In 2024, the maximum monthly Social Security check is $4,873. No retiree can get checks above that amount, and a small minority of seniors receive payments equal to it.

There's a maximum Social Security benefit because benefits are based on a percentage of earnings -- but only earnings up to a certain level count. Anyone who earned the maximum countable earnings for a full 35 years can max out their benefit -- as long as they also wait to claim their checks until 70.

Here's what you'd need to earn in order to be among the elite few with a $58,476 annual income from Social Security.

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