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Last Updated: March 25, 2008
Social Security benefits are based on average income over your 35 highest-earning years. If you have more than 35 years of earnings, the lowest earning years of your work history are dropped. If you have fewer than 35 years of earnings, years with zero earnings are averaged in to the calculation.
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