{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.232","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.232","heading":"Computing your average monthly wage under the guaranteed alternative.","body":"(a) General. With the exception described in paragraph (b) of this section, we follow the rules in § 404.221 to compute your average monthly wage.\n(b) Exception. We do not use any year after the year you reach age 61 as a computation base year in computing your average monthly wage for purposes of the guaranteed alternative.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart C—Computing Primary Insurance Amounts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"7fd130c909c4e2fd383d55fa80d27c4758b9c3ead568fac21206049f4e8e9179","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.231","next":"us/20-cfr-404.233"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}