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Work Credits For Purposes Of Social Security Disability Insurance: Amount And What Counts

Amount Of Earnings Required Each Year To Earn One Work Credit For SSDI Purposes

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The amount of money required to earn one work credit varies from year to year. The following table lists the amount of money required to earn a work credit, starting with 1978. 

 

                       1978 TO 2015

 

Year

Amount

 

1978

$250

 

1979

$260

 

1980

$290

 

1981

$310

 

1982

$340

 

1983

$370

 

1984

$390

 

1985

$410

 

1986

$440

 

1987

$460

 

1988

$470

 

1989

$500

 

1990

$520

 

1991

$540

 

1992

$570

 

1993

$590

 

1994

$620

 

1995

$630

 

1996

$640

 

1997

$670

 

1998

$700

 

1999

$740

 

2000

$780

 

2001

$830

 

2002

$870

 

2003

$890

 

2004

$900

 

2005

$920

 

2006

$970

 

2007

$1,000

 

2008

$1,050

 

2009

$1.090

 

2010

$1,120


2011

$1,120

2012

$1,130

2013

$1,160

2014

$1,200

2015

$1,220





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