US retirement numbers

The official US figures that change every year and matter for retirement planning, one page per year.

Each yearly page lists the figure, the agency that sets it (Social Security Administration, IRS), a link to the official source, the date of that source and the date we last checked it. Figures that have not been announced yet are marked as pending.

Years

2027: 4 official figures, 5 still pending (checked 2026-10-17). Social Security COLA: 3.6% (SSA, 2026-10-14).

Plain-English explanations of these programs: US retirement guides. Use your own figures in the retirement calculators. All countries: retirement numbers by country.

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