 147 4 73 12 36 1 308 3 49 3 44 1 

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99.................. 5,525 7 98 3 30 5 12 (2) 175 2 14 1 9 (2)

$2,500.00 to $2,699.99................. 3,988 5 49 1 31 5 4 (2) 46 (2) 1 (2) 3 (2)

$2,700.00 to $2,899.99................. 3,023 4 29 1 32 5 1 (2) 8 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$2,900.00 to $3,099.99................. 2,209 3 16 (2) 17 3 1 (2) 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,100.00 to $3,299.99................. 1,653 2 7 (2) 12 2 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,300.00 to $3,499.99................. 1,150 1 1 (2) 9 2 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,500.00 and over....................... 1,809 2 1 (2) 13 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total............................................ 84,449 100 3,378 100 600 100 2,903 100 9,749 100 1,695 100 6,537 100 

 

Average annuity..........................

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, by type of beneficiary and amount

Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

$1,721 $1,367 $1,902 $1,114 $1,415 $1,031

and fathers widow(er)s widow(er)s

$1,118
 

 

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 2018

Less than $100.00........................ 71 1 . . . . 9 10 6 5 18 2 1 (2) 1 1 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 28 1 . . . . . . . . 3 2 21 3 . . . . 3 3 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 29 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 21 3 . . . . . . . . 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 54 1 . . . . . . . . 2 2 25 3 1 (2) 3 3 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 58 1 . . . . . . . . 3 2 31 4 . . . . 3 3 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 77 1 . . . . 1 1 6 5 37 5 1 (2) 3 3 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 85 2 . . . . . . . . 2 2 35 5 13 5 1 1 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 102 2 2 3 2 2 5 4 37 5 9 3 4 4 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 98 2 3 4 1 1 9 7 36 5 14 5 4 4 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 136 3 1 1 . . . . 6 5 48 6 1 (2) 7 7 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 119 2 3 4 1 1 5 4 43 6 26 9 4 4 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99.................. 146 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 43 6 29 10 4 4 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99.................. 152 3 5 6 1 1 5 4 29 4 10 4 10 10 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99.................. 156 3 5 6 4 4 6 5 27 4 21 7 7 7 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 133 2 4 5 5 5 11 9 44 6 35 12 6 6 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 142 3 2 3 6 6 5 4 34 4 22 8 7 7 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 164 3 9 12 4 4 5 4 29 4 23 8 5 5 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 128 2 1 1 8 9 9 7 41 5 20 7 8 8 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 149 3 4 5 7 7 10 8 36 5 17 6 5 5 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 173 3 2 3 3 3 8 7 24 3 18 6 5 5 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 175 3 4 5 2 2 3 2 28 4 7 2 3 3 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99.................. 220 4 4 5 3 3 6 5 20 3 6 2 1 1 

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. 432 8 3 4 8 9 1 1 33 4 6 2 3 3 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99................. 429 8 9 12 5 5 2 2 24 3 2 1 . . . . 

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99................. 402 7 6 8 5 5 . . . . 2 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99................. 385 7 2 3 5 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99................. 322 6 3 4 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99................. 249 5 2 3 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99................. 195 4 . . . . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99................. 102 2 . . . . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99................. 82 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,800.00 and over....................... 218 4 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total........................................... 5,411 100 78 100 94 100 123 100 766 100 282 100 97 100 

Average annuity.......................... $2,188 $1,864 $1,864 $1,270 $1,222 $1,419 $1,292

and fathers widow(er)s

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 $489 for those in current-payment status and $629 for those awarded in fiscal year 2018. Annuities in current-payment 

status include 2,082 now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

2 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data exclude annuities to parents (22 in current-payment status averaging $962 and 3 awarded in the year averaging $1,097), and 276 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, 2017

Less than $20.00. . . . . . . . . 257 (1) 16 12 2,326 3 15 (1) 636 8

$20.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . 719 1 35 26 3,709 4 44 1 1,466 17

$60.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 750 1 35 26 4,211 5 34 (1) 1,826 22

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 1,013 1 39 29 7,063 8 70 1 2,656 31

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 1,052 1 8 6 8,024 9 74 1 918 11

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . 1,134 1 . . . . . . 7,542 8 65 1 364 4

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 1,211 1 . . . . . . 6,515 7 93 1 257 3

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . 1,366 1 . . . . . . 5,964 7 110 1 151 2

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 1,510 2 . . . . . . 5,887 6 111 1 76 1

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . 1,556 2 . . . . . . 4,959 5 152 2 38 (1)

$450.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 1,604 2 . . . . . . 4,243 5 178 2 27 (1)

$500.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . 1,641 2 . . . . . . 3,580 4 158 2 9 (1)

$550.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 1,669 2 . . . . . . 3,105 3 151 2 10 (1)

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 3,499 4 . . . . . . 5,479 6 399 5 3 (1)

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 3,245 3 . . . . . . 4,993 5 555 7 . . . . . .

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 2,961 3 . . . . . . 3,980 4 846 10 . . . . . .

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 3,062 3 . . . . . . 2,978 3 836 10 . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 3,089 3 . . . . . . 2,092 2 751 9 . . . . . .

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 3,411 4 . . . . . . 1,510 2 829 10 . . . . . .

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 4,185 4 . . . . . . 1,008 1 754 9 . . . . . .

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 5,425 6 . . . . . . 662 1 694 8 . . . . . .

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . 3,671 4 . . . . . . 261 (1) 223 3 . . . . . .

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 5,057 5 . . . . . . 169 (1) 152 2 . . . . . .

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . 4,981 5 . . . . . . 177 (1) 136 2 . . . . . .

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 4,755 5 . . . . . . 117 (1) 148 2 . . . . . .

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 8,006 8 . . . . . . 173 (1) 261 3 . . . . . .

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 8,150 8 . . . . . . 83 (1) 194 2 . . . . . .

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 6,398 7 . . . . . . 54 (1) 116 1 . . . . . .

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . 3,963 4 . . . . . . 16 (1) 59 1 . . . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . 2,663 3 . . . . . . 10 (1) 19 (1) . . . . . .

$2,100.00 and over. . . . . . . . 5,185 5 . . . . . . 10 (1) 2 (1) . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,188 100 133 100 90,900 100 8,229 100 8,437 100 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,308 $80 $434 $1,020 $114

See footnote at end of table.

Table B22.--Components of survivor annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, 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 2017

Less than $20.00. . . . . . . . . 15 (1) 33 1 . . . . . . 5 1

$20.00 to $59.99. . . . . . . . . . 44 1 48 1 1 (1) 109 28

$60.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 47 1 52 1 . . . . . . 91 23

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 70 1 88 2 . . . . . . 76 20

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 68 1 95 2 . . . . . . 50 13

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 133 2 238 4 2 1 31 8

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 182 3 340 6 1 (1) 16 4

$400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 200 3 448 8 5 1 4 1

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 212 3 554 10 6 2 7 2

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 233 4 519 9 17 4 . . . . . .

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 218 4 629 11 12 3 . . . . . .

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 202 3 610 11 29 7 . . . . . .

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 175 3 527 9 22 6 . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 166 3 413 7 30 8 . . . . . .

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 155 2 315 6 32 8 . . . . . .

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 157 3 241 4 28 7 . . . . . .

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . 112 2 87 2 25 6 . . . . . .

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 91 1 85 2 22 6 . . . . . .

$1,400.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . 151 2 70 1 19 5 . . . . . .

$1,450.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 204 3 56 1 23 6 . . . . . .

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . 206 3 53 1 13 3 . . . . . .

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 198 3 36 1 20 5 . . . . . .

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 390 6 62 1 20 5 . . . . . .

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 478 8 33 1 33 8 . . . . . .

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 487 8 23 (1) 17 4 . . . . . .

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . 380 6 5 (1) 6 2 . . . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . 314 5 2 (1) 5 1 . . . . . .

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . 267 4 2 (1) 1 (1) . . . . . .

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . 230 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99. . . . . 182 3 1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,400.00 and over. . . . . . . . 251 4 1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,218 100 5,666 100 389 100 389 100

 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,426 $780 $1,278 $125

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data for widow(er)s' annuities exclude 184 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, 2017, and awarded in calendar year 2017, 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 2018

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,333 $1,595 84,449 $1,721 13,378 $1,367 600 $1,902 2,903 $1,114 9,749 $1,118 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,357 1,297 77,862 1,361 3,242 1,120 588 1,371 2,903 1,114 9,749 1,119 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,328 1,766 84,444 1,805 3,378 1,889 600 1,420 2,903 1,777 9,749 1,918 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 39,983 510 29,569 523 1,415 502 37 474 1,142 483 5,777 508 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,360 432 84,170 467 3,375 292 599 560 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,784 297 83,780 317 3,349 231 599 327 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,513 349 1,490 351 19 297 4 99 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 45,955 273 44,371 275 1,092 189 492 278 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,934 445 82,201 474 3,204 300 599 560 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,426 147 1,969 182 171 144 ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 77 67 69 19 106 ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,478 323 44,346 305 3,366 489 ........ ..... 1,907 376 4,859 346 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,951 1,058 27,671 1,103 1,371 964 36 1,085 1,108 1,006 5,723 1,020 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,641 $1,409 54 $1,626 6,537 $1,031 22 $962 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,637 1,310 54 1,453 6,302 949 20 858 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,641 1,337 54 1,457 6,537 1,100 22 1,587 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 86 352 1 221 1,937 361 19 664 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,641 102 54 173 6,503 118 18 222 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,637 102 54 173 6,347 120 18 222 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ..... ..... ........ ..... ..... ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,641 102 54 173 4,217 118 18 222 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ..... ..... 2,286 118 ..... ..... 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 527 1 221 1,936 654 19 982 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B23.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 2018

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,854 $2,011 5,411 $2,188 78 $1,864 94 $1,864 123 $1,270 766 $1,222 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,504 1,429 5,069 1,476 77 1,235 94 1,395 121 1,318 765 1,238 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,853 1,962 5,410 1,992 78 2,168 94 1,432 123 2,059 766 2,072 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 2,742 503 2,089 517 37 621 3 602 48 518 497 452 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,956 780 5,403 830 78 645 94 673 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,955 395 5,402 415 78 343 94 329 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 435 119 437 ..... ..... 1 182 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 5,509 404 5,337 407 78 302 94 332 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,678 354 2,214 344 78 629 ..... ..... 86 452 300 329 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,600 1,126 1,951 1,165 37 967 3 1,155 46 1,055 495 1,062 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 $1,415 14 $1,493 97 $1,292 3 $1,097 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 1,304 14 1,356 94 1,148 2 1,450 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 1,340 14 1,361 97 1,427 3 1,556 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 20 295 1 69 45 395 2 881 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 111 14 137 96 181 3 130 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 111 14 137 96 181 3 130 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 472 1 69 45 682 2 1,073 

 1

 Includes 2,082 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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 276 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, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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, 2018

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 319 4 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,321 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 1,321 16 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 4

87 1 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 5 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 197 2 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 83 14 ........ ..... 10 (3) 445 5 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 979 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 204 34 2 (3) 18 (3) 755 9 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,356 2 ........ ..... 439 13 211 35 10 (3) 63 1 1,633 20 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,831 15 10,765 13 1,418 42 97 16 521 18 2,154 22 1,875 23 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,246 27 22,669 27 955 28 ...... ..... 837 29 3,621 37 1,163 14 

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,755 34 32,002 38 455 13 ...... ..... 1,027 35 2,876 30 383 5 

90 to 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,709 18 18,068 21 107 3 ...... ..... 490 17 983 10 54 1 

100 and older . . . . . . . . . . . 990 1 945 1 4 (3) ...... ..... 16 1 24 (3) ...... .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,333 100 84,449 100 5

3,378 100 600 100 2,903 100 9,749 100 8,232 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 78.7 82.0 70.1 50.1 80.1 77.6 50.3

 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table B24.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, and awarded in fiscal year 2018, 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 2018

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 90 24 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 3 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 6

185 49 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 7

11 3 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... 3 3 ..... ..... ..... ..... 18 5 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 25 27 1 1 3 (3) 16 4 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 34 36 ..... ..... 5 1 21 6 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 2 ....... ..... 78 100 30 32 5 4 12 2 18 5 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,361 34 1,910 35 ..... ..... 2 2 76 62 354 46 18 5 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,034 30 1,728 32 ..... ..... ..... ..... 32 26 272 36 2 1 

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,565 23 1,445 27 ..... ..... ..... ..... 9 7 110 14 ..... .....

90 and older. . . . . . . . . . . . 339 5 328 6 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 10 1 ..... .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,854 100 5,411 100 78 100 94 100 123 100 766 100 379 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.5 74.7 54.7 45.4 67.1 70.8 20.3

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2018 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 54 annuities to full-time students and 32 to disabled children. There was 1 child who recently turned 18 whose continued qualification was under review. 5

 Includes 2,082 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities. 6

 Includes 6 annuities to full-time students, and 1 to a disabled child originally awarded a minor child annuity during the fiscal year. 7

 Includes 8 annuities to full-time students and 3 to disabled children.

NOTE.--Current-payment status data exclude 276 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........... 1,852 ... ... ... ... 307 ... 1 ... 132 1 ... 1 

$100.00 to $199.99........... 1,732 ... ... ... ... 381 ... ... 1 157 ... ... 1 

$200.00 to $299.99........... 1,520 3 ... ... ... 431 ... 3 ... 122 1 ... ... 

$300.00 to $399.99........... 1,574 2 ... ... ... 461 ... 9 ... 124 1 ... ... 

$400.00 to $499.99........... 1,587 3 ... ... ... 449 ... 8 ... 177 ... 1 1 

$500.00 to $599.99........... 1,818 7 ... ... ... 498 ... 16 ... 230 1 ... 1 

$600.00 to $699.99........... 2,109 9 ... ... ... 491 1 7 ... 243 3 ... 1 

$700.00 to $799.99........... 2,288 7 ... ... ... 467 3 19 ... 265 5 ... 1 

$800.00 to $899.99........... 2,359 6 1 ... ... 464 1 17 1 387 5 ... ... 

$900.00 to $999.99........... 2,494 7 ... ... ... 486 1 26 ... 583 1 ... 2 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99..... 2,605 10 ... ... ... 426 3 26 ... 590 1 1 1 

$1,100.00 to $1,299.99..... 5,740 24 1 ... ... 1,070 12 65 ... 872 7 1 3 

$1,300.00 to $1,499.99..... 6,441 33 2 ... ... 1,074 8 96 ... 607 11 1 5 

$1,500.00 to $1,699.99..... 7,929 31 7 2 ... 1,136 6 95 2 360 14 ... 1 

$1,700.00 to $1,899.99..... 10,794 36 6 1 ... 829 15 101 1 168 21 4 ... 

$1,900.00 to $2,099.99..... 9,467 44 7 ... 1 411 10 134 1 78 25 4 1 

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99..... 7,440 47 8 ... ... 230 13 153 1 37 26 3 ... 

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99..... 5,336 64 13 ... 1 108 18 148 2 17 28 2 ... 

$2,500.00 to $2,699.99..... 3,741 82 21 2 ... 23 15 169 1 4 25 4 ... 

$2,700.00 to $2,899.99..... 2,705 89 15 3 ... 2 18 154 1 ... 25 5 ... 

$2,900.00 to $3,099.99..... 1,917 101 24 4 1 1 29 146 5 ... 20 6 1 

$3,100.00 to $3,299.99..... 1,407 92 32 4 ... 1 19 173 1 ... 19 6 ... 

$3,300.00 to $3,499.99..... 954 97 45 5 2 1 17 146 ... ... 18 5 1 

$3,500.00 to $3,699.99..... 616 70 23 4 3 ... 17 128 3 ... 19 9 ... 

$3,700.00 to $3,899.99..... 380 47 28 11 4 ... 16 113 2 ... 8 7 ... 

$3,900.00 to $4,099.99..... 190 43 35 12 10 ... 6 100 10 ... 10 7 ... 

$4,100.00 to $4,299.99..... 98 22 23 14 7 ... 4 84 8 ... 4 5 ... 

$4,300.00 to $4,499.99..... 32 31 20 13 6 ... 3 66 4 ... 4 2 ... 

$4,500.00 to $4,699.99..... 15 31 18 15 8 ... 4 63 5 ... ... 3 ... 

$4,700.00 to $4,899.99..... 7 17 18 11 5 ... 2 43 5 ... ... 1 ... 

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99..... 1 9 7 4 2 ... 1 23 4 ... ... ... ... 

$5,000.00 to $5,099.99..... 1 3 3 4 2 ... ... 13 1 ... ... 1 ... 

$5,100.00 and over........... 9 42 33 30 13 ... 5 111 27 ... ... ... ... 

 

 Total............................... 87,158 1,109 390 139 65 9,747 247 2,456 86 5,153 303 78 21 

Average amount............... $1,666 $2,989 $3,663 $4,406 $4,507 $1,081 $2,807 $2,935 $4,462 $1,013 $2,510 $3,204 $1,236 

Table B25.--Survivor family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2017, by family composition and amount

Family amount

1 Excludes four families with only a widowed mother or father in current payment status where the children's annuities were being withheld on December 31, 2017.

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 three families with a parent and one or more other beneficiaries.

NOTE.--Data exclude 184 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 2018, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 3 . . . . . 62 3

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

275 11 66 100 209 9

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1 . . . . . 16 1

$400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1 . . . . . 26 1

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 1 . . . . . 33 1

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1 . . . . . 30 1

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 2 . . . . . 55 2

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 4 . . . . . 107 4

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 8 . . . . . 186 8

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 650 27 . . . . . 650 27

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 920 38 . . . . . 920 39

$1,200.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 4 . . . . . 91 4 

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,451 100 66 100 2,385 100 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $936 $255 $955

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$500.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$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. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33 1 33 . . . .

$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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,077 $2,077 . . . . 

1

 Includes 5 awards of deferred lump-sum benefits equal to $547.

2

 Includes 259 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 66 of these cases and retired in 193 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.......................................................................... 11,700 $19,195 9,600 $15,829 2,100 $3,363

Alaska............................................................................. 200 305 200 247 (4) 57

Arizona............................................................................ 11,900 19,385 9,900 16,173 2,000 3,195

Arkansas......................................................................... 12,300 19,968 10,400 16,900 1,900 3,053

California......................................................................... 31,200 48,891 25,500 40,336 5,600 8,529

Colorado.......................................................................... 10,500 17,899 9,000 15,496 1,500 2,395

Connecticut....................................................................... 2,900 5,773 2,400 4,880 500 892

Delaware.......................................................................... 2,900 5,205 2,600 4,588 400 616

Washington DC.................................................................. 400 629 300 551 100 78

Florida............................................................................. 35,800 59,003 30,100 50,356 5,600 8,616

Georgia............................................................................ 21,100 35,018 17,800 29,735 3,300 5,274

Hawaii.............................................................................. 200 266 200 223 (4) 42

Idaho................................................................................ 5,700 9,420 4,800 7,934 900 1,476

Illinois............................................................................... 39,300 63,196 32,400 52,474 6,700 10,674

Indiana............................................................................. 18,700 30,697 15,400 25,278 3,300 5,395

Iowa................................................................................. 11,200 18,389 9,300 15,344 1,800 3,027

Kansas............................................................................. 16,800 28,284 14,200 23,992 2,600 4,278

Kentucky.......................................................................... 17,300 27,320 14,100 22,281 3,100 5,024

Louisiana.......................................................................... 9,000 14,475 7,400 11,934 1,600 2,536

Maine............................................................................... 2,800 4,109 2,200 3,277 600 831

Maryland.......................................................................... 10,300 16,832 8,500 14,200 1,700 2,625

Massachusetts................................................................... 4,600 7,601 3,800 6,408 800 1,191

Michigan.......................................................................... 15,800 25,160 12,800 20,442 2,900 4,698

Minnesota......................................................................... 16,800 26,995 13,800 22,487 2,900 4,488

Mississippi........................................................................ 6,900 10,908 5,600 8,861 1,300 2,045

Missouri........................................................................... 23,300 37,613 19,600 31,782 3,600 5,806

Montana........................................................................... 7,500 12,426 6,400 10,649 1,000 1,769

Nebraska.......................................................................... 18,700 33,891 16,500 30,050 2,200 3,823

Nevada............................................................................. 4,000 6,391 3,300 5,380 600 1,007

New Hampshire.................................................................. 1,100 1,749 900 1,457 200 291

New Jersey....................................................................... 10,000 18,186 8,100 15,310 1,800 2,875

New Mexico...................................................................... 5,000 8,052 4,000 6,605 900 1,441

New York.......................................................................... 23,700 42,191 19,300 35,494 4,400 6,687

North Carolina.................................................................... 12,100 18,889 9,800 15,536 2,300 3,346

North Dakota...................................................................... 4,000 6,687 3,300 5,541 700 1,141

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, by class and state (Amounts in thousands)
 

Total1 Retirement benefits2 Survivor benefits

 Monthly Monthly Monthly

State3 Number amount Number amount Number amount

 

Ohio................................................................................. 28,400 $44,371 22,600 $35,319 5,700 $9,032

Oklahoma......................................................................... 5,900 9,558 4,800 7,765 1,100 1,787

Oregon............................................................................. 9,300 14,740 7,600 12,168 1,600 2,555

Pennsylvania...................................................................... 36,500 60,035 29,200 48,624 7,200 11,394

Rhode Island...................................................................... 700 1,243 600 1,053 100 190

South Carolina.................................................................... 8,400 13,762 7,000 11,601 1,400 2,154

South Dakota..................................................................... 2,200 3,692 1,900 3,211 300 478

Tennessee........................................................................ 14,900 24,254 12,400 20,289 2,500 3,952

Texas............................................................................... 42,300 72,000 35,200 60,617 6,900 11,311

Utah.................................................................................. 6,000 10,257 5,000 8,583 1,000 1,666

Vermont........................................................................... 800 1,173 700 925 200 247

Virginia............................................................................. 19,100 31,555 15,600 26,119 3,500 5,425

Washington....................................................................... 13,000 21,229 10,700 17,530 2,200 3,688

West Virginia...................................................................... 9,300 15,185 7,400 12,068 1,900 3,111

Wisconsin......................................................................... 11,700 18,460 9,700 15,341 1,900 3,106

Wyoming......................................................................... 4,700 8,491 4,200 7,537 500 946

Outside United States:

Canada............................................................................. 2,000 1,311 1,400 684 700 627

Mexico............................................................................. 200 179 100 67 100 112

Other................................................................................ 600 702 400 480 200 222

 

 Total5.............................................................................. 641,500 $1,053,213 530,000 $878,029 109,600 $174,592

 

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2018, by class and state (Amounts in thousands) - Continued

1 Includes 1,900 partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. 

2 Includes 120,200 supplemental annuities to employees receiving regular annuities. In a relatively small number of cases, employees were also receiving spouse or widow(er)'s benefits.

3 State of residence of beneficiary on September 30, 2018.

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.