Social Security offers a monthly benefit check to many kinds of recipients. As of May 2024, the average check is $1,778.24, according to the Social Security Administration – but that amount can differ drastically depending on the type of recipient. In fact, retirees typically make more than the overall average.Here’s the average Social Security check by recipient, how much your check could grow over time as well as the maximum benefit.Average Social Security check by typeWhile most people think of Social Security as a program just for retirees, it serves many other groups, including the disabled, spouses and minor children of retirees as well as the spouses and minor children of deceased workers.The amount that each group receives differs substantially.In fact, the average retired worker receives $1,916.63 each month – about 8 percent more than Social Security recipients as a whole. Here’s how the figures break down by recipient, as of May 2024.Type of beneficiaryPercent of total payou...
