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RS 00605: Initial Computation of the PIA - Recomputations and Recalculations

Effective Dates: 09/17/2003 - Present

TN 28 (08-99)

I
(PIB under 1939 Act, as modified)		 II
(PIA effective for June 1977)		 III
 (AMW)		 IV
PIA Effective for January of the Eligibility Year		 V
(Maximum family benefits)

If an individual's primary insurance benefit (as determined under subsection (d)) is

Or his/her PIA (as determined under subsection (c)) is

or his/her AMW (as determined under subsection (b)) is

The amount referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this subsection shall be

And the maximum amount of benefits payable (as) provided in sec. 203(a)) on the basis of his/her wages and self-employment income shall be

 

     I
(PIB under 1939 Act, as modified)		     II
(PIA effective for June 1977)		     III
 (AMW)		        IV
PIA Effective for January of the Eligibility Year		     V
(Maximum family benefits)

At least

But not more than-

  

At least

But not more than

    
-- --   -- $ 1 $ 1.70 $ 2.60
  $0.42   $ 2 2 3.30 5.00
$0.43 0.63   3 3 4.90 7.40
0.64 0.85   4 4 6.50 9.80
0.86 1.06   5 5 8.10 12.20
1.07 1.27   6 6 9.70 14.60
1.28 1.49   7 7 11.30 17.00
1.50 1.70   8 8 12.90 19.40
1.71 1.91   9 9 14.50 21.80
1.92 2.13   10 10 16.10 24.20
2.14 2.34   11 11 17.70 26.60
2.35 2.55   12 12 19.30 29.00
2.56 2.77   13 13 20.90 31.40
2.78 2.98   14 14 22.50 33.80
2.99 3.19   15 15 24.10 36.20
3.20 3.41   16 16 25.70 38.60
3.42 3.62   17 17 27.30 41.00
3.63 3.83   18 18 28.90 43.40
3.84 4.05   19 19 30.50 45.80
4.06 4.26   20 20 32.10 48.20
4.27 4.47   21 21 33.70 50.60
4.48 4.68   22 22 35.30 53.00
4.69 4.90   23 23 36.90 55.40
4.91 5.11   24 24 38.50 57.80
5.12 5.32   25 25 40.10 60.20
5.33 5.54   26 26 41.70 62.60
5.55 5.75   27 27 43.30 65.00
5.76 5.96   28 28 44.90 67.40
5.97 6.18   29 29 46.50 69.80
6.19 6.39   30 30 48.10 72.20
6.40 6.60   31 31 49.70 74.60
6.61 6.82   32 32 51.30 77.00
6.83 7.03   33 33 52.90 79.40
7.04 7.24   34 34 54.50 81.80
7.25 7.46   35 35 56.10 84.20
7.47 7.67   36 36 57.70 86.60
7.68 7.88   37 37 59.30 89.00
7.89 8.10   38 38 60.90 91.40
8.11 8.31   39 39 62.60 93.90
8.32 8.52   40 40 64.20 96.30
8.53 8.73   41 41 65.80 98.70
8.74 8.95   42 42 67.40 101.10
8.96 9.16   43 43 69.00 103.50
9.17 9.37   44 44 70.60 105.90
9.38 9.59   45 45 72.20 108.30
9.60 9.80   46 46 73.80 110.70
9.81 10.01   47 47 75.40 113.10
10.02 10.23   48 48 77.00 115.50
10.24 10.44   49 49 78.60 117.90
10.45 10.65   50 50 80.20 120.30
10.66 10.87   51 51 81.80 122.70
10.88 11.08   52 52 83.40 125.10
11.09 11.29   53 53 85.00 127.50
11.30 11.51   54 54 86.60 129.90
11.52 11.72   55 55 88.20 132.30
11.73 11.93   56 56 89.80 134.70
11.94 12.15   57 57 91.40 137.10
12.16 12.36   58 58 93.00 139.50
12.37 12.57   59 59 94.60 141.90
12.58 12.78   60 60 96.20 144.30
12.79 13.00   61 61 97.80 146.70
13.01 13.21   62 62 99.40 149.10
13.22 13.42   63 63 101.00 151.50
13.43 13.64   64 64 102.60 153.90
13.65 13.85   65 65 104.20 156.30
13.86 14.06   66 66 105.80 158.70
14.07 14.28   67 67 107.40 161.10
14.29 14.49   68 68 109.00 163.50
14.50 14.70   69 69 110.60 165.90
14.71 14.92   70 70 112.20 168.30
14.93 15.13   71 71 113.80 170.70
15.14 15.34   72 72 115.40 173.10
15.35 15.56   73 73 117.00 175.50
15.57 15.77   74 74 118.60 177.90
15.78 15.98   75 75 120.20 180.30

This column not applicable for purposes of this extended table; there were no primary amounts below $114.30 for 6/77.

15.99 16.20   76 76 121.80 182.70
-- 16.20 114.30 -- 76 121.80 182.70
16.21 16.84 116.10 77 78 123.70 185.60
16.85 17.60 118.80 79 80 126.60 189.90
17.61 18.40 121.00 81 81 128.90 193.50
18.41 19.24 123.10 82 83 131.20 196.80
19.25 20.00 125.80 84 85 134.00 201.00
20.01 20.64 128.10 86 87 136.50 204.80
20.65 21.28 130.10 88 89 138.60 207.90
21.29 21.88 132.70 90 90 141.40 212.10
21.89 22.28 135.00 91 92 143.80 215.70
22.29 22.68 137.20 93 94 146.20 219.30
22.69 23.08 139.40 95 96 148.50 222.80
23.09 23.44 142.00 97 97 151.30 227.00
23.45 23.76 144.30 98 99 153.70 230.60
23.77 24.20 147.10 100 101 156.70 235.10
24.21 24.60 149.20 102 102 158.90 238.50
24.61 25.00 151.70 103 104 161.60 242.40
25.01 25.48 154.50 105 106 164.60 246.90
25.49 25.92 157.00 107 107 167.30 251.00
25.93 26.40 159.40 108 109 169.80 254.80
26.41 26.94 161.90 110 113 172.50 258.80
26.95 27.46 164.20 114 118 174.90 262.40
27.47 28.00 166.70 119 122 177.60 266.50
28.01 28.68 169.30 123 127 180.40 270.60
28.69 29.25 171.80 128 132 183.00 274.60
29.26 29.68 174.10 133 136 185.50 278.30
29.69 30.36 176.50 137 141 188.00 282.10
30.37 30.92 179.10 142 146 190.80 286.20
30.93 31.36 181.70 147 150 193.60 290.40
31.37 32.00 183.90 151 155 195.90 292.90
32.01 32.60 186.50 156 160 198.70 298.10
32.61 33.20 189.00 161 164 201.30 302.00
33.21 33.88 191.40 165 169 203.90 305.90
33.89 34.50 194.00 170 174 206.70 310.10
34.51 35.00 196.30 175 178 209.10 313.70
35.01 35.80 198.90 179 183 211.90 318.00
35.81 36.40 201.30 184 188 214.40 321.70
36.41 37.08 203.90 189 193 217.20 326.00
37.09 37.60 206.40 194 197 219.90 329.90
37.61 38.20 208.80 198 202 222.40 333.60
38.21 39.12 211.50 203 207 225.30 338.00
39.13 39.68 214.00 208 211 228.00 342.00
39.69 40.33 216.00 212 216 230.10 345.20
40.34 41.12 218.70 217 221 233.00 349.50
41.13 41.76 221.20 222 225 235.60 353.40
41.77 42.44 223.90 226 230 238.50 357.80
42.45 43.20 226.30 231 235 241.10 361.70
43.21 43.76 229.10 236 239 244.00 366.10
43.77 44.44 231.20 240 244 246.30 371.10
44.45 44.88 233.50 245 249 248.70 378.80
44.89 45.60 236.40 250 253 251.80 384.90
    238.70 254 258 254.30 392.50
    240.80 259 263 256.50 400.00
    243.70 264 267 259.60 406.00
    246.10 268 272 262.10 413.70
    248.70 273 277 264.90 421.20
    251.00 278 281 267.40 427.20
    253.50 282 286 270.00 434.90
    256.20 287 291 272.90 442.60
    258.30 292 295 275.10 448.50
    261.10 296 300 278.10 456.10
    263.50 301 305 280.70 463.80
    265.80 306 309 283.10 469.80
    268.50 310 314 286.00 477.40
    270.70 315 319 288.30 485.10
    273.20 320 323 291.00 491.10
    275.80 324 328 293.80 498.70
    278.10 329 333 296.20 506.20
    281.00 334 337 299.30 512.50
    283.00 338 342 301.40 519.90
    285.60 343 347 304.20 527.50
    288.30 348 351 307.10 533.60
    290.50 352 356 309.40 541.20
    293.30 357 361 312.40 548.80
    295.60 362 365 314.90 554.90
    297.90 366 370 317.30 562.50
    300.60 371 375 320.20 569.90
    303.10 376 379 322.90 576.30
    305.70 380 384 325.60 583.90
    307.90 385 389 328.00 591.30
    310.30 390 393 330.50 597.40
    313.00 394 398 333.40 605.10
    315.40 399 403 336.00 612.70
    318.20 404 407 338.90 618.60
    320.20 408 412 341.10 626.30
    322.50 413 417 343.50 633.80
    324.80 418 421 346.00 639.90
    327.40 422 426 348.70 647.50
    329.60 427 431 351.10 655.10
    331.60 432 436 353.20 662.70
    334.40 437 440 356.20 665.70
    336.50 441 445 358.40 669.70
    338.70 446 450 360.80 673.40
    341.30 451 454 363.50 676.30
    343.50 455 459 365.90 680.10
    345.80 460 464 368.30 683.80
    347.90 465 468 370.60 687.10
    350.70 469 473 373.50 690.80
    352.60 474 478 375.60 694.60
    354.90 479 482 378.00 697.70
    357.40 483 487 380.70 701.60
    359.70 488 492 383.10 705.40
    361.90 493 496 385.50 708.40
    364.50 497 501 388.20 712.10
    366.60 502 506 390.50 715.80
    368.90 507 510 392.90 719.00
    371.10 511 515 395.30 722.80
    373.70 516 520 398.00 726.70
    375.80 521 524 400.30 729.50
    378.10 525 529 402.70 733.40
    380.80 530 534 405.60 737.10
    382.80 535 538 407.70 740.20
    385.10 539 543 410.20 744.10
    387.60 544 548 412.80 747.80
    389.90 549 553 415.30 751.60
    392.10 554 556 417.60 753.90
    393.90 557 560 419.60 756.90
    396.10 561 563 421.90 759.30
    398.20 564 567 424.10 762.30
    400.40 568 570 426.50 764.50
    402.30 571 574 428.50 767.50
    404.40 575 577 430.70 769.90
    406.20 578 581 432.70 772.80
    408.40 582 584 435.00 775.20
    410.20 585 588 436.90 778.20
    412.60 589 591 439.50 780.50
    414.60 592 595 441.60 783.50
    416.70 596 598 443.80 785.60
    418.70 599 602 446.00 788.90
    420.70 603 605 448.10 791.10
    422.80 606 609 450.30 794.00
    424.90 610 612 452.60 796.50
    426.90 613 616 454.70 799.50
    428.90 617 620 456.80 802.50
    431.00 621 623 459.10 804.80
    433.00 624 627 461.20 807.90
    435.10 628 630 463.40 810.70
    437.10 631 634 465.60 814.70
    439.20 635 637 467.80 818.50
    441.40 638 641 470.10 822.40
    443.20 642 644 472.10 826.10
    445.40 645 648 474.40 830.10
    447.40 649 652 476.50 833.70
    448.60 653 656 477.80 836.10
    449.90 657 660 479.20 838.40
    451.50 661 665 480.90 841.50
    453.10 666 670 482.60 844.50
    454.80 671 675 484.40 847.40
    456.40 676 680 486.10 850.50
    458.00 681 685 487.80 853.50
    459.80 686 690 489.70 856.40
    461.20 691 695 491.20 859.60
    462.80 696 700 492.90 862.60
    464.50 701 705 494.70 865.60
    466.10 706 710 496.40 868.60
    467.70 711 715 498.20 871.50
    469.40 716 720 500.00 874.60
    471.00 721 725 501.70 877.60
    472.60 726 730 503.40 880.70
    474.20 731 735 505.10 883.80
    475.90 736 740 506.90 886.70
    477.40 741 745 508.50 889.90
    478.90 746 750 510.10 892.70
    480.40 751 755 511.70 895.40
    481.80 756 760 513.20 897.80
    483.20 761 765 514.70 900.40
    484.50 766 770 516.00 903.00
    485.80 771 775 517.40 905.40
    487.20 776 780 518.90 907.90
    488.60 781 785 520.40 910.40
    489.80 786 790 521.70 912.90
    491.10 791 795 523.10 915.40
    492.50 796 800 524.60 918.00
    494.00 801 805 526.20 920.50
    495.30 806 810 527.50 923.00
    496.70 811 815 529.00 925.60
    498.00 816 820 530.40 928.00
    499.40 821 825 531.90 930.60
    500.70 826 830 533.30 933.10
    502.00 831 835 534.70 935.70
    503.30 836 840 536.10 938.10
    504.70 841 845 537.60 940.80
    506.00 846 850 538.90 943.00
    507.50 851 855 540.50 945.70
    508.80 856 860 541.90 948.10
    510.20 861 865 543.40 950.70
    511.50 866 870 544.80 953.20
    512.90 871 875 546.30 955.70
    514.10 876 880 547.60 958.20
    515.50 881 885 549.10 960.80
    516.80 886 890 550.40 963.20
    518.20 891 895 551.90 966.00
    519.60 896 900 553.40 968.30
    521.00 901 905 554.90 970.90
    522.30 906 910 556.30 973.50
    523.70 911 915 557.80 976.00
    525.10 916 920 559.30 978.30
    526.30 921 925 560.60 981.00
    527.60 926 930 561.90 983.40
    529.00 931 935 563.40 985.90
    530.40 936 940 564.90 988.50
    531.70 941 945 566.30 991.00
    533.00 946 950 567.70 993.50
    534.50 951 955 569.30 996.10
    535.90 956 960 570.80 998.60
    537.30 961 965 572.30 1001.00
    538.40 966 970 573.40 1003.60
    539.80 971 975 574.90 1006.20
    541.20 976 980 576.40 1008.50
    542.60 981 985 577.90 1011.10
    543.80 986 990 579.20 1013.60
    545.20 991 995 580.70 1016.20
    546.60 996 1000 582.20 1018.60
    547.80 1001 1005 583.50 1020.70
    548.90 1006 1010 584.60 1023.20
    550.20 1011 1015 586.00 1025.30
    551.50 1016 1020 587.40 1027.80
    552.60 1021 1025 588.60 1029.90
    553.80 1026 1030 589.80 1032.20
    555.10 1031 1035 591.20 1034.50
    556.20 1036 1040 592.40 1036.70
    557.50 1041 1045 593.80 1039.10
    558.80 1046 1050 595.20 1041.30
    559.80 1051 1055 596.20 1043.40
    561.10 1056 1060 597.60 1045.90
    562.40 1061 1065 599.00 1048.00
    563.60 1066 1070 600.30 1050.50
    564.80 1071 1075 601.60 1052.60
    566.00 1076 1080 602.80 1054.90
    567.30 1081 1085 604.20 1057.10
    568.40 1086 1090 605.40 1059.40
    569.70 1091 1095 606.80 1061.70
    571.00 1096 1100 608.20 1064.00
    572.00 1101 1105 609.20 1066.10
    573.30 1106 1110 610.60 1068.50
    574.60 1111 1115 612.00 1070.70
    575.70 1116 1120 613.20 1073.10
    577.00 1121 1125 614.60 1075.30
    578.20 1126 1130 615.80 1077.60
    579.40 1131 1135 617.10 1079.70
    580.60 1136 1140 618.40 1082.20
    581.90 1141 1145 619.80 1084.40
    583.10 1146 1150 621.10 1086.70
    584.20 1151 1155 622.20 1088.80
    585.50 1156 1160 623.60 1091.10
    586.70 1161 1165 624.90 1093.40
    587.90 1166 1170 626.20 1095.80
    589.20 1171 1175 627.50 1098.00
    590.30 1176 1180 628.70 1100.20
    591.40 1181 1185 629.90 1102.20
    592.60 1186 1190 631.20 1104.30
    593.70 1191 1195 632.30 1106.50
    594.80 1196 1200 633.50 1108.60
    595.90 1201 1205 634.70 1110.60
    597.10 1206 1210 636.00 1112.90
    598.20 1211 1215 637.10 1114.90
    599.30 1216 1220 638.30 1117.00
    600.40 1221 1225 639.50 1119.00
    601.60 1226 1230 640.80 1121.20
    602.70 1231 1235 641.90 1123.20
    603.80 1236 1240 643.10 1125.40
    605.00 1241 1245 644.40 1127.50
    606.10 1246 1250 645.50 1129.60
    607.20 1251 1255 646.70 1131.60
    608.30 1256 1260 647.90 1133.80
    609.50 1261 1265 649.20 1135.90
    610.60 1266 1270 650.30 1138.00
    611.70 1271 1275 651.50 1140.00
    612.80 1276 1280 652.70 1142.20
    613.80 1281 1285 653.70 1144.10
    614.90 1286 1290 654.90 1146.10
    616.00 1291 1295 656.10 1148.00
    617.00 1296 1300 657.20 1150.00
    618.10 1301 1305 658.30 1152.00
    619.10 1306 1310 659.40 1154.00
    620.20 1311 1315 660.60 1155.90
    621.30 1316 1320 661.70 1157.90
    622.30 1321 1325 662.80 1159.80
    623.40 1326 1330 664.00 1161.90
    624.40 1331 1335 665.00 1163.80
    625.50 1336 1340 666.20 1165.80
    626.60 1341 1345 667.40 1167.70
    627.60 1346 1350 668.40 1169.70
    628.70 1351 1355 669.60 1171.70
    629.70 1356 1360 670.70 1173.70
    630.80 1361 1365 671.90 1175.60
    631.80 1366 1370 672.90 1177.70
    632.90 1371 1375 674.10 1179.60
    633.90 1376 1380 675.20 1181.60
    634.90 1381 1385 676.20 1183.40
    635.90 1386 1390 677.30 1185.30
    636.90 1391 1395 678.30 1187.10
    637.90 1396 1400 679.40 1189.20
    638.90 1401 1405 680.50 1190.80
    639.90 1406 1410 681.50 1192.70
    640.90 1411 1415 682.60 1194.60
    641.90 1416 1420 683.70 1196.50
    642.90 1421 1425 684.70 1198.30
    643.90 1426 1430 685.80 1200.20
    644.90 1431 1435 686.90 1202.00
    645.90 1436 1440 687.90 1203.90
    646.90 1441 1445 689.00 1205.70
    647.90 1446 1450 690.10 1207.70
    648.90 1451 1455 691.10 1209.50
    649.90 1456 1460 692.20 1211.40
    650.90 1461 1465 693.30 1213.20
    651.90 1466 1470 694.30 1215.00
    652.90 1471 1475 695.40 1216.90
      1476 1480 696.401 1218.702
      1481 1485 697.40 1220.50
      1486 1490 698.40 1222.20
      1491 1495 699.40 1224.00
      1496 1500 700.40 1225.70
      1501 1505 701.40 1227.50
      1506 1510 702.40 1229.20
      1511 1515 703.40 1231.00
      1516 1520 704.40 1232.70
      1521 1525 705.40 1234.50
      1526 1530 706.40 1236.20
      1531 1535 707.40 1238.00
      1536 1540 708.40 1239.70
      1541 1545 709.40 1241.50
      1546 1550 710.40 1243.20
      1551 1555 711.40 1245.00
      1556 1560 712.40 1246.70
      1561 1565 713.40 1248.50
      1566 1570 714.40 1250.20
      1571 1575 715.40 1252.00
      1576 1580 716.40 1253.70
      1581 1585 717.40 1255.50
      1586 1590 718.40 1257.20
      1591 1595 719.40 1259.00
      1596 1600 720.40 1260.70
      1601 1605 721.40 1262.50
      1606 1610 722.40 1264.20
      1611 1615 723.40 1266.00
      1616 1620 724.40 1267.70
      1621 1625 725.40 1269.50
      1626 1630 726.40 1271.20
      1631 1635 727.40 1273.00
      1636 1640 728.40 1274.70
      1641 1645 729.40 1276.50
      1646 1650 730.40 1278.20
      1651 1655 731.40 1280.00
      1656 1660 732.40 1281.70
      1661 1665 733.40 1283.50
      1666 1670 734.40 1285.20
      1671 1675 735.40 1287.00
      1676 1680 736.40 1288.70
      1681 1685 737.40 1290.50
      1686 1690 738.40 1292.20
      1691 1695 739.40 1294.00
      1696 1700 740.40 1295.70
      1701 1705 741.40 1297.50
      1706 1710 742.40 1299.20
      1711 1715 743.40 1301.00
      1716 1720 744.40 1302.70
      1721 1725 745.40 1304.50
      1726 1730 746.40 1306.20
      1731 1735 747.40 1308.00
      1736 1740 748.40 1309.70
      1741 1745 749.40 1311.50
      1746 1750 750.40 1313.20
      1751 1755 751.40 1315.00
      1756 1760 752.40 1316.70
      1761 1765 753.40 1318.50
      1766 1770 754.40 1320.20
      1771 1775 755.40 1322.00
      1776 1780 756.40 1323.70
      1781 1785 757.40 1325.50
      1786 1790 758.40 1327.20
      1791 1795 759.40 1329.00
      1796 1800 760.40 1330.70
      1801 1805 761.40 1332.50
      1806 1810 762.40 1334.20
      1811 1815 763.40 1336.00
      1816 1820 764.40 1337.70
      1821 1825 765.40 1339.50
      1826 1830 766.40 1341.20
      1831 1835 767.40 1343.00
      1836 1840 768.40 1344.70
      1841 1845 769.40 1346.50
      1846 1850 770.40 1348.20
      1851 1855 771.40 1350.00
      1856 1860 772.40 1351.70
      1861 1865 773.40 1353.50
      1866 1870 774.40 1355.20
      1871 1875 775.40 1357.00
      1876 1880 776.40 1358.70
      1881 1885 777.40 1360.50
      1886 1890 778.40 1362.20
      1891 1895 779.40 1364.00
      1896 1900 780.40 1365.70
      1901 1905 781.40 1367.50
      1906 1910 782.40 1369.20

1 PIAs beginning with $696.40 not applicable prior to January 1979.

2 Maximum family benefits beginning with $1,218.70 not payable prior to January 1979.

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