How It Is Figured
2014
(over)
Your Retirement Benefit: How It Is Figured
A.
B.
Maximum Actual
earnings earnings
$3,600
$3,600
$4,200
$4,200
$4,200
$4,200
$4,800
$4,800
$4,800
$4,800
$4,800
$4,800
$4,800
$6,600
$6,600
$7,800
$7,800
$7,800
$7,800
$9,000
$10,800
$13,200
$14,100
$15,300
$16,500
$17,700
$22,900
$25,900
$29,700
$32,400
$35,700
C.
Index
factor
14.12
14.05
13.42
12.55
12.17
12.06
11.49
11.06
10.85
10.33
10.08
9.69
9.51
8.97
8.50
7.95
7.52
7.16
6.82
6.21
5.85
5.52
5.14
4.80
4.53
4.20
3.86
3.54
3.22
3.05
2.91
D.
Indexed
earnings
C.
Index
factor
2.75
2.63
2.56
2.41
2.29
2.21
2.11
2.03
1.93
1.92
1.87
1.79
1.71
1.62
1.54
1.45
1.38
1.35
1.33
1.30
1.24
1.20
1.15
1.10
1.07
1.09
1.06
1.03
1.00
1.00
D.
Indexed
earnings