Workers who have always earned at the top of
the wage base cap can expect Social Security benefits to replace about 25 percent of their pre-retirement income.
Now let's double or triple income over
the wage base cap to $ 236,000 or $ 354,000.
Only about 6 percent of all workers earn more than the $ 118,000 Social Security
wage base cap.
Not exact matches
We can start with the percentage of income Social Security replaces for people at the top of the
wage base — the $ 118,000
cap on income that is included in the benefits calculation.