Finance September 24, 2025

3 Steps to Take to Collect the Max Monthly Social Security Check in Retirement

newsfeedback@fool.com (James Brumley)

For most people, Social Security isn't (or isn't going to be) a huge source of retirement income. The Social Security Administration reports this year's average monthly payment is only $1,976. That's nice to have, but certainly not enough by itself to comfortably live on. You need to bolster this income.There are a few people, however, who are collecting the surprisingly big maximum-possible Social Security payment of $5,108 per month. That's measurably more than the average of $1,976.What did this small crowd do differently than most people that you can do for yourself now? Here are the three things that impact the amount of everyone's eventual Social Security retirement benefits, and what you can do to maximize your future payments.Continue reading

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