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Consider a person who invests $250,000 in an income annuity at age 65. If the interest rate is 2.5% and the annuitant's life expectancy is 15 years, the monthly annuity payout would be $1,663.66. If they wait five more years to annuitize, the monthly payout amount rises to $2,353.54.

According to Barron's 50 Best annuities for 2017, a 70-year old male who puts $200,000 into an immediate annuity that is life only may receive an annual income for life that pays out $1,297 to $1,247 a month.

If the insurer can expect to receive a 7 percent return on its $50,000, the monthly payout would rise to $449.96. At a 3 percent return, the payout would drop to $327.05. Insurers base their anticipated return on the performance of their often-conservative investment portfolios.

According to Fidelity, a $100,000 deferred income annuity today that is purchased by someone at age 60 would generate $671.81 a month ($8,061.72 a year) in income for a woman and $696.89 a month ($8,362.68 a year) in income for a man. Payments to women are lower because they have longer lifespans than men.

According to Fidelity, a $100,000 deferred income annuity today that is purchased by someone at age 60 would generate $671.81 a month ($8,061.72 a year) in income for a woman and $696.89 a month ($8,362.68 a year) in income for a man. Payments to women are lower because they have longer lifespans than men.

For example, a 65-year-old man who invests $50,000 in an immediate annuity could receive about $247 per month for life. A 70-year-old man who invests $50,000 could receive $286 per month, in part because his life expectancy is shorter. And second, that you might get even more if interest rates rise by then.

It may not seem like much, but if he can spend $300,000, he can collect $1,689 per month, or $20,268 per year, which can supplement his Social Security checks nicely. If he wants a joint lifetime immediate annuity with his 65-year-old wife, then the monthly payments for $100,000 fall to $480.

How much does a $100,000 annuity pay per month? After researching 326 annuity products from 40 major insurance companies, our data calculated that a $1,000,000 annuity will pay between $4,167 and $12,110 per month for a single lifetime and between $3,750 and $11,149 per month for a joint lifetime (you and spouse).

In the case of a $500,000 multi-year guaranteed annuity with a 2.85 percent interest rate, the monthly payments for a 10-year period would be approximately $4,795.