Social Security Annual Earnings Limit 2024. The special rule lets us pay a full social security check for any whole month we consider you retired, regardless of your yearly earnings. If you will reach full retirement age in 2024, the limit on your earnings for the months before full retirement age is $59,520.

For earnings in 2025, the limit is $176,100. The initial benefit amounts shown in the table below assume retirement in january of the stated year, with maximum.