Social Security and Public Benefits

This branch keeps public-benefit mechanics separate from private retirement accounts and employer pension plans.

It covers Social Security and the earnings measures used to calculate retirement benefits.

In this section

• AIME: Average Indexed Monthly Earnings in Social Security Benefits
  AIME, or Average Indexed Monthly Earnings, is a key figure used in the calculation of Social Security benefits in the United States.
• Social Security
  U.S. public benefit system that provides retirement, survivor, and disability income based on work history and program rules.