Social Security: How Many Hours Can You Work and Still Collect Benefits? You can continue to work as long as you want, and you can still collect Social Security benefits.
The Social Security earnings limit is $1,860 per month or $22,320 per year in 2024 for someone who has not reached full retirement age. If you earn more than this amount, you can expect to have $1 withheld from your Social Security benefit for every $2 earned above the limit.
Yes. If you wait until your full retirement age to begin taking your benefit, there are no limits on your earnings. If you took early retirement, you can work, but your benefit may be offset.
Annual Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts YearLower amount aHigher amount b 2023 21,240 56,520 2024 22,320 59,520 2025 23,400 62,160 a Applies in years before the year of attaining NRA. b Applies in the year of attaining NRA, for months prior to such attainment.23 more rows
If you're younger than full retirement age, there is a limit to how much you can earn and still receive full Social Security benefits. If you're younger than full retirement age during all of 2025, we must deduct $1 from your benefits for each $2 you earn above $23,400.
As to how many hours you can work and still collect Social Security, this will obviously depend on your hourly wage. For example, if you earn $20 per hour, you can work 1,170 hours per year before your Social Security benefits are reduced, assuming you haven't yet reached full retirement age.
Pension Plan Retirement Age and Eligibility If an employee chooses to retire before reaching these thresholds, they can still retire early at age 55 with at least six years of service, but their benefits will be reduced by 5% for each year they retire before the normal retirement age of 62.
Age may be just a number, but that number matters when it comes to retiring. The common definition of early retirement is any age before 65 — that's when you may qualify for Medicare benefits. Currently, men retire at an average age of 64, while for women the average retirement age is 62.
If you were born in 1960 or later, for example, and you start taking benefits at age 62, the earliest age at which you're eligible, your monthly benefits will be 30% less than if you wait until age 67.