20 CFR Appendix IV to Subpart C of Part 404: Appendix IV to Subpart C of Part 404—Earnings Needed for a Year of Coverage After 1950

Minimum Social Security Earnings to Qualify for a Year of Coverage After 1950 for Purposes of the—

Year Special minimum primary insurance amount Benefit computations described in section 404.213(d) 2

1951-1954 $900 $900

1955-1958 1,050 1,050

1959-1965 1,200 1,200

1966-1967 1,650 1,650

1968-1971 1,950 1,950

1972 2,250 2,250

1973 2,700 2,700

1974 3,300 3,300

1975 3,525 3,525

1976 3,825 3,825

1977 4,125 4,125

1978 4,425 4,425

1979 4,725 4,725

1980 5,100 5,100

1981 5,550 5,550

1982 6,075 6,075

1983 6,675 6,675

1984 7,050 7,050

1985 7,425 7,425

1986 7,875 7,875

1987 8,175 8,175

1988 8,400 8,400

1989 8,925 8,925

1990 9,525 9,525

1991 5,940 9,900

1992 6,210 10,350

2 Applies only to certain individuals with pensions from noncovered employment.

Note:

For 1951-78, the amounts shown are 25 percent of the contribution and benefit base (the contribution and benefit base is the same as the annual wage limitation as shown in § 404.1047) in effect. For years after 1978, however, the amounts are 25 percent of what the contribution and benefit base would have been if the 1977 Social Security Amendments had not been enacted, except, for special minimum benefit purposes, the applicable percentage is 15 percent for years after 1990.