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 2020 (tables B7, B8, B12 and B18) reflect 

the effects of recertifications through March 31, 2021. 

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 

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

NUMBER AT END OF YEAR2012 ............................ 668,957 189,909 37,370 45,066 121,614 139,741 106,268 4,081 739 

2013 ............................ 664,055 189,569 39,506 41,745 121,530 140,894 102,186 3,965 703 2014 ............................ 661,069 190,224 41,554 37,891 122,086 142,626 98,435 3,868 688 2015 ............................ 656,847 190,114 43,141 34,514 123,037 143,920 94,279 3,741 665 2016 ............................ 654,127 190,835 44,744 31,308 122,966 145,891 90,919 3,660 652 2017 ............................ 648,277 190,301 46,180 27,990 122,050 146,850 87,817 3,528 623 2018 ............................ 641,470 189,571 47,436 25,059 120,222 147,708 84,710 3,378 604 2019 ............................ 633,742 188,372 48,475 22,552 117,831 148,163 81,959 3,277 576 2020 ............................ 622,932 186,357 49,278 19,996 114,444 147,412 79,406 3,176 570 2021 ............................ 606,960 182,672 48,572 18,554 109,827 144,389 77,214 3,043 586 AVERAGE AMOUNT2012 ............................ ......... $2,363 $2,098 $2,526 $42 $882 $1,426 $1,181 $1,700 

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

2014 ............................ ......... 2,536 2,252 2,613 42 946 1,525 1,250 1,798 2015 ............................ ......... 2,625 2,322 2,663 42 975 1,576 1,285 1,835 2016 ............................ ......... 2,675 2,358 2,675 42 991 1,618 1,307 1,883 2017 ............................ ......... 2,731 2,401 2,691 42 1,008 1,664 1,326 1,878 2018 ............................ ......... 2,817 2,474 2,746 42 1,035 1,721 1,367 1,902 2019 ............................ ......... 2,912 2,564 2,822 42 1,065 1,780 1,401 1,942 2020 ............................ ......... 2,985 2,625 2,871 42 1,088 1,840 1,437 1,992 2021 ............................ ......... 3,047 2,678 2,926 42 1,108 1,904 1,472 2,049 

1 Includes annuities to parents and, beginning in fiscal year 2008, partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is de

 to an annuity. On September 30, 2021, there were 11 parents' annuities in current-payment status averaging $1,039 and 2,437 partition paymen2 A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity. Consequ

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

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 

by type of annuitant and fiscal year, 2012-2021
Retired employees Spouses

and Widowed

Supple- divorced Aged Disabled mothers 

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

NUMBER AWARDED2012.......................... 38,649 10,054 2,858 6,778 11,479 5,828 181 115 452013.......................... 38,094 10,211 2,324 6,502 11,444 5,995 164 111 452014.......................... 37,294 10,210 1,800 6,673 11,495 5,582 133 111 3920153........................ 36,316 10,059 1,686 6,194 11,300 5,546 120 99 46

2016......................... 35,950 10,236 1,682 5,910 11,373 5,319 123 94 382017......................... 33,540 9,121 1,562 5,178 10,758 5,484 86 86 392018......................... 31,795 8,665 1,662 4,155 10,459 5,411 78 94 372019......................... 28,997 7,663 1,767 3,294 9,799 5,036 100 88 392020......................... 26,493 7,203 1,713 2,386 8,748 5,153 87 90 372021......................... 24,619 6,244 1,756 1,721 7,591 5,752 92 117 47Cumulative 1937-2021 5,383,125 1,562,114 535,518 539,358 1,269,174 1,078,276 19,491 85,986 241,19AVERAGE AMOUNT2012......................... ........ $2,888 $2,585 $41 $981 $1,859 $1,515 $1,647 $1,222013......................... ........ 2,921 2,565 41 1,003 1,911 1,503 1,916 1,332014......................... ........ 3,041 2,624 41 1,024 1,985 1,615 1,874 1,292015......................... ........ 3,114 2,611 41 1,055 2,031 1,685 1,728 1,302016......................... ........ 3,124 2,667 41 1,062 2,096 1,677 2,034 1,372017......................... ........ 3,159 2,723 41 1,047 2,113 1,752 1,806 1,362018......................... ........ 3,188 2,775 41 1,054 2,188 1,864 1,864 1,382019......................... ........ 3,173 2,880 41 1,057 2,299 1,563 1,940 1,482020......................... ........ 3,256 2,937 41 1,105 2,349 1,681 2,053 1,542021......................... ........ 3,221 3,128 40 1,090 2,429 1,874 2,090 1,58

Fiscal year

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

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

Fiscal year 2021 total includes two annuities awarded to parents. Cumulative total includes 3,560 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 40

NOTE.--Cumulative figures reflect adjustments not made in yearly data, but average amounts for each year include effects of changes in rates ma
Table B3.--Retirement and survivor benefits paid, by type of benefit and fiscal year, 2012-2021 (Amounts in millions), cas

Retirement

Total Regular employee Supplemental 

retirement and annuities employee 

 survivor1 Total and pensions annuities2 

2012.............................. $11,330.3 $9,155.4 $7,636.7 $60.8 2013.............................. 11,635.7 9,456.5 7,865.7 60.6 2014.............................. 11,896.4 9,724.9 8,064.7 60.8 2015.............................. 12,174.1 10,012.2 8,283.7 61.1 2016.............................. 12,347.0 10,202.4 8,415.3 61.6 2017.............................. 12,469.5 10,341.4 8,505.2 61.2 2018.............................. 12,693.0 10,567.2 8,673.1 60.5 2019.............................. 12,969.5 10,836.8 8,885.1 59.4 2020.............................. 13,115.3 10,975.4 8,987.3 57.9 2021.............................. 13,150.2 11,001.0 9,001.8 55.9 

Survivor

Annuities 

Widowed

Aged Disabled mothers Remarried Divorced 

Total3 widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) widow(er)s widow(er)s Children 

2012.............................. $2,168.3 $1,822.4 $59.6 $15.4 $44.3 $107.3 $119.0 

2013.............................. 2,172.3 1,819.1 60.1 15.3 44.0 112.3 121.1 2014.............................. 2,164.2 1,809.0 59.9 15.5 43.2 116.8 119.5 2015.............................. 2,153.9 1,795.4 59.7 15.3 42.5 120.7 120.0 2016.............................. 2,136.5 1,778.5 59.7 15.2 41.0 123.2 118.6 2017.............................. 2,119.5 1,763.4 58.0 14.9 39.8 125.7 117.5 2018.............................. 2,116.5 1,756.6 58.0 14.6 39.7 129.9 117.4 2019.............................. 2,122.9 1,757.1 58.1 14.4 39.0 136.2 117.9 2020.............................. 2,129.6 1,760.5 57.7 13.8 37.8 140.3 119.3 2021.............................. 2,138.2 1,766.4 57.5 14.7 36.4 143.6 119.4 

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

 deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. In fiscal year 2021, these partition payments totaled $9,256,000.

2 Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased.3 Includes parents' annuities. 4 Less than $50,000.

SOURCE: Prior to 2019, data was provided by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Fiscal Operations. Beginning in 2019, data is provided 

Treasury's Monthly Treasury Statement.

Fiscal year
Table B4.--Lump-sum death benefits and residual payments awarded, by status of employee at death and fiscal year, 2012-2021

 

 Status of employee at death 

Total Nonretired Retired

 Average Average Average

 Fiscal year Number amount Number amount Number amount 

LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFITS1

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

2019..................................................... 2,133 948 54 255 2,079 966

2020..................................................... 1,828 933 46 255 1,782 951

2021..................................................... 1,951 915 65 255 1,886 938

Cumulative 1947-2021.......................... 799,350 ...... 168,084 ...... 631,266 ......

 

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

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

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

2014..................................................... 5 2,304 4 2,504 1 1508

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 .. ......

2019..................................................... 3 1,969 3 1,969 .. ......

2020..................................................... 2 429 2 429 .. ......

2021..................................................... 2 5,235 2 5,235 .. ......

Cumulative 1938-2021.......................... 307,912 ...... 282,079 ...... 25,833 ......

 

1 Includes deferred lump-sum death benefits; 16,038 were awarded in the period 1947-2021, of which one averaging $255 were in 2021.

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, 2021, 

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

 

Annuitants not receiving

social security benefits

Average

social 

 Percent security

Type of annuity Number Number of total benefit Number 

 

EMPLOYEE ANNUITIES

All retirements:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age .................................................. 128,197 $3,594 10,985 9 $1,604 $1,568 117,212 $3,781

 Reduced age ......................................... 54,475 1,759 11,391 21 496 1,581 43,084 2,093

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 48,572 2,678 5,626 12 1,410 1,095 42,946 2,844

Disability .................................................. 18,554 2,926 1,105 6 1,214 1,183 17,449 3,035

 

 Total .................................................... 249,798 $2,966 29,107 12 $1,118 $1,467 220,691 $3,210

 

Immediate retirements2:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age .................................................. 108,143 $3,786 6,282 6 $2,214 $1,369 101,861 $3,883

 Reduced age ......................................... 15,158 2,339 1,505 10 904 1,542 13,653 2,497

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 39,769 2,878 2,624 7 1,963 959 37,145 2,943

Disability .................................................. 14,974 3,137 281 2 1,878 1,071 14,693 3,161

 

 Total .................................................... 178,044 $3,406 10,692 6 $1,959 $1,285 167,352 $3,498

 

Deferred retirements2:

Awarded age annuity

 Full age .................................................. 20,054 $2,558 4,703 23 $789 $1,833 15,351 $3,100

 Reduced age ......................................... 39,317 1,535 9,886 25 434 1,587 29,431 1,905

Disability converted to age annuity1.... 8,803 1,770 3,002 34 926 1,214 5,801 2,207

Disability .................................................. 3,580 2,046 824 23 988 1,221 2,756 2,362

 

 Total .................................................... 71,754 $1,875 18,415 26 $630 $1,573 53,339 $2,306

 

See footnotes at end of table.

 annuity annuity annuity

Average 

 Annuitants receiving

Total social security benefits

 Average Average

 railroad railroad railroad

 retirement retirement retirement 
Table B5.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, 

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 .................. 98,543 $1,369 33,459 34 $1,447 65,084 $1,761 

Reduced-rate spouse ......... 40,799 526 23,475 58 1,295 17,324 937 

Divorced spouse ................. 5,047 719 2,047 41 719 3,000 959 

 Total ................................. 144,389 $1,108 58,981 41 $1,361 85,408 $1,566 

SURVIVOR ANNUITIES3

Aged widow(er)s ................. 76,811 $1,904 26,068 34 $1,237 50,743 $2,310 

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

3,043 1,472 1,295 43 1,045 1,748 1,720 

Widowed mothers

(fathers) ................................ 583 2,049 32 5 1,240 551 2,106 

Remarried widow(er)s ........ 2,413 1,223 934 39 1,124 1,479 1,591 

Divorced widow(er)s ........... 9,746 1,237 5,813 60 1,124 3,933 1,805 

Children:

Under age 18 ........................ 1,716 1,558 93 5 625 1,623 1,589 

Full-time students,

ages 18-19 ............................ 44 1,643 3 7 512 41 1,671 

Disabled, age 18 or older ... 5,709 1,136 1,688 30 700 4,021 1,319 

Parents ................................. 11 1,039 10 91 1,196 1 2,188 

 Total ................................. 100,076 $1,761 35,936 36 $1,182 64,140 $2,164 

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 1,986 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

$1,041

366

$445

 $1,115

 1,136

 1,068

639

853

 1,023

 1,260

700

924

223

Annuitants receiving

social security benefits

Average Average 

railroad railroad 

retirement retirement

annuity annuity 

$606
 

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, 2021

Immediate retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178,044 71 11,982 51 96,161 92 15,158 28 39,769 82 14,974 81

Deferred retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,754 29 11,724 49 8,330 8 39,317 72 8,803 18 3,580 19

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,798 100 23,706 100 104,491 100 54,475 100 48,572 100 18,554 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,406 $3,078 $3,875 $2,339 $2,878 $3,137

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,875 1,822 3,594 1,535 1,770 2,046

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,966 $2,457 $3,852 $1,759 $2,678 $2,926

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,364 5 2,493 11 10 (4) 7,864 14 800 2 197 1

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,425 3 1,857 8 140 (4) 3,587 7 1,484 3 357 2

$1,000.00 to $1,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,215 4 1,706 7 158 (4) 6,084 11 1,654 3 613 3

$1,500.00 to $1,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,846 3 758 3 95 (4) 4,337 8 1,186 2 470 3

$1,700.00 to $1,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,234 3 841 4 125 (4) 4,960 9 1,667 3 641 3

$1,900.00 to $2,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,272 4 1,183 5 204 (4) 5,505 10 2,573 5 807 4

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,921 5 1,372 6 417 (4) 5,488 10 3,571 7 1,073 6

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,568 6 1,618 7 684 1 5,710 10 5,276 11 1,280 7

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,478 3 922 4 514 (4) 2,434 4 2,906 6 702 4

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,186 3 904 4 784 1 1,828 3 2,932 6 738 4

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,144 3 832 4 1,190 1 1,661 3 2,653 5 808 4

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,263 3 785 3 1,712 2 1,297 2 2,616 5 853 5

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,293 3 755 3 2,281 2 1,002 2 2,419 5 836 5

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,785 3 725 3 3,027 3 788 1 2,338 5 907 5

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,235 3 650 3 3,940 4 608 1 2,204 5 833 4

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,440 3 577 2 4,676 4 416 1 1,952 4 819 4

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,776 4 543 2 5,476 5 270 (4) 1,674 3 813 4

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,787 4 478 2 5,826 6 178 (4) 1,521 3 784 4

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,676 3 435 2 6,010 6 157 (4) 1,311 3 763 4

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,295 3 396 2 5,977 6 116 (4) 1,148 2 658 4

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,996 3 317 1 6,017 6 67 (4) 977 2 618 3

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,887 3 288 1 6,082 6 51 (4) 901 2 565 3

$3,900.00 to $4,099.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,613 6 535 2 11,720 11 44 (4) 1,402 3 912 5

$4,100.00 to $4,299.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,684 5 430 2 10,709 10 21 (4) 836 2 688 4

$4,300.00 to $4,499.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,478 4 357 2 9,342 9 2 (4) 373 1 404 2

$4,500.00 to $4,699.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,230 3 303 1 7,515 7 . . . . . 163 (4) 249 1

$4,700.00 to $4,899.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,487 2 271 1 5,076 5 . . . . . 23 (4) 117 1

$4,900.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,220 2 1,375 6 4,784 5 . . . . . 12 (4) 49 (4)

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,798 100 23,706 100 104,491 100 54,475 100 48,572 100 18,554 100

See footnotes at end of table. 

Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and amount

Age annuities

Awarded age annuity

Beginning before full retirement age1

Reduced
 

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

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021

Immediate retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,562 70 979 55 2,152 91 975 46 1,456 83

Deferred retirements3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,438 30 794 45 209 9 1,135 54 300 17

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 100 1,773 100 2,361 100 2,110 100 1,756 100

Average annuity:

 Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,630 $3,313 $4,426 $2,645 $3,324

 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,221 2,161 4,207 1,909 2,178

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 $2,797 $4,407 $2,249 $3,128

 

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 2 79 4 . . . . . 92 4 22 1

$500.00 to $999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 3 135 8 9 (4) 85 4 32 2

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 2 60 3 1 (4) 54 3 15 1

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 2 48 3 1 (4) 65 3 14 1

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 2 58 3 1 (4) 104 5 17 1

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 3 54 3 . . . . . 134 6 27 2

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 4 77 4 2 (4) 164 8 52 3

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 4 81 5 1 (4) 204 10 59 3

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 5 73 4 1 (4) 234 11 65 4

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 5 111 6 1 (4) 219 10 104 6

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 6 114 6 9 (4) 217 10 110 6

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 6 132 7 13 1 179 8 134 8

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 6 123 7 36 2 148 7 169 10

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 6 104 6 75 3 90 4 199 11

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 6 99 6 115 5 58 3 205 12

$3,600.00 to $3,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 5 59 3 151 6 37 2 164 9

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 5 62 3 177 7 12 1 137 8

$4,000.00 to $4,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 5 40 2 236 10 11 1 96 5

$4,200.00 to $4,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 5 41 2 300 13 3 (4) 56 3

$4,400.00 to $4,599.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 4 32 2 272 12 . . . . . 40 2

$4,600.00 to $4,799.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 3 21 1 237 10 . . . . . 19 1

$4,800.00 to $4,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 3 16 1 250 11 . . . . . 12 1

$5,000.00 to $5,199.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 3 23 1 200 8 . . . . . 7 (4)

$5,200.00 to $5,399.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 2 19 1 177 7 . . . . . 1 (4)

$5,400.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 3 112 6 96 4 . . . . . . . . . .

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 100 1,773 100 2,361 100 2,110 100 1,756 100

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. 

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.

Table B6.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and amount - Continued

Beginning before full retirement age1 Disability

Total annuities

Age annuities

Beginning at full 

retirement age1 or older Full Reduced
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,076 $2,216 $947 $1,072

Less than $50.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783 (1) 14 (1) 5,643 2 22 (1)

$50.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,398 1 49 1 15,055 6 305 3

$150.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,373 1 54 1 18,694 7 824 9

$250.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,474 1 66 1 13,437 5 552 6

$350.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,796 1 59 1 12,041 5 454 5

$450.00 to $549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,856 1 71 1 12,291 5 439 5

$550.00 to $649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,824 1 85 1 11,712 5 414 5

$650.00 to $749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,805 1 78 1 11,593 5 406 5

$750.00 to $849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,763 1 85 1 12,767 5 391 4

$850.00 to $949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,847 1 89 1 14,276 6 390 4

$950.00 to $1,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,079 1 82 1 15,285 6 366 4

$1,050.00 to $1,149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,481 1 91 1 15,024 6 402 5

$1,150.00 to $1,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,984 1 114 1 13,888 5 362 4

$1,250.00 to $1,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,741 2 130 1 13,372 5 292 3

$1,350.00 to $1,449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,787 2 162 2 11,924 5 315 4

$1,450.00 to $1,549.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,807 3 190 2 11,041 4 309 4

$1,550.00 to $1,649.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,545 3 191 2 9,966 4 478 5

$1,650.00 to $1,749.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,304 4 232 3 8,724 3 347 4

$1,750.00 to $1,849.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,294 4 324 4 7,491 3 235 3

$1,850.00 to $1,949.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,075 6 355 4 6,560 3 238 3

$1,950.00 to $2,049.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,136 6 343 4 5,148 2 253 3

$2,050.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,852 3 183 2 1,897 1 139 2

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,667 6 411 5 2,490 1 307 4

$2,200.00 to $2,249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,540 5 225 3 749 (1) 135 2

$2,250.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,081 5 228 3 486 (1) 107 1

$2,300.00 to $2,349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,372 5 254 3 283 (1) 64 1

$2,350.00 to $2,399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,254 5 305 3 196 (1) 47 1

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,091 9 809 9 254 (1) 68 1

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,156 8 788 9 120 (1) 42 (1)

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,615 6 652 7 59 (1) 21 (1)

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,388 5 572 6 33 (1) 14 (1)

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,632 3 489 5 13 (1) 2 (1)

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,160 1 415 5 9 (1) 4 (1)

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,891 1 390 4 8 (1) 1 (1)

$3,100.00 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,445 1 312 4 2 (1) 1 (1)

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247,296 100 8,897 100 252,531 100 8,746 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,364 . . . 28 . . . 2,151 . . . 181 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,660 . . . 8,925 . . . 254,682 . . . 8,927 . . . 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

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

Percent

Current-payment status Awarded in 2020

Table B7.--Tier I and tier II components of employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by amount

Net tier I

Current-payment status Awarded in 2020

Total tier II

Percent Percent Percent
 

Amount of component Number Number Number Number 

Average, non-zero cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157 . . . . . $42 $42

Less than $10.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . 60 (3) 1 (3)

$10.00 to $19.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . 173 (3) 2 (3)

$20.00 to $29.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,701 5 55 3

$30.00 to $39.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,548 7 105 6

$40.00 to $49.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . 100,102 88 1,714 91

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

$60.00 to $69.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$70.00 to $79.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$80.00 to $89.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$90.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,856 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,632 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

 Total, non-zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,439 100 . . . . . . . . 4

113,584 100 1,877 100

 Zero cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,417 . . . 430 . . . 

 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,439 . . . . . . . . . . . 145,001 . . . 2,307 . . . 

1

 There were no vested dual RR-SS benefits awarded to employees in 2020.

2

 Supplemental annuities awarded by the end of 2020 to employees awarded regular retirement annuities in 2020.

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, 2020, 

and awarded in calendar year 2020, by amount

Current-payment status Awarded in 20201 Current-payment status Awarded in 20202

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, 2021

Total, regular3 ................................. 249,798 $2,966 23,706 $2,457 104,491 $3,852 54,475 $1,759 48,572 $2,678 18,554 $2,926

Tier I, net ............................................... 242,410 2,089 22,508 1,873 104,382 2,435 48,769 1,513 48,222 1,994 18,529 2,168

 Gross ................................................. 249,749 2,264 23,702 2,398 104,488 2,450 54,446 2,002 48,571 2,102 18,542 2,234

 Offset for social security benefit .... 28,671 1,409 9,022 1,626 1,819 1,024 11,259 1,478 5,513 1,079 1,058 1,186

Tier II, total ........................................... 247,730 959 23,561 698 104,491 1,442 54,208 408 48,538 708 16,932 826

 1981 law4 .................................... 247,222 960 23,560 698 104,429 1,442 54,192 409 48,109 713 16,932 826

 Prior law ........................................... 508 166 1 226 62 380 16 70 429 134 ....... .......

 Service and compensation

 before 1975 ............................. 508 113 1 46 62 266 16 48 429 93 ....... .......

 Addition for service

 before 1975 ............................. 387 21 1 19 61 32 5 16 320 18 ....... .......

 Service and compensation

 after 1974 ................................. 387 45 1 112 61 85 5 56 320 37 ....... .......

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit ................... 5,457 156 666 163 1,907 165 2,022 147 862 154 ....... .......

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 .................................... 1,055 625 13 874 ....... ....... 57 799 110 451 875 632

Total reduction for age ....................... 55,282 415 ....... ....... ....... ....... 54,470 420 474 46 338 59

Supplemental annuity6.................... 109,827 42 4,596 40 77,523 43 5,727 39 19,650 39 2,331 41

Social security benefit ........................ 29,107 1,467 9,089 1,679 1,896 1,034 11,391 1,581 5,626 1,095 1,105 1,183

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Reduced to age annuity1, 2

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and component

Age annuities

Awarded age annuity

Beginning before full retirement age1 Disability converted
 

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average

 

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 

Total, regular3 .................................... 8,000 $3,200 1,774 $2,797 2,360 $4,407 2,110 $2,249 1,756 $3,128

Tier I, net ................................................. 7,966 2,214 1,758 2,006 2,361 2,702 2,094 1,776 1,753 2,290

 Gross .................................................... 7,978 2,510 1,771 2,657 2,358 2,705 2,105 2,292 1,744 2,360

 Offset for social security benefit ....... 973 1,567 702 1,679 8 835 174 1,270 89 1,330

Tier II ........................................................ 7,845 1,054 1,772 849 2,361 1,762 2,109 522 1,603 937

Vested dual railroad retirement-

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

Addition under minimum

 guaranty5 ....................................... 16 649 3 1,096 ....... ....... 1 505 12 550

Total reduction for age .......................... 2,124 524 ....... ....... ....... ....... 2,107 528 17 71

Social security benefit ........................... 982 1,570 703 1,684 9 837 180 1,278 90 1,335

 

Table B9.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and component - Continued

Age annuities

Beginning at full Beginning before full retirement age1 Disability

Total retirement age1

 or older Full Reduced annuities

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, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, 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, 2021

1,462 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,462 8

1,947 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 1,947 10

3,175 1 ........ .... .......... .... .......... .... .......... .... 3,175 17

24,607 10 ........ .... 12,836 12 3,191 6 .......... .... 8,580 46

11,714 5 ........ .... 5,918 6 2,406 4 .......... .... 3,390 18

49,136 20 4,772 20 21,948 21 9,166 17 13,250 27 .......... ....

67,610 27 7,870 33 29,700 28 12,674 23 17,366 36 .......... ....

41,254 17 4,229 18 18,890 18 8,171 15 9,964 21 .......... ....

23,414 9 3,048 13 8,088 8 7,492 14 4,786 10 .......... ....

14,413 6 2,170 9 4,064 4 5,995 11 2,184 4 .......... ....

8,255 3 1,162 5 2,098 2 4,134 8 861 2 .......... ....

2,811 1 455 2 949 1 1,246 2 161 (4) .......... ....

 

249,798 100 23,706 100 104,491 100 54,475 100 48,572 100 18,554 100

 

73.3 76.5 72.8 76.7 74.3 60.1

 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Age annuities

Awarded age annuity

Beginning before full retirement age1 

Reduced

Age of annuitant3

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

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

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

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

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

Full retirement age to 69........................
Table B10.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, 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 2021

403 5 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 403 23

373 5 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 373 21

536 7 ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 536 31

 

1,903 24 ......... ...... 1,663 70 ........ ...... 240 14

2,262 28 ......... ...... 539 23 1,537 73 186 11

749 9 ......... ...... 158 7 573 27 18 1

 

4,914 61 ......... ...... 2,360 100 2,110 100 444 25

 

1,547 19 1,547 87 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

190 2 190 11 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

37 (4) 37 2 ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......

8,000 100 1,774 100 2,360 100 2,110 100 1,756 100

 

61.9 61.3 63.5 54.6

 

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

Age of annuitant3

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

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

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

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

Average age5................................... 67.8

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

60 to under full retirement age, total...

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

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

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

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

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

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

and service annuities.

3 Age at end of fiscal year 2021 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 74.4 years for in current-payment status awarded age annuities and 63.9 years for retirees awarded age annuities in the year.
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, 2021

Under 10......................................... 5,316 2 979 4 ........ .... 1,909 4 475 1 1,953 11 

10 to 14.......................................... 37,414 15 7,697 32 ........ .... 19,573 36 6,396 13 3,748 20 

15 to 19.......................................... 22,422 9 4,379 18 ........ .... 11,518 21 4,190 9 2,335 13 

20 to 24.......................................... 30,541 12 3,473 15 ........ .... 8,570 16 13,593 28 4,905 26 

25 to 29.......................................... 19,452 8 2,466 10 ........ .... 5,459 10 9,120 19 2,407 13 

 Less than 30, total........................ 115,145 46 18,994 80 ........ .... 47,029 86 33,774 70 15,348 83 

303 ................................................. 17,843 7 769 3 12,497 12 615 1 3,147 6 815 4 

31 to 34.......................................... 34,568 14 768 3 23,362 22 1,969 4 6,998 14 1,471 8 

35 to 39.......................................... 52,246 21 801 3 43,132 41 3,216 6 4,228 9 869 5 

40 and over..................................... 29,974 12 2,374 10 25,497 24 1,643 3 425 1 35 (4) 

 30 and over, total........................... 134,631 54 4,712 20 104,488 100 7,443 14 14,798 30 3,190 17 

 Grand total5................................. 249,798 100 23,706 100 104,491 100 54,475 100 48,572 100 18,554 100 

Average years of service6.................. 27.9 21.3 36.7 19.5 24.7 20.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Reduced

Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in

fiscal year 2021, by type of annuity and years of creditable service 

Age annuities

Awarded age annuity

Beginning before full retirement age1 
Table B11.--Regular employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in

fiscal year 2021, 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 2021

Under 10......................................... 493 6 111 6 ....... .... 217 10 165 9 

10 to 14.......................................... 1,591 20 550 31 ....... .... 708 34 333 19 

15 to 19.......................................... 1,097 14 329 19 ....... .... 485 23 283 16 

20 to 24.......................................... 1,365 17 299 17 ....... .... 484 23 582 33 

25 to 29.......................................... 622 8 176 10 ....... .... 213 10 233 13 

 Less than 30, total........................ 5,168 65 1,465 83 ....... .... 2,107 100 1,596 91 

30 to 34.......................................... 1,276 16 85 5 1,071 45 ....... .... 120 7 

35 to 39.......................................... 794 10 39 2 731 31 ....... .... 24 1 

40 and over..................................... 744 9 184 10 556 24 ....... .... 4 (4) 

 30 and over, total........................... 2,814 35 308 17 2,358 100 ....... .... 148 8 

 Grand total5................................. 8,000 100 1,774 100 2,360 100 2,110 100 1,756 100 

Average years of service6................. 23.9 20.9 35.8 16.7 19.7

 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 29.6 years for annuitants in current-payment status awarded an age annuity and 25.1 years for retirees awarded

 an age annuity in the year.

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 
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2020 Railroad annuities awarded in 2020

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. 42,408 $3,130 3,588 $1,050 $1,445 1,347 947 $3,955 

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. 495 2,241 87 514 1,776 5 (1) ...... 

 Cedar River Railroad Co. (1) ...... (1) ...... ...... (1) ...... ...... 

 Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Co. 278 3,200 17 1,408 1,256 12 11 3,553 

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. 2,358 2,901 273 870 1,442 40 26 4,240 

 Illinois Central Railroad Co. 5,243 2,721 747 681 1,629 114 79 3,726 

 Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co. 127 2,365 20 464 1,841 (1) (1) ...... 

 Sault Ste Marie Bridge Co. 21 3,214 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. 2,076 3,062 175 895 1,431 61 38 3,652 

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. 472 3,099 26 798 1,508 21 13 3,237 

 Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. Inc. 717 2,767 85 888 1,387 13 4 4,097 

 Soo Line Railroad Co. 3,897 2,880 368 879 1,502 97 48 3,733 

CSX Transportation, Inc. 36,002 3,093 2,784 1,051 1,431 931 655 3,565 

Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 2,234 3,192 146 1,155 1,494 92 74 3,827 

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co. 7 3,096 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 

 IC&E-Kansas City Southern Joint Agency 73 2,496 7 764 1,405 (1) ...... ...... 

 Texas Mexican Railway Co. 163 2,951 21 1,547 1,098 (1) (1) ...... 

Norfolk Southern Corp. 29,639 3,155 2,009 1,229 1,380 975 794 3,567 

Union Pacific Railroad Co. 53,427 3,078 5,274 1,112 1,443 1,797 1,225 3,726 

 

 Class I line-haul railroads, total 179,640 $3,086 15,629 $1,064 $1,445 5,514 3,919 $3,724 

 

Alton & Southern Railway Co. 278 $3,047 27 $831 $1,585 10 6 $3,101 

Belt Railway Co. of Chicago 404 2,990 47 1,084 1,447 19 11 3,717 

Birmingham Terminal Railway, LLC. 195 2,763 20 772 1,693 6 5 2,724 

Boston & Maine Corp. 231 1,818 58 574 1,502 (1) ...... ...... 

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Inc. 204 2,879 11 789 1,571 10 (1) ...... 

Canadian National Railway Inc. 412 304 12 513 687 15 (1) ...... 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 169 1,212 11 735 1,238 9 ...... ...... 

Central Maine & Quebec Railway U.S. Inc 334 2,692 11 734 1,219 (1) (1) ...... 

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co. 828 1,203 343 355 1,791 (1) ...... ...... 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. 767 1,275 272 351 1,715 ...... ...... ...... 

Cleveland-Cliffs Railways, Inc 306 2,410 36 846 1,262 8 (1) ...... 

Cleveland-Cliffs Steelworks Railway, Inc 257 2,935 23 1,443 1,282 7 5 3,560 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by last railroad employer
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2020 Railroad annuities awarded in 2020

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) 12,032 $2,132 2,333 $605 $1,559 171 30 $4,206 

Florida East Coast Railway, LLC. 626 2,857 81 1,150 1,347 40 28 3,925 

Gary Railway Co. 770 2,452 131 750 1,535 10 (1) ...... 

Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co. 135 1,973 31 774 1,448 (1) ...... ...... 

Illinois & Midland Railroad Inc. 150 2,506 18 1,293 1,606 6 (1) ...... 

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. 746 3,140 76 1,071 1,392 33 23 3,555 

Iowa Interstate Railroad LTD. 162 2,692 20 528 1,582 6 (1) ...... 

Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Co. 128 3,208 8 1,518 1,246 9 8 3,319 

Maine Central Railroad Co. 133 1,760 31 691 1,462 (1) ...... ...... 

Montana Rail Link Inc. 664 3,317 22 1,010 1,480 34 30 3,944 

New England Central Railroad Inc. 146 2,266 25 969 1,433 5 (1) ...... 

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corp. 108 2,966 5 1,601 1,021 (1) (1) ...... 

New York Susquehanna and Western Railway Corporation 110 2,473 20 780 1,596 8 5 3,036 

Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc. 203 3,426 7 2,212 944 (1) (1) ...... 

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Properties, Inc. 389 1,625 99 381 1,835 5 ...... ...... 

Port Terminal Railroad Association 298 3,092 25 1,048 1,515 11 7 3,887 

Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. 106 3,297 16 1,688 1,417 6 6 3,495 

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway Co. 138 1,927 33 761 1,718 (1) ...... ...... 

South Buffalo Railway Co. 142 2,129 24 555 1,657 (1) ...... ...... 

Sparrows Point Rail, LLC. 142 2,680 9 984 1,241 (1) ...... ...... 

Springfield Terminal Railway Co., Vermont 831 2,840 78 1,333 1,414 18 12 3,247 

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 376 2,766 52 814 1,460 6 5 3,731 

Union Railroad Company, LLC. 457 2,743 43 533 1,797 15 10 2,930 

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. 192 2,870 23 907 1,740 8 6 3,776 

All others 8,111 2,451 1,290 738 1,518 394 229 3,091 

 

 Non-Class I line-haul railroads

 and switching & terminal companies, total 31,680 $2,318 5,371 $666 $1,560 893 450 $3,365 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2020 Railroad annuities awarded in 2020

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. 754 $3,602 108 $2,126 $1,338 80 69 $3,522 

Long Island Railroad Co. 5,354 2,916 1,972 2,179 1,008 229 162 3,584 

Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. 3,785 3,398 424 1,716 1,377 217 142 3,757 

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) 17,196 2,893 2,749 1,394 1,359 1,112 873 3,398 

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc. 2,197 3,210 292 1,659 1,394 138 111 3,702 

Northeast Ill. Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. (Metra) 1,716 3,326 203 1,703 1,340 112 90 3,860 

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District 163 2,930 16 1,117 1,699 10 8 3,238 

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH) 708 3,529 69 1,543 1,538 35 32 3,864 

Southeastern Penn Trans Auth-Reg Highspeed

 Lines (SEPTA) 894 3,256 123 1,666 1,369 81 71 3,772 

All others 50 3,878 (1) ...... ...... 13 11 4,316 

 

 Commuter railroads, total 32,817 $3,041 5,959 $1,720 $1,248 2,027 1,569 $3,535 

Fruit Growers Express Co. 285 $2,378 58 $593 $1,737 (1) (1) ...... 

TTX Company (Trailer Train Co.) 835 2,777 132 1,087 1,495 81 56 $3,348 

Union Pacific Fruit Express Co. 330 2,091 64 660 1,516 (1) (1) ...... 

All others 228 1,896 69 534 1,893 6 (1) ...... 

 

 Car-loan companies, total 1,678 $2,454 323 $796 $1,628 91 59 $3,384 

 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 442 $3,688 33 $1,400 $1,329 46 42 $3,923 

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees

 Div. of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 439 3,079 35 943 1,387 9 8 4,378 

Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen 120 3,718 14 1,483 1,295 14 12 4,317 

International Association of Machinists &

 Aerospace Workers 615 2,891 77 938 1,855 52 48 3,162 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by last railroad employer - Continued
 

In current-payment status on December 31, 2020 Railroad annuities awarded in 2020

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 1,273 $3,007 163 $1,004 $1,892 41 29 $3,651 

International Brotherhood Blmkrs, Shp Bldrs,

 Blksmths & Hlprs 144 2,354 26 691 1,720 5 (1) ...... 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 495 2,629 132 1,166 2,176 27 16 3,486 

Transportation Communications Union 839 3,038 99 937 1,533 48 43 3,773 

All others 165 2,975 34 1,406 1,691 15 8 4,066 

 

 Labor organizations, total 4,532 $3,026 613 $1,058 $1,799 257 209 $3,681 

 

Association of American Railroads 268 $2,334 55 $674 $1,747 8 (1)

Chessie Computer Services Inc. 146 2,965 19 1,110 1,957 6 (1) ...... 

CSX Intermodal Terminals Inc. 137 2,349 23 721 1,789 11 7 $2,468 

Cybernetics and Services Inc. 219 2,779 32 1,039 2,138 10 (1) ...... 

Genessee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. 141 3,484 16 1,286 1,889 29 25 4,414 

Railroad Support Services 129 1,820 34 447 1,843 ...... ...... ...... 

REA Express, Inc. 908 967 456 265 1,734 ...... ...... ...... 

Transportation Technology Center 177 3,301 14 1,662 1,444 7 7 4,061 

Transtar, LLC 134 3,485 (1) ...... ...... (1) (1) ...... 

Union Pacific Railroad Employees' Health Systems 148 1,765 77 732 2,458 (1) ...... ...... 

Western Railroad Assn. 201 1,422 73 388 1,782 5 ...... ...... 

Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau 139 1,828 33 506 1,645 ...... ...... ...... 

All others 1,343 2,238 354 596 1,690 55 28 3,650 

 

 Miscellaneous employers, total 4,090 $2,066 1,190 $508 $1,787 139 74 $3,839 

 

 Grand total 254,690 $2,962 29,154 $1,098 $1,450 8,929 6,284 $3,647 

 

Table B12.--Employee annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by last railroad employer - Continued

1 Fewer than five annuitants; dollar amounts are suppressed. 

NOTE.--Only employers with 100 or more annuitants in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, are shown individually. Data for companies which ceased reporting 

service and compensation for their own employees by the end of 2020 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, 2020. 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, 2021,

 and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type, supplemental amount, and combined amount 

1974 Act annuities Awarded in fiscal

In current-payment status year 2021

Annuity Amount Number Percent Number Percent

Supplemental Annuity Amount

Less than $10.00........................ 58 (1) . . . . . . . . . 

$10.00 to $19.99........................ 180 (1) 15 1 

$20.00 to $29.99........................ 5,523 5 177 10 $30.00 to $39.99........................ 7,307 7 226 13 $40.00 to $42.99........................ 971 1 28 2 

$43.00...................................... 295,788 87 21,275 74 

Total3...................................... 109,827 100 1,721 100 

Average amount....................... $42 $40Combined Amount, Regularand Supplemental AnnuitiesLess than $2,000.00..................... 1,579 1 5 (1) 

$2,000.00 to $2,199.99.................. 1,061 1 4 (1) $2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. 1,888 2 8 (1) $2,400.00 to $2,599.99.................. 3,261 3 14 1 $2,600.00 to $2,799.99.................. 4,581 4 24 1 $2,800.00 to $2,999.99.................. 6,448 6 47 3 $3,000.00 to $3,199.99.................. 9,068 8 88 5 $3,200.00 to $3,399.99.................. 11,240 10 95 6 

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99.................. 12,045 11 99 6 

$3,600.00 to $3,799.99.................. 11,487 10 99 6 

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99.................. 11,095 10 126 7 

$4,000.00 to $4,299.99.................. 14,124 13 211 12 

$4,300.00 to $4,599.99.................. 10,345 9 193 11 $4,600.00 to $4,899.99.................. 6,661 6 171 10 $4,900.00 and over....................... 4,944 5 537 31 

Total....................................... 109,827 100 1,721 100 

Average amount....................... $3,671 $4,348

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: 163 1974 Act in current-payment 

status averaging $21; and none awarded during fiscal year 2021.

NOTE.--Numbers in current-payment status and awarded exclude 30,402 and 381 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........................................................................................................ 472 (2)

61........................................................................................................ 1,142 1

62........................................................................................................ 1,827 2

63........................................................................................................ 2,529 2

64........................................................................................................ 3,327 3

65 to 69............................................................................................... 26,918 25

70 to 74............................................................................................... 30,649 28

75 to 79............................................................................................... 19,896 18

80 to 84............................................................................................... 11,408 10

85 to 89............................................................................................... 6,674 6

90 and older........................................................................................ 4,985 5 

 Total................................................................................................ 109,827 100

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

 

60........................................................................................................ 694 40

61........................................................................................................ 122 7

62........................................................................................................ 110 6

63........................................................................................................ 98 6

64........................................................................................................ 75 4

65........................................................................................................ 375 22

66 and older........................................................................................ 247 14

 Total................................................................................................ 1,721 100 

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

 

 

 

Table B14.--Supplemental employee annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by age of annuitant

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

74.3

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021

63.4

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2021 for annuities in current-payment status at end of year, and age on supplemental annuity beginning date for annuities awarded in year. 2 Less than 0.5 percent.

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 ....................... 112,994 $2,665 $2,659 73,817 $2,685 $2,684 22,688 $2,483 $2,481 16,489 $2,830 $2,793

Employee and spouse............. 141,696 4,313 4,313 112,020 4,472 4,472 26,737 3,631 3,631 2,939 4,456 4,456

 

 Total................................... 254,690 $3,582 $3,579 185,837 $3,762 $3,762 49,425 $3,104 $3,103 19,428 $3,076 $3,045

 

Computed under regular formula:

Employee only2 ....................... 111,896 $2,663 $2,663 73,749 $2,685 $2,685 22,571 $2,482 $2,482 15,576 $2,819 $2,819

Employee and spouse............. 141,685 4,313 4,313 112,017 4,472 4,472 26,731 3,631 3,631 2,937 4,457 4,457

 

 Total................................... 253,581 $3,585 $3,585 185,766 $3,763 $3,763 49,302 $3,105 $3,105 18,513 $3,079 $3,079

 

Computed under special minimum 

guaranty3

:

Employee only2 ....................... 1,098 $2,952 $2,296 68 $2,714 $1,791 117 $2,618 $2,171 913 $3,013 $2,350

Employee and spouse............. 11 3,389 2,985 3 2,720 2,223 6 3,658 3,297 2 3,587 3,194

 

 Total................................... 1,109 $2,957 $2,303 71 $2,715 $1,810 123 $2,669 $2,226 915 $3,014 $2,352

 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, 2020. Amounts exclude divorced spouse

annuities.

Table B15.--Number and average amount of retired-employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2020,

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 on rolls

Regular Regular and Regular Regular and

Total annuity only supplemental annuities annuities only supplemental annuities

Family amount2 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

Less than $200.00 ............................ 5,390 2 3,847 5 3 (3) 1,540 2 ... .. 

$200.00 to $399.99............................ 3,627 1 2,246 3 21 (3) 1,358 2 2 (3) 

$400.00 to $599.99............................ 2,983 1 1,923 3 71 (3) 988 1 1 (3) 

$600.00 to $799.99............................ 2,850 1 1,807 2 103 (3) 934 1 6 (3) 

$800.00 to $999.99............................ 2,859 1 1,722 2 89 (3) 1,037 2 11 (3) 

$1,000.00 to $1,199.99...................... 3,156 1 1,994 3 86 (3) 1,067 2 9 (3) 

$1,200.00 to $1,399.99...................... 4,076 2 2,668 4 91 (3) 1,301 2 16 (3) 

$1,400.00 to $1,599.99...................... 5,266 2 3,479 5 142 (3) 1,622 2 23 (3) 

$1,600.00 to $1,799.99...................... 6,862 3 4,420 6 215 1 2,188 3 39 (3) 

$1,800.00 to $1,999.99...................... 7,937 3 4,999 7 385 1 2,480 4 73 (3) 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99...................... 4,610 2 2,831 4 288 1 1,430 2 61 (3) 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99...................... 4,730 2 2,805 4 398 1 1,450 2 77 (3) 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99...................... 5,223 2 3,029 4 574 1 1,515 2 105 (3) 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99...................... 5,604 2 3,210 4 684 2 1,594 2 116 (3) 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99...................... 5,963 2 3,191 4 883 2 1,729 3 160 (3) 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99...................... 5,937 2 2,938 4 1,001 3 1,803 3 195 (3) 

$2,600.00 to $2,699.99...................... 5,938 2 2,611 4 1,143 3 1,884 3 300 (3) 

$2,700.00 to $2,799.99...................... 5,746 2 2,361 3 1,183 3 1,793 3 409 1 

$2,800.00 to $2,899.99...................... 5,879 2 2,204 3 1,395 4 1,758 3 522 1 

$2,900.00 to $2,999.99...................... 5,719 2 1,885 3 1,675 4 1,633 2 526 1 

$3,000.00 to $3,099.99...................... 5,778 2 1,835 2 1,785 5 1,514 2 644 1 

$3,100.00 to $3,199.99...................... 5,932 2 1,547 2 2,060 5 1,553 2 772 1 

$3,200.00 to $3,299.99...................... 5,790 2 1,427 2 2,003 5 1,489 2 871 1 

$3,300.00 to $3,399.99...................... 5,767 2 1,359 2 2,019 5 1,427 2 962 1 

$3,400.00 to $3,499.99...................... 5,946 2 1,293 2 2,117 5 1,419 2 1,117 2 

$3,500.00 to $3,599.99...................... 5,836 2 1,202 2 1,969 5 1,379 2 1,286 2 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99...................... 5,673 2 1,082 1 1,876 5 1,282 2 1,433 2 

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99...................... 5,540 2 1,015 1 1,833 5 1,236 2 1,456 2 

$3,800.00 to $3,899.99...................... 5,223 2 906 1 1,691 4 1,078 2 1,548 2 

$3,900.00 to $3,999.99...................... 5,047 2 821 1 1,624 4 1,069 2 1,533 2 

$4,000.00 to $4,099.99...................... 4,861 2 718 1 1,488 4 1,045 2 1,610 2 

$4,100.00 to $4,199.99...................... 4,489 2 610 1 1,367 3 920 1 1,592 2 

$4,200.00 to $4,299.99...................... 4,372 2 659 1 1,196 3 849 1 1,668 2 

$4,300.00 to $4,399.99...................... 4,207 2 540 1 1,072 3 829 1 1,766 2 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B16.--Retired-employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2020,

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 

$4,400.00 to $4,499.99...................... 3,913 2 454 1 907 2 746 1 1,806 2 

$4,500.00 to $4,599.99...................... 3,973 2 449 1 820 2 741 1 1,963 3 

$4,600.00 to $4,699.99...................... 3,872 2 340 (3) 762 2 731 1 2,039 3 

$4,700.00 to $4,799.99...................... 3,923 2 298 (3) 643 2 728 1 2,254 3 

$4,800.00 to $4,899.99...................... 3,666 1 214 (3) 488 1 721 1 2,243 3 

$4,900.00 to $4,999.99...................... 3,764 1 164 (3) 415 1 757 1 2,428 3 

$5,000.00 to $5,099.99...................... 3,573 1 117 (3) 308 1 780 1 2,368 3 

$5,100.00 to $5,199.99...................... 3,532 1 90 (3) 249 1 784 1 2,409 3 

$5,200.00 to $5,299.99...................... 3,342 1 48 (3) 150 (3) 763 1 2,381 3 

$5,300.00 to $5,399.99...................... 3,193 1 31 (3) 109 (3) 757 1 2,296 3 

$5,400.00 to $5,499.99...................... 3,084 1 14 (3) 55 (3) 728 1 2,287 3 

$5,500.00 to $5,599.99...................... 3,007 1 7 (3) 21 (3) 736 1 2,243 3 

$5,600.00 to $5,699.99...................... 2,894 1 3 (3) 17 (3) 708 1 2,166 3 

$5,700.00 to $5,799.99...................... 2,943 1 6 (3) 20 (3) 700 1 2,217 3 

$5,800.00 to $5,899.99...................... 2,849 1 4 (3) 15 (3) 730 1 2,100 3 

$5,900.00 to $5,999.99...................... 2,636 1 3 (3) 12 (3) 677 1 1,944 3 

$6,000.00 to $6,099.99...................... 2,556 1 2 (3) 7 (3) 683 1 1,864 3 

$6,100.00 to $6,199.99...................... 2,477 1 ... .. 5 (3) 675 1 1,797 2 

$6,200.00 to $6,299.99...................... 2,406 1 2 (3) 5 (3) 629 1 1,770 2 

$6,300.00 to $6,399.99...................... 2,228 1 1 (3) 6 (3) 645 1 1,576 2 

$6,400.00 to $6,499.99...................... 2,078 1 1 (3) 4 (3) 638 1 1,435 2 

$6,500.00 to $6,599.99...................... 2,045 1 1 (3) 4 (3) 656 1 1,384 2 

$6,600.00 to $6,699.99...................... 1,825 1 1 (3) 2 (3) 582 1 1,240 2 

$6,700.00 to $6,799.99...................... 1,667 1 ... .. 1 (3) 558 1 1,108 1 

$6,800.00 to $6,899.99...................... 1,514 1 ... .. 4 (3) 477 1 1,033 1 

$6,900.00 to $6,999.99...................... 1,413 1 ... .. 1 (3) 479 1 933 1 

$7,000.00 and over........................... 5,501 2 ... .. ... .. 1,670 2 3,831 5 

 Total................................................. 254,690 100 73,434 100 39,560 100 67,672 100 74,024 100 

 

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

Table B16.--Retired-employee family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2020,

by family composition and amount - Continued

$3,582 $2,227 $3,479 $3,435 $5,115

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

2 Excludes divorced spouse annuities.

3 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data exclude families where a spouse annuity was in current-payment status but the employee annuity was being temporarily withheld on December 31, 2020. 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 2020, was $5,589 if a 

supplemental annuity was also payable and $5,546 if not. If the employee had a spouse eligible for an annuity, the corresponding family maximums were $8,240 and $8,197, 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, 2021

Less than $50.00................... 4,200 3 4,114 3 1,076 6 7 (2) 3,031 7 86 2

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 6,191 4 6,071 4 1,561 8 13 (2) 4,497 11 120 2

$100.00 to $149.99................. 4,698 3 4,560 3 1,247 7 26 (2) 3,287 8 138 3

$150.00 to $199.99................. 4,354 3 4,164 3 1,000 5 97 (2) 3,067 8 190 4

$200.00 to $249.99................. 4,063 3 3,847 3 935 5 253 (2) 2,659 7 216 4

$250.00 to $299.99................. 3,765 3 3,569 3 887 5 506 1 2,176 5 196 4

$300.00 to $349.99................. 3,511 2 3,294 2 796 4 769 1 1,729 4 217 4

$350.00 to $399.99................. 3,660 3 3,477 2 756 4 1,352 2 1,369 3 183 4

$400.00 to $499.99................. 7,379 5 7,060 5 1,312 7 3,899 5 1,849 5 319 6

$500.00 to $599.99................. 6,506 5 6,266 4 1,129 6 3,958 5 1,179 3 240 5

$600.00 to $699.99................. 5,720 4 5,485 4 998 5 3,348 4 1,139 3 235 5

$700.00 to $799.99................. 5,406 4 4,961 4 801 4 2,547 3 1,613 4 445 9

$800.00 to $899.99................. 5,460 4 4,790 3 657 4 1,854 2 2,279 6 670 13

$900.00 to $999.99................. 5,100 4 4,513 3 672 4 1,220 2 2,621 6 587 12

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 4,516 3 4,174 3 588 3 967 1 2,619 6 342 7

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99............ 4,030 3 3,708 3 518 3 941 1 2,249 6 322 6

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 3,663 3 3,379 2 621 3 1,184 1 1,574 4 284 6

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 3,548 2 3,360 2 586 3 1,827 2 947 2 188 4

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 3,947 3 3,883 3 466 3 2,940 4 477 1 64 1

$1,500.00 to $1,549.99 ........... 2,608 2 2,604 2 240 1 2,209 3 155 (2) 4 (2)

$1,550.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 2,960 2 2,959 2 204 1 2,674 3 81 (2) 1 (2)

$1,600.00 to $1,649.99 ........... 3,337 2 3,337 2 205 1 3,070 4 62 (2) ... ..

$1,650.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 3,518 2 3,518 3 148 1 3,324 4 46 (2) ... ..

$1,700.00 to $1,749.99 ........... 3,686 3 3,686 3 135 1 3,522 4 29 (2) ... ..

$1,750.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 3,608 2 3,608 3 132 1 3,454 4 22 (2) ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 7,554 5 7,554 5 216 1 7,311 9 27 (2) ... ..

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99 ........... 7,133 5 7,133 5 189 1 6,936 9 8 (2) ... ..

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 ........... 6,461 4 6,461 5 114 1 6,342 8 5 (2) ... ..

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 ........... 5,444 4 5,444 4 103 1 5,340 7 1 (2) ... ..

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 ........... 4,093 3 4,093 3 53 (2) 4,038 5 2 (2) ... ..

$2,300.00 and over................ 4,270 3 4,270 3 137 1 4,133 5 ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 144,389 100 139,342 100 18,482 100 80,061 100 40,799 100 5,047 100

 

Average annuity..................... $1,108 $1,122 $649 $1,535 $526

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and amount

Beginning before full retirement age1

Amount of annuity

$719
 

 

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 2021

Less than $50.00................... 183 2 146 2 70 4 2 (2) 74 4 37 7

$50.00 to $99.99.................... 339 4 328 5 141 9 2 (2) 185 9 11 2

$100.00 to $149.99................. 245 3 236 3 97 6 1 (2) 138 7 9 2

$150.00 to $199.99................. 232 3 220 3 84 5 5 (2) 131 6 12 2

$200.00 to $249.99................. 237 3 216 3 83 5 24 1 109 5 21 4

$250.00 to $299.99................. 232 3 217 3 74 5 49 1 94 4 15 3

$300.00 to $349.99................. 254 3 238 3 81 5 81 2 76 4 16 3

$350.00 to $399.99................. 249 3 233 3 63 4 97 3 73 3 16 3

$400.00 to $499.99................. 398 5 365 5 122 8 145 4 98 5 33 6

$500.00 to $599.99................. 277 4 254 4 98 6 101 3 55 3 23 4

$600.00 to $699.99................. 236 3 217 3 80 5 85 3 52 2 19 3

$700.00 to $799.99................. 298 4 251 4 73 5 87 3 91 4 47 9

$800.00 to $899.99................. 334 4 267 4 45 3 84 2 138 7 67 12

$900.00 to $999.99................. 330 4 291 4 54 3 81 2 156 7 39 7

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99............ 323 4 286 4 61 4 35 1 190 9 37 7

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99 ........... 285 4 235 3 54 3 51 2 130 6 50 9

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99 ........... 273 4 232 3 63 4 53 2 116 5 41 8

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99 ........... 208 3 178 3 35 2 60 2 83 4 30 6

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99 ........... 200 3 181 3 42 3 80 2 59 3 19 3

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99 ........... 192 3 190 3 40 3 114 3 36 2 2 (2)

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99 ........... 227 3 227 3 33 2 178 5 16 1 ... ..

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99 ........... 223 3 223 3 14 1 200 6 9 (2) ... ..

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99 ........... 242 3 242 3 13 1 227 7 2 (2) ... ..

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99 ........... 254 3 254 4 16 1 238 7 ... .. ... ..

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99 ........... 281 4 281 4 9 1 272 8 ... .. ... ..

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99 ........... 246 3 246 3 11 1 234 7 1 (2) ... ..

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99 ........... 267 4 267 4 4 (2) 262 8 1 (2) ... ..

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99 ........... 221 3 221 3 5 (2) 216 6 ... .. ... ..

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99 ........... 137 2 137 2 3 (2) 134 4 ... .. ... ..

$2,500.00 and over................ 168 2 168 2 5 (2) 163 5 ... .. ... ..

 

Total..................................... 7,591 100 7,047 100 1,573 100 3,361 100 2,113 100 544 100

 

Average annuity..................... $1,090 $1,116 $651 $1,619 $660 $757

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.

Table B17.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and amount - Continued

Beginning before full retirement age1

Amount of annuity
Table B18.--Components of spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on

December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, 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, 2020

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $50.00 .............. 1,645 2 ....... ... 5,718 4 4 (1) 

$50.00 to $99.99 ............... 1,526 2 ....... ... 9,357 7 35 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 1,588 2 ....... ... 7,071 5 117 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 1,635 2 ....... ... 6,776 5 241 (1) 

$200.00 to $249.99............ 1,630 2 ....... ... 6,335 4 344 1 

$250.00 to $299.99............ 1,559 2 ....... ... 5,609 4 470 1 

$300.00 to $349.99............ 1,471 2 ....... ... 5,504 4 548 1 

$350.00 to $399.99............ 1,383 1 ....... ... 6,601 5 589 1 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 2,366 2 ....... ... 17,534 12 1,267 2 

$500.00 to $599.99............ 2,202 2 ....... ... 19,183 14 1,477 2 

$600.00 to $699.99............ 3,809 4 ....... ... 17,293 12 2,671 5 

$700.00 to $799.99............ 6,416 7 ....... ... 14,079 10 3,339 6 

$800.00 to $899.99............ 5,079 5 ....... ... 10,313 7 4,050 7 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 4,937 5 ....... ... 4,976 4 4,110 7 

$1,000.00 to $1,049.99....... 2,622 3 ....... ... 807 1 1,989 3 

$1,050.00 to $1,099.99....... 3,609 4 ....... ... 430 (1) 1,981 3 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99....... 7,815 8 ....... ... 267 (1) 1,901 3 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99....... 8,986 9 ....... ... 177 (1) 1,894 3 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 17,610 18 ....... ... 328 (1) 3,659 6 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 13,442 14 ....... ... 412 (1) 3,442 6 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 5,033 5 ....... ... 447 (1) 3,394 6 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... 907 1 ....... ... 526 (1) 3,164 5 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... 1 (1) ....... ... 473 (1) 2,925 5 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... 1 (1) ....... ... 397 (1) 2,852 5 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 335 (1) 2,350 4 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... 1 (1) ....... ... 248 (1) 1,995 3 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 193 (1) 1,604 3 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 169 (1) 1,372 2 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 75 (1) 1,384 2 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 48 (1) 1,015 2 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99....... ....... ... ....... ... 12 (1) 825 1 

$2,500.00 and over ........... ....... ... ....... ... 6 (1) 2,244 4 

Total, non-zero cases........ 97,273 100 ....... ... 141,699 100 59,252 100 

Zero cases....................... 49,710 ... ....... ... 5,301 ... ....... ... 

 Grand total.................. 146,983 ... ....... ... 147,000 ... 59,252 ... 

See footnote at end of table.

$983 ...... 

Social security

benefit

$506 $1,339
Net tier I Total tier II

 Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

AWARDED IN 2020

Average, non-zero cases...

Less than $60.00 .............. 103 2 263 3 1 (1) 

$60.00 to $99.99 ............... 80 1 549 7 1 (1) 

$100.00 to $149.99............ 104 2 487 6 8 (1) 

$150.00 to $199.99............ 97 2 399 5 9 (1) 

$200.00 to $299.99............ 202 3 845 11 35 1 

$300.00 to $399.99............ 168 3 650 8 55 2 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 179 3 539 7 62 2 

$500.00 to $549.99............ 75 1 346 4 38 1 

$550.00 to $599.99............ 71 1 343 4 41 1 

$600.00 to $649.99............ 94 1 409 5 46 1 

$650.00 to $699.99............ 138 2 391 5 80 3 

$700.00 to $749.99............ 142 2 531 7 77 2 

$750.00 to $799.99............ 183 3 396 5 102 3 

$800.00 to $849.99............ 196 3 327 4 117 4 

$850.00 to $899.99............ 183 3 376 5 121 4 

$900.00 to $999.99............ 357 6 650 8 246 8 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99....... 358 6 239 3 217 7 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99....... 781 12 82 1 183 6 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99....... 1,022 16 26 (1) 197 6 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99....... 886 14 15 (1) 157 5 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99....... 638 10 10 (1) 175 6 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99....... 275 4 12 (1) 170 5 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99....... 1 (1) 8 (1) 115 4 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99....... ....... ... 4 (1) 150 5 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99....... ....... ... 8 (1) 131 4 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99....... ....... ... 11 (1) 95 3 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99....... ....... ... 3 (1) 76 2 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99....... ....... ... 10 (1) 78 3 

$2,200.00 to $2,299.99....... ....... ... 6 (1) 78 3 

$2,300.00 to $2,399.99....... ....... ... 4 (1) 60 2 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99....... ....... ... 1 (1) 49 2 

$2,500.00 and over ........... ....... ... 5 (1) 139 4 

Total, non-zero cases........ 6,333 100 7,945 100 3,109 100 

Zero cases....................... 2,193 ... 582 ... ....... ... 

 Grand total.................. 8,526 ... 8,527 ... 3,109 ... 

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, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by amount - Continued

$1,020 $531 $1,349

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, 2021

Total, railroad.................. 144,389 $1,108 139,342 $1,122 18,482 $649 2

80,061 $1,535 40,799 $526 3

5,047 $719

Tier I, net4........................ 94,810 989 89,764 1,004 7,848 594 63,346 1,147 18,570 690 5,046 728

 Gross............................ 144,377 1,162 139,330 1,160 18,479 1,107 80,060 1,232 40,791 1,045 5,047 1,196

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 69,321 918 67,238 924 16,046 983 24,053 1,080 27,139 752 2,083 719

Tier II, total5..................... 139,256 512 139,256 512 18,443 409 80,061 681 40,752 226 . . . . . . . .

 1981 law........................ 139,254 512 139,254 512 18,443 409 80,059 681 40,752 226 . . . . . . . .

 Prior law........................ 2 289 2 289 . . . . . . . . . 2 289 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vested dual railroad

 retirement-social

 security benefit............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 43,952 269 40,597 270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,597 270 3,355 258

Social security benefit...... 58,981 1,361 56,934 1,384 14,372 1,400 19,087 1,482 23,475 1,295 2,047 719

 Primary......................... 54,702 1,351 52,863 1,373 13,129 1,386 17,849 1,467 21,885 1,290 1,839 718

 Auxiliary....................... 4,279 1,485 4,071 1,524 1,243 1,550 1,238 1,705 1,590 1,362 208 731

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, 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 2021

Total, railroad.................. 7,591 $1,090 7,047 $1,116 1,573 $651 7

3,361 $1,619 2,113 $660 8544 $757

Tier I, net9........................ 5,624 1,015 5,105 1,034 664 646 3,105 1,223 1,336 789 519 819

 Gross............................ 7,589 1,221 7,045 1,220 1,572 1,162 3,360 1,301 2,113 1,136 544 1,234

 Offset for social

 security or railroad

 retirement benefits.... 3,048 968 2,858 978 1,345 1,039 545 1,055 968 849 190 828

Tier II5............................. 7,036 521 7,036 521 1,565 409 3,360 753 2,111 236 . . . . . . . .

Total reduction for age6..... 2,431 297 2,102 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,102 301 329 270

Social security benefit...... 2,769 1,363 2,580 1,397 1,242 1,493 445 1,225 893 1,350 189 888

 Primary......................... 1,147 1,261 1,077 1,290 590 1,344 230 1,179 257 1,266 70 817

 Auxiliary....................... 1,622 1,434 1,503 1,474 652 1,628 215 1,275 636 1,384 119 930

 

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 78,776 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 1,285 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

3

 Includes 1,692 full and 3,355 reduced annuities.

4 Net amount reflects offsets for 5,754 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 3,186 annuities beginning at ages 60 to under full retirement age to spouses of 30-year employees and 175 to spouses with minor or disabled children in their care.

8 Includes 213 full and 331 reduced annuities.

9

 Net amount reflects offsets for 127 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 are three cases in current payment status.

Table B19.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, 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, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021,

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, 2021

 

Under 60......................................... 767 1 767 1 ...... .. 767 1 ..... .. ..... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 4,961 3 4,961 4 ...... .. 4,958 6 3 (3) ..... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 15,865 11 15,396 11 ...... .. 11,856 15 3,540 9 469 9

Over 64, under full retirement age..... 8,693 6 8,314 6 ...... .. 5,723 7 2,591 6 379 8

Full retirement age to 69.................. 33,335 23 31,761 23 3,379 18 19,123 24 9,259 23 1,574 31

70 to 74.......................................... 40,275 28 38,830 28 6,236 34 21,549 27 11,045 27 1,445 29

75 to 79.......................................... 22,554 16 21,825 16 4,274 23 10,811 14 6,740 17 729 14

80 to 84.......................................... 11,411 8 11,100 8 2,701 15 3,720 5 4,679 11 311 6

85 to 89.......................................... 4,855 3 4,743 3 1,365 7 1,185 1 2,193 5 112 2

90 to 94.......................................... 1,480 1 1,452 1 442 2 313 (3) 697 2 28 1

95 to 99.......................................... 184 (3) 184 (3) 81 (3) 52 (3) 51 (3) ..... ..

100 and older.................................. 9 (3) 9 (3) 4 (3) 4 (3) 1 (3) ..... ..

 

 Total.......................................... 144,389 100 139,342 100 18,482 100 80,061 100 40,799 100 5,047 100

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

See footnotes at end of table.

 

71.8 71.7 75.9 70.1 73.3 71.4
Table B20.--Spouse and divorced spouse annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021,

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 annuities5

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

AWARDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021

Under 60......................................... 160 2 160 2 ..... .. 160 5 ..... .. ..... ..

60 to 61.......................................... 2,622 35 2,622 37 ..... .. 2,619 78 3 (3) ..... ..

62 to 64.......................................... 2,311 30 2,073 29 ..... .. 479 14 1,594 75 238 44

Over 64, under full retirement age ..... 707 9 618 9 ..... .. 103 3 515 24 89 16

Full retirement age to 69.................. 1,298 17 1,129 16 1,129 72 ..... .. ..... .. 169 31

70 to 74.......................................... 369 5 335 5 335 21 ..... .. ..... .. 34 6

75 to 79.......................................... 86 1 76 1 75 5 ..... .. 1 (3) 10 2

80 to 84.......................................... 30 (3) 27 (3) 27 2 ..... .. ..... .. 3 1

85 to 89.......................................... 6 (3) 5 (3) 5 (3) ..... .. ..... .. 1 (3)

90 to 94.......................................... 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..

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

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

 Total.......................................... 7,591 100 7,047 100 1,573 100 3,361 100 2,113 100 544 100

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

1

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

2

 Age at end of fiscal year 2021 for annuities in current-payment status, and age on beginning date for annuities awarded in year.

3

 Less than 0.5 percent.

4

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

5

 Includes four full or reduced age spouse annuities that have been converted to divorced spouse reduced age annuities.

63.4 63.3 69.1 60.4 63.5 65.5
 

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, 2021

Less than $100.00........................ 1,378 2 27 1 . . . . 92 4 177 2 5 (2) 127 2 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 1,364 2 46 2 1 (2) 88 4 266 3 5 (2) 125 2 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 1,299 2 40 1 3 1 91 4 331 3 1 (2) 87 2 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 1,264 2 48 2 2 (2) 90 4 359 4 2 (2) 112 2 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 1,314 2 50 2 1 (2) 77 3 429 4 2 (2) 149 3 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 1,388 2 69 2 5 1 81 3 447 5 10 1 210 4 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 1,496 2 79 3 5 1 85 4 457 5 38 2 208 4 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 1,735 2 81 3 3 1 75 3 455 5 24 1 216 4 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 1,800 2 105 3 6 1 75 3 482 5 34 2 328 6 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 1,823 2 146 5 6 1 86 4 532 5 72 4 439 8 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 1,929 3 131 4 11 2 79 3 451 5 67 4 577 10 

$1,100.00 to $1,149.99.................. 1,038 1 75 2 6 1 40 2 219 2 59 3 282 5 

$1,150.00 to $1,199.99.................. 1,022 1 63 2 6 1 59 2 218 2 43 2 256 4 

$1,200.00 to $1,249.99.................. 979 1 79 3 13 2 61 3 225 2 63 4 242 4 

$1,250.00 to $1,299.99.................. 1,064 1 85 3 7 1 66 3 219 2 67 4 244 4 

$1,300.00 to $1,349.99.................. 1,060 1 97 3 11 2 84 3 208 2 66 4 221 4 

$1,350.00 to $1,399.99.................. 1,088 1 91 3 14 2 68 3 239 2 64 4 224 4 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 2,133 3 195 6 21 4 141 6 430 4 140 8 442 8 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 2,472 3 209 7 27 5 181 8 457 5 169 10 373 7 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 2,639 3 226 7 41 7 187 8 479 5 145 8 245 4 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 2,832 4 200 7 37 6 142 6 437 4 141 8 188 3 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 3,555 5 198 7 26 4 168 7 429 4 144 8 122 2 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 3,955 5 154 5 42 7 99 4 391 4 121 7 98 2 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 3,792 5 98 3 29 5 69 3 306 3 91 5 66 1 

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99.................. 6,948 9 196 6 71 12 74 3 515 5 105 6 95 2 

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99.................. 5,996 8 128 4 44 8 38 2 328 3 61 3 24 (2)

$2,500.00 to $2,699.99................. 4,577 6 52 2 44 8 14 1 193 2 18 1 7 (2)

$2,700.00 to $2,899.99................. 3,571 5 38 1 27 5 2 (2) 50 1 2 (2) 2 (2)

$2,900.00 to $3,099.99................. 2,987 4 20 1 27 5 . . . . 10 1 (2) . . . . 

$3,100.00 to $3,299.99................. 2,421 3 11 (2) 19 3 1 (2) 2 . . . . . . . . 

$3,300.00 to $3,499.99................. 1,865 2 3 (2) 11 2 . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . 

$3,500.00 and over....................... 4,027 5 3 (2) 17 3 . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . 

Total............................................ 76,811 100 3,043 100 583 100 2,413 100 9,746 100 1,760 100 5,709 100 

 

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

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type of beneficiary and amount

Widowed mothers Remarried Divorced

$1,904 $1,472 $2,049 $1,223 $1,560 $1,136

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

$1,237
 

 

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 2021

Less than $100.00........................ 40 1 . . . . 8 7 3 3 19 2 3 1 . . . . 

$100.00 to $199.99....................... 27 (2) 3 3 . . . . 2 2 16 2 1 (2) 1 1 

$200.00 to $299.99....................... 29 1 . . . . 1 1 2 2 12 2 . . . . . . . . 

$300.00 to $399.99....................... 47 1 . . . . 1 1 2 2 18 2 2 1 1 1 

$400.00 to $499.99....................... 56 1 1 1 . . . . 5 5 25 3 . . . . . . . . 

$500.00 to $599.99....................... 67 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 22 3 7 2 5 5 

$600.00 to $699.99....................... 70 1 . . . . . . . . 4 4 38 5 8 2 1 1 

$700.00 to $799.99....................... 82 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 32 4 5 1 2 2 

$800.00 to $899.99....................... 106 2 2 2 . . . . 6 7 34 4 8 2 5 5 

$900.00 to $999.99....................... 89 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 52 7 14 4 1 1 

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99................. 126 2 4 4 2 2 . . . . 40 5 11 3 7 7 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99.................. 152 3 2 2 1 1 8 9 32 4 10 3 5 5 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99.................. 137 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 38 5 22 6 5 5 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99.................. 178 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 25 3 25 7 7 7 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99.................. 156 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 39 5 32 9 4 4 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99.................. 132 2 8 9 5 4 3 3 33 4 27 7 13 13 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99.................. 147 3 3 3 4 3 1 1 20 3 26 7 12 12 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99.................. 149 3 10 11 4 3 5 5 33 4 33 9 13 13 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99.................. 145 3 6 7 2 2 6 7 31 4 22 6 4 4 

$1,900.00 to $1,999.99.................. 123 2 5 5 8 7 5 5 38 5 27 7 6 6 

$2,000.00 to $2,099.99.................. 144 3 1 1 8 7 5 5 26 3 15 4 3 3 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99.................. 174 3 6 7 4 3 3 3 34 4 22 6 5 5 

$2,200.00 to $2,399.99.................. 356 6 8 9 11 9 11 12 49 6 24 7 2 2 

$2,400.00 to $2,599.99................. 364 6 7 8 9 8 6 7 47 6 16 4 1 1 

$2,600.00 to $2,799.99................. 363 6 7 8 11 9 1 1 15 2 5 1 . . . . 

$2,800.00 to $2,999.99................. 374 7 1 1 4 3 . . . . 10 1 2 1 1 1 

$3,000.00 to $3,199.99................. 348 6 4 4 8 7 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,200.00 to $3,399.99................. 383 7 1 1 4 3 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,400.00 to $3,599.99................. 301 5 1 1 4 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,600.00 to $3,699.99................. 129 2 1 1 2 2 . . . . 1 (2) . . . . . . . . 

$3,700.00 to $3,799.99................. 139 2 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$3,800.00 to $3,999.99................. 210 4 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$4,000.00 and over....................... 409 7 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total........................................... 5,752 100 92 100 117 100 92 100 781 100 367 100 104 100 

Average annuity.......................... $2,429 $1,874 $2,090 $1,418 $1,393 $1,619 $1,479

and fathers widow(er)s

Table B21.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, 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 $514 for those in current-payment status and $627 for those awarded in fiscal year 2021. Annuities in current-payment 

status include 1,986 now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

2 Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE.--Data exclude annuities to parents (11 in current-payment status averaging $1,039 and two awarded in the year averaging $1,103), and 433 annuities to widow(er)s temporarily being paid at spouse rates pending final 

adjudication of survivor annuities. 
Widow(er)s 

Net tier I Vested dual RR-SS benefit Total tier II Net tier I 

Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS ON DECEMBER 31, 2020Less than $50.00. . . . . . . . . 507 1 10 38 3,468 6 22 (1) 

$50.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 563 1 7 27 3,712 6 20 (1) $100.00 to $149.99. . . . . . . . 628 1 6 23 5,238 9 26 (1) $150.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 729 1 3 12 4,782 8 35 1 $200.00 to $249.99. . . . . . . . 652 1 . . . . . . 4,462 8 39 1 

$250.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 754 1 . . . . . . 3,935 7 30 1 

$300.00 to $349.99. . . . . . . . 823 1 . . . . . . 3,720 6 46 1 

$350.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 889 1 . . . . . . 3,540 6 56 1 

$400.00 to $449.99. . . . . . . . 946 2 . . . . . . 3,185 5 59 1 

$450.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 948 2 . . . . . . 2,748 5 66 1 

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 2,031 3 . . . . . . 4,170 7 128 2 $600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 2,057 3 . . . . . . 3,538 6 164 3 $700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 2,122 3 . . . . . . 2,980 5 163 3 $800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 2,046 3 . . . . . . 2,493 4 235 5 $900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 2,171 4 . . . . . . 1,840 3 215 4 $1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 2,000 3 . . . . . . 1,443 2 267 5 $1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 2,154 3 . . . . . . 1,030 2 250 5 $1,200.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 2,278 4 . . . . . . 753 1 312 6 $1,300.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 2,680 4 . . . . . . 484 1 340 7 $1,400.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 3,195 5 . . . . . . 364 1 319 6 $1,500.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 5,051 8 . . . . . . 232 (1) 407 8 

$1,600.00 to $1,649.99. . . . . 2,530 4 . . . . . . 105 (1) 200 4 

$1,650.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 2,422 4 . . . . . . 78 (1) 192 4 $1,700.00 to $1,749.99. . . . . 2,185 4 . . . . . . 44 (1) 151 3 $1,750.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 1,898 3 . . . . . . 39 (1) 163 3 $1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 4,462 7 . . . . . . 56 (1) 357 7 $1,900.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . 3,899 6 . . . . . . 18 (1) 265 5 $2,000.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . 2,546 4 . . . . . . 14 (1) 204 4 

$2,100.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . 1,875 3 . . . . . . 5 (1) 141 3 $2,200.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . 1,503 2 . . . . . . 2 (1) 116 2 $2,300.00 and over. . . . . . . . 3,258 5 . . . . . . 6 (1) 215 4 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,802 100 26 100 58,484 100 5,203 100 Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,380 $79 $438 $1,389 

See footnote at end of table.

Table B22.--Components of survivor annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by type of 
Widow(er)s Other surv

Net tier I Total tier II Net tier I 

Amount of component Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

AWARDED IN 2020Less than $50.00. . . . . . . . . 47 1 51 1 1 (1) 

$50.00 to $99.99. . . . . . . . . . 55 1 45 1 1 (1) $100.00 to $199.99. . . . . . . . 112 2 167 3 1 (1) 

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . 126 2 200 4 2 (1) 

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . 149 3 254 5 1 (1) $400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . 178 3 341 6 11 3 

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . 174 3 376 7 3 1 $600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . 196 3 428 8 10 2 

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . 200 3 493 9 8 2 $800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . 179 3 569 10 12 3 

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . 169 3 521 10 9 2 $1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . 167 3 480 9 24 6 

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . 174 3 395 7 30 7 

$1,200.00 to $1,299.99. . . . . 171 3 310 6 29 7 

$1,300.00 to $1,399.99. . . . . 169 3 238 4 47 11 

$1,400.00 to $1,499.99. . . . . 173 3 183 3 37 9 

$1,500.00 to $1,599.99. . . . . 299 5 149 3 36 9 

$1,600.00 to $1,699.99. . . . . 263 4 103 2 41 10 

$1,700.00 to $1,799.99. . . . . 246 4 58 1 25 6 

$1,800.00 to $1,899.99. . . . . 308 5 43 1 29 7 $1,900.00 to $1,949.99. . . . . 225 4 17 (1) 12 3 

$1,950.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . 185 3 5 (1) 11 3 $2,000.00 to $2,049.99. . . . . 163 3 8 (1) 8 2 

$2,050.00 to $2,099.99. . . . . 144 2 5 (1) 5 1 $2,100.00 to $2,149.99. . . . . 154 3 2 (1) 8 2 $2,150.00 to $2,199.99. . . . . 156 3 1 (1) 4 1 $2,200.00 to $2,299.99. . . . . 319 5 1 (1) 7 2 $2,300.00 to $2,399.99. . . . . 276 5 . . . . . . 2 (1) 

$2,400.00 to $2,499.99. . . . . 241 4 1 (1) . . . . . . 

$2,500.00 to $2,599.99. . . . . 214 4 1 (1) . . . . . . $2,600.00 and over. . . . . . . . 235 4 2 (1) . . . . . . Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,867 100 5,447 100 414 100 

Average amount. . . . . . . . . . $1,547 $874 $1,427 

1 Less than 0.5 percent.NOTE.--Data for widow(er)s' annuities exclude 403 annuities temporarily being paid at spouse rates pending final adjudication of survivor annuities. Component data based 

Table B22.--Components of survivor annuities in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, and awarded in calendar year 2020, by type of beneficiar
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 30, 2021

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,076 $1,761 76,811 $1,904 1

3,043 $1,472 583 $2,049 2,413 $1,223 9,746 $1,237 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,362 1,427 70,422 1,497 2,922 1,217 570 1,495 2,413 1,223 9,746 1,238 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,068 1,958 76,804 2,004 3,043 2,055 583 1,540 2,413 1,969 9,746 2,112 

 Offset for social security benefit2. . . . . . 37,899 513 27,913 528 1,332 460 34 539 962 518 5,863 498 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,706 491 76,632 533 3,041 303 583 596 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,305 338 76,383 362 3,021 250 583 352 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,396 402 1,376 403 16 309 4 122 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4. . 45,216 283 43,790 285 928 177 498 280 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,174 501 75,885 536 2,955 308 583 596 ........ ..... ........ ..... 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,532 143 747 189 86 153 ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Vested dual railroad retirement-

 social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 83 12 76 7 95 ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,150 354 39,915 337 3,033 514 ........ ..... 1,598 413 4,604 373 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,936 1,182 26,068 1,237 1,295 1,045 32 1,240 934 1,124 5,813 1,124 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,716 $1,558 44 $1,643 5,709 $1,136 11 $1,039 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,711 1,448 44 1,488 5,523 1,043 11 742 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,715 1,481 44 1,523 5,709 1,207 11 1,830 

 Offset for social security benefit2. . . . . . 93 411 3 443 1,689 378 10 602 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,716 114 44 156 5,679 128 11 297 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,714 114 44 156 5,549 131 11 297 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 1981 law, total5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,716 114 44 156 3,980 131 11 297 

 Prior law, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ..... ...... ...... 1,699 122 ..... ..... 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 625 3 512 1,688 700 10 1,196 

 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B23.--Survivor annuities in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type of beneficiary and component

Children

Students aged 18-19 Parents
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 2021

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,307 $2,239 5,752 $2,429 92 $1,874 117 $2,090 92 $1,418 781 $1,393 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,917 1,570 5,376 1,613 89 1,255 115 1,501 90 1,449 776 1,417 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,305 2,152 5,750 2,193 92 2,307 117 1,528 92 2,283 781 2,299 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 3,022 477 2,359 485 47 516 5 374 40 476 506 443 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,429 870 5,747 933 92 660 117 784 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,429 435 5,747 460 92 352 117 385 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Additional3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 488 144 491 ..... ..... 1 45 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

 Increase for initial minimum amount4 . . 5,869 455 5,660 459 92 308 117 390 ..... ..... ..... ..... 

Total reduction for age6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,320 376 1,928 366 92 627 ..... ..... 58 426 242 344 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,844 1,253 2,185 1,292 47 1,188 5 1,120 40 1,284 502 1,166 

Aged 18 and older

Under age 18 and disabled

Component Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average 

Total, railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 $1,611 26 $1,721 104 $1,479 2 $1,103 

Tier I, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 1,479 26 1,544 104 1,266 2 626 

 Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 1,517 26 1,544 104 1,504 2 1,909 

 Offset for social security benefit2 . . . . . . 22 395 ..... ..... 41 434 2 909 

Tier II, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 141 26 177 104 212 2 478 

 Regular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 141 26 177 104 212 2 478 

Social security benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 610 ..... ..... 41 600 2 1,283 

 1

 Includes 1,986 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, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type of beneficiary and component - Continued

Children

Students aged 18-19 Parents

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 433 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, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, 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, 2021

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 326 4 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,389 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 1,389 19 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... 4

64 1 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 5 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 174 2 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 (3) ........ ..... ........ ..... 85 15 ........ ..... 11 (3) 403 5 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 1 ........ ..... ........ ..... 216 37 1 (3) 20 (3) 667 9 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,913 2 ........ ..... 350 12 190 33 11 (3) 52 1 1,310 18 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,375 15 10,008 13 1,248 41 87 15 400 17 1,956 20 1,675 22 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,390 30 23,664 31 946 31 ...... ..... 780 32 3,888 40 1,110 15 

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,015 31 26,682 35 394 13 ...... ..... 799 33 2,828 29 307 4 

90 to 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,104 17 15,585 20 101 3 ...... ..... 403 17 968 10 44 1 

100 and older . . . . . . . . . . . 918 1 872 1 4 (3) ...... ..... 19 1 23 (3) ........ .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,076 100 76,811 100 5

3,043 100 583 100 2,413 100 9,746 100 7,469 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 78.1 81.5 70.6 49.5 80.1 77.7 49.1

 

See footnotes at end of table.
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 2021

Under 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 77 16 

10 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 4 ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 6

273 58 

18 to 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 7

24 5 

22 to 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 (3) ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 17 4 

30 to 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 20 17 ..... ..... 5 1 17 4 

40 to 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 1 ....... ..... ..... ..... 55 47 ..... ..... 5 1 23 5 

50 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 2 ....... ..... 92 100 40 34 4 4 15 2 28 6 

60 to 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,269 31 1,848 32 ..... ..... 2 2 55 60 353 45 11 2 

70 to 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,476 34 2,166 38 ..... ..... ..... ..... 29 32 280 36 1 (3)

80 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,612 22 1,493 26 ..... ..... ..... ..... 4 4 115 15 ..... .....

90 and older. . . . . . . . . . . . 255 3 245 4 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 8 1 ..... .....

 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,307 100 5,752 100 92 100 117 100 92 100 781 100 471 100 

Average age. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.1 74.9 54.7 47.0 67.7 71.0 19.7

1 Age at end of fiscal year 2021 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 44 annuities to full-time students and 19 to disabled children. There was one child who recently turned 18 whose continued qualification was under review. 

5

 Includes 1,986 annuities now payable as aged widow(er)s' annuities.

6

 Includes nine annuities to full-time students.

7

 Includes 17 annuities to full-time students and one to a disabled child.

NOTE.--Current-payment status data exclude 433 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, 2021, and awarded in fiscal year 2021, by type and age of annuitant - Continued
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 Child

Without With 1 2 3 or more Without With Without With 1 

children children child children children children children children children child ch

Less than $100.00.............. 1,492 ... ... ... ... 238 ... 1 ... 104 

$100.00 to $199.99............ 1,462 ... ... ... ... 303 ... ... 1 130 

$200.00 to $299.99............ 1,357 1 ... ... ... 351 ... 4 ... 85 

$300.00 to $399.99............ 1,315 2 ... ... ... 346 ... 4 ... 94 

$400.00 to $499.99............ 1,375 1 ... ... ... 390 ... 5 ... 129 $500.00 to $699.99............ 3,066 9 ... ... ... 842 1 22 ... 374 $700.00 to $899.99............ 3,786 4 ... ... ... 808 3 29 2 443 $900.00 to $1,099.99........... 4,047 16 ... ... ... 837 2 42 ... 879 

$1,100.00 to $1,299.99........ 4,439 18 ... ... ... 837 10 52 ... 861 $1,300.00 to $1,499.99........ 4,669 25 ... ... ... 954 10 73 ... 635 $1,500.00 to $1,699.99........ 5,647 26 3 ... ... 1,075 6 78 1 426 

$1,700.00 to $1,899.99........ 6,994 25 3 ... ... 913 5 88 3 241 $1,900.00 to $2,099.99........ 8,362 25 1 1 ... 607 9 121 ... 127 

$2,100.00 to $2,299.99........ 7,160 38 8 ... ... 394 10 117 1 78 

$2,300.00 to $2,499.99........ 6,020 31 9 ... ... 228 11 126 1 32 

$2,500.00 to $2,699.99........ 4,383 56 17 1 1 118 10 140 3 11 $2,700.00 to $2,899.99........ 3,318 61 15 1 ... 24 10 134 4 4 

$2,900.00 to $3,099.99........ 2,694 63 13 3 ... 5 15 150 1 1 

$3,100.00 to $3,299.99........ 2,087 94 23 2 ... 1 25 142 2 ... 

$3,300.00 to $3,499.99........ 1,555 65 21 2 ... 1 15 146 1 ... $3,500.00 to $3,699.99........ 1,191 87 29 2 4 ... 20 147 ... ... 

$3,700.00 to $3,899.99........ 822 55 25 5 5 1 14 115 5 ... 

$3,900.00 to $4,099.99........ 506 57 21 9 5 ... 11 136 4 ... 

$4,100.00 to $4,299.99........ 335 37 27 11 5 ... 10 103 6 ... $4,300.00 to $4,499.99........ 168 34 22 10 3 ... 9 99 4 ... $4,500.00 to $4,699.99........ 61 30 16 14 8 ... 3 77 6 ... 

$4,700.00 to $4,899.99........ 27 31 16 7 5 ... 6 62 2 ... $4,900.00 to $5,099.99........ 10 30 22 13 9 ... 2 52 6 ... $5,100.00 to $5,299.99........ 8 16 4 13 5 ... 3 40 3 ... 

$5,300.00 to $5,499.99........ 8 14 14 12 5 ... 2 31 ... ... 

$5,500.00 to $5,699.99........ 1 20 8 9 1 ... ... 27 ... ... $5,700.00 to $5,899.99........ 1 16 2 11 1 ... ... 27 5 ... 

$5,900.00 to $6,099.99........ 2 8 78 1 ... ... 20 6 ... $6,100.00 and over............ 3 11 3 9 4 ... 1 48 15 ...  Total............................... 78,371 1,006 329 143 62 9,273 223 2,458 82 4,654 

Average amount............... $1,836 $3,362 $3,921 $4,887 $4,709 $1,202 $3,054 $3,205 $4,576 $1,112 $2

Table B25.--Survivor family benefits in current-payment status on December 31, 2020, by family composition and amount

Family amount

1 Excludes five families with only a widowed mother or father on the rolls, where the children's annuities were being withheld on December 31, 2020.2 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 one family with a parent and one or more other beneficiaries.NOTE.--Data exclude 403 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 2021, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 3 . . . . . 53 3

$200.00 to $299.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

288 15 65 100 223 12

$300.00 to $399.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1 . . . . . 15 1

$400.00 to $499.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1 . . . . . 20 1

$500.00 to $599.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1 . . . . . 19 1

$600.00 to $699.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1 . . . . . 20 1

$700.00 to $799.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 2 . . . . . 44 2

$800.00 to $899.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3 . . . . . 66 3

$900.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 6 . . . . . 126 7

$1,000.00 to $1,099.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 444 23 . . . . . 444 24

$1,100.00 to $1,199.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 774 40 . . . . . 774 41

$1,200.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 4 . . . . . 82 4 

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,951 100 65 100 1,886 100 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $915 $255 $938

RESIDUAL PAYMENTS

Less than $500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$500.00 to $999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,000.00 to $1,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 1 50 . . . .

$2,000.00 to $2,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$3,000.00 to $3,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$4,000.00 to $4,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$5,000.00 to $5,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$6,000.00 to $6,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$7,000.00 to $7,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,000.00 to $8,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 1 50 . . . .

$9,000.00 to $9,999.99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$10,000.00 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 100 2 100 . . . . 

Average amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,235 $5,235 . . . . 

1

 Includes one award of deferred lump-sum benefits equal to $255.

2

 Includes 273 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 five 

 were after 1995. The employee was non-retired at death in 65 of these cases and retired in 208 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 

 Monthly Monthly 

State3 Number amount Number amount 

Alabama........................................................................... $19,361 9,000 10,900 $15,784 

Alaska.............................................................................. 305 200 200 244 

Arizona............................................................................. 20,775 11,600 9,600 17,264 

Arkansas......................................................................... 20,397 11,700 9,800 17,131 

California......................................................................... 48,398 28,500 23,400 40,035 

Colorado........................................................................... 18,831 10,300 8,900 16,393 

Connecticut........................................................................ 6,322 2,900 2,400 5,377 

Delaware.......................................................................... 5,840 3,000 2,700 5,195 

Washington DC................................................................... 645 400 300 581 

Florida.............................................................................. 62,002 34,600 29,200 52,849 

Georgia............................................................................ 36,263 20,100 16,900 30,442 

Hawaii............................................................................... 319 200 200 269 

Idaho................................................................................ 9,796 5,500 4,700 8,332 

Illinois............................................................................... 64,012 36,400 30,300 53,431 

Indiana............................................................................. 31,159 17,600 14,500 25,677 

Iowa.................................................................................. 18,906 10,700 9,000 15,906 

Kansas............................................................................. 28,770 15,800 13,300 24,299 

Kentucky........................................................................... 27,252 16,000 13,000 22,061 

Louisiana.......................................................................... 14,948 8,500 7,000 12,365 

Maine................................................................................ 4,108 2,600 2,100 3,341 

Maryland........................................................................... 17,318 9,800 8,200 14,807 Massachusetts.................................................................... 8,030 4,400 3,800 6,959 Michigan........................................................................... 24,823 14,400 11,800 20,259 

Minnesota......................................................................... 26,563 15,300 12,700 22,302 

Mississippi......................................................................... 10,887 6,400 5,200 8,799 

Missouri............................................................................ 39,036 22,300 18,800 33,006 

Montana........................................................................... 13,183 7,300 6,200 11,286 

Nebraska.......................................................................... 36,850 18,800 16,600 32,648 

Nevada............................................................................. 6,453 3,700 3,100 5,444 

New Hampshire.................................................................. 1,872 1,000 900 1,574 

New Jersey........................................................................ 19,990 9,800 8,200 17,083 

New Mexico....................................................................... 8,236 4,700 3,800 6,806 

New York.......................................................................... 44,430 22,700 18,800 37,817 

North Carolina..................................................................... 19,585 11,600 9,400 16,105 

North Dakota...................................................................... 7,020 3,800 3,200 5,893 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, by class and state (Amounts in th
Total1 Retirement benefits2 

 Monthly Monthly 

State3 Number amount Number amount 

Ohio................................................................................ 25,300 $42,891 20,200 $34,057 

Oklahoma........................................................................ 9,854 5,700 4,600 7,989 

Oregon............................................................................ 14,819 8,600 7,100 12,223 Pennsylvania..................................................................... 60,213 33,700 27,600 49,663 

Rhode Island..................................................................... 700 1,323 600 1,148 

South Carolina................................................................... 8,400 14,940 6,900 12,510 South Dakota.................................................................... 2,300 4,048 2,000 3,556 

Tennessee....................................................................... 14,200 25,020 11,800 20,785 

Texas.............................................................................. 41,100 76,291 34,100 64,034 

Utah................................................................................. 10,584 5,700 4,800 8,873 

Vermont.......................................................................... 700 1,164 600 950 Virginia............................................................................ 31,920 17,800 14,600 26,557 

Washington...................................................................... 21,577 12,200 10,100 17,824 West Virginia..................................................................... 15,315 8,700 7,000 12,369 Wisconsin........................................................................ 18,768 11,000 9,200 15,686 Wyoming........................................................................ 9,379 4,800 4,200 8,305 Outside United States:Canada............................................................................ 1,139 1,800 1,300 631 

Mexico............................................................................ 100 157 (4) 50 

Other............................................................................... 500 711 300 482 

 Total5............................................................................. $1,082,809 504,000 607,000 $905,465 

Table B27.--Retirement and survivor benefits in current-payment status on September 30, 2021, by class and state (Amounts in thousa

1 Includes 2,437 partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased or not otherwise entitled to an annuity. 2 Includes 109,800 supplemental annuities to employees receiving regular annuities. In a relatively small number of cases, employees were also receiving sp3 State of residence of beneficiary on September 30, 2021.4 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 includ

disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, remarried and divorced widow(er)s, children, parents, and widow(er)s annuities temporarily being paid a

final adjudication of survivor annuities. Benefit amounts exclude social security payments to dual beneficiaries.