what is the maximum social security payout?
And I must make one more important point about all this maximum benefit business. I just said that the maximum Social Security benefit this year is $2,663. But there are many people getting more than that.
That maximum benefit is $2,663 in 2015. That means that if someone is turning age 66 this year and has paid taxes on maximum Social Security-covered earnings for each of the last 35 years, he or she will get $2,663 effective with age 66. But there is nothing special about getting that maximum benefit. Itâs not like you get a bonus from the government if you pay the maximum Social Security tax each year. Your retirement benefit will be based on your highest 35 years of earnings. And as I just said, if you have 35 years of maximum earnings, you will get a maximum Social Security benefit.