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.
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.
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.
A worker can choose to retire as early as age 62, but doing so may result in a reduction of as much as 30 percent. Starting to receive benefits after normal retirement age may result in larger benefits. With delayed retirement credits, a person can receive his or her largest benefit by retiring at age 70.
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.
Local Labor Laws: Some regions may have regulations regarding the employment of retirees, especially if they are receiving certain benefits. Ultimately, a retired person can work as much as they want, as long as they consider the implications for their health and any potential impact on their retirement benefits.
You can get Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time. However, if you are younger than full retirement age and make more than the yearly earnings limit, we will reduce your benefits. Starting with the month you reach full retirement age, we will not reduce your benefits no matter how much you earn.
Later, then your full retirement age for retirement insurance benefits is 67. If you work, and are at full retirement age or older, you may keep all of your benefits, no matter how much you earn.