Revised March 26, 2021
Earnings Required for Work Quarters for Recent Years
This chart shows the amount of earnings needed to qualify for each SSA work quarter of coverage for 1978 through 2021.
|
Calendar Year |
Amount Needed for a Quarter of Coverage |
Amount Needed to Qualify for Four Quarters |
|---|---|---|
|
1978 |
$250 |
$1000 |
|
1979 |
$260 |
$1040 |
|
1980 |
$290 |
$1160 |
|
1981 |
$310 |
$1240 |
|
1982 |
$340 |
$1360 |
|
1983 |
$370 |
$1480 |
|
1984 |
$390 |
$1560 |
|
1985 |
$410 |
$1640 |
|
1986 |
$440 |
$1760 |
|
1987 |
$460 |
$1840 |
|
1988 |
$470 |
$1880 |
|
1989 |
$500 |
$2000 |
|
1990 |
$520 |
$2080 |
|
1991 |
$540 |
$2160 |
|
1992 |
$570 |
$2280 |
|
1993 |
$590 |
$2360 |
|
1994 |
$620 |
$2480 |
|
1995 |
$630 |
$2520 |
|
1996 |
$640 |
$2560 |
|
1997 |
$670 |
$2680 |
|
1998 |
$700 |
$2800 |
|
1999 |
$740 |
$2960 |
|
2000 |
$780 |
$3120 |
|
2001 |
$830 |
$3320 |
|
2002 |
$870 |
$3480 |
|
2003 |
$890 |
$3560 |
|
2004 |
$900 |
$3600 |
|
2005 |
$920 |
$3680 |
|
2006 |
$970 |
$3880 |
|
2007 |
$1000 |
$4000 |
|
2008 |
$1050 |
$4200 |
|
2009 |
$1090 |
$4360 |
|
2010 |
$1120 |
$4480 |
|
2011 |
$1120 |
$4480 |
|
2012 |
$1130 |
$4520 |
|
2013 |
$1160 |
$4640 |
|
2014 |
$1200 |
$4800 |
|
2015 |
$1220 |
$4880 |
|
2016 |
$1260 |
$5040 |
|
2017 |
$1300 |
$5200 |
|
2018 |
$1320 |
$5280 |
|
2019 |
$1360 |
$5440 |
|
2020 |
$1410 |
$5640 |
|
2021 |
$1470 |
$5880 |