Among retired and disabled workers who collected benefits based on their own work records, men received a higher average monthly benefit than did women. For those with benefits based on another person's work record (spouses and survivors), women had higher average benefits.
Average monthly benefit (in dollars)
| Beneficiary |
Men |
Women |
| Workers |
|
| Retired |
1,381
|
1,072
|
| Disabled |
1,237
|
972
|
| Spouses of— |
|
| Retired workers |
398
|
613
|
| Disabled workers |
257
|
300
|
| Survivors of deceased workers |
|
| Nondisabled widow(er)s |
1,028
|
1,188
|
| Disabled widow(er)s |
515
|
714
|
| Mothers and fathers |
756
|
894
|
|
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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