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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.
[57 FR 44096, Sept. 24, 1992]
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