Railroad Retirement Act
January 2016 Cost-of-Living Increase
Tier I Benefit0.0%
Tier II Benefit0.0%
2014 National Average Wage Index$46,481.52
2016 Maximum Taxable Railroad Earnings
Tier I Earnings Limit$118,500
Tier II Earnings Limit$88,200
HI Earnings LimitNo Limit
2016 Bend Points for Primary Insurance Amount Calculation
1st Bend Point$856
2nd Bend Point$5,157
2016 Bend Points for Family Maximum Calculation
1st Bend Point$1,093
2nd Bend Point$1,578
3rd Bend Point$2,058
2016 Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts
Less than full retirement age in calendar year
Monthly$1,310
Annual$15,720
Full retirement age attained in calendar year, for months prior to such attainment
Monthly$3,490
Annual$41,880
2016 Earnings Required for a Quarter of Coverage$1,260
2016 Monthly Amounts For Substantial Gainful Activity
Blind Beneficiaries$1,820
Non-Blind Disabled Beneficiaries$1,130
2016 Monthly Earnings Threshold for Trial Work Period$810
2016 Monthly Disability Earnings Limit$880
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Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
2016 Monthly Compensation Base$1,455.00
2016 Base Year Minimum Qualifying Compensation, and Other Items Equal to 2.5 Times the Monthly Compensation Base$3,637.50
2016 Base Year Maximum Monthly Compensation Considered For Maximum Benefit Calculation$1,879.00
Maximum Daily Benefit Rate for Benefit Year Beginning
July 2016$72
July 2017$72
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Medicare
2016 Part A Deductible$1,288.00
2016 Part B Monthly Standard Premium, New Enrollees or Premium Not Withheld$121.80
Under the "hold-harmless" provision, the 2016 Part B premium for those who had it withheld before 2016 will remain at $104.90 unless their income is above $85,000 for an individual filer or $170,000 for a married couple.
2016 Part B Annual Deductible$166.00