Can I collect railroad retirement and still work?

If you are under FRA (age 66 for those born 1943 - 1954 and gradually rising to age 67 for those born in 1960 or later), you can earn up to $21,240 in 2023 with no reduction in your railroad retirement tier I benefits. If you earn more than that, $1 in benefits is withheld for every $2 you earn over $21,240.



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be at least age 65 with at least 300 months (25 years) of railroad service, or be at least age 60 with at least 360 months (30 years) of railroad service; and, have at least 1 month of railroad service before October 1, 1981; and, have a Current Connection or Deemed Current Connection with the railroad industry (as ...

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Tier I benefits, like social security benefits, will increase by 8.7 percent, which is the percentage of the CPI rise. This is the largest increase since 1981, when it was 11.2 percent. Tier II benefits will go up by 2.8 percent, which is 32.5 percent of the CPI increase.

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Yes, because recent awards are based on higher average earnings. Age annuities awarded to career railroad employees retiring in fiscal year 2022 averaged nearly $4,560 a month while monthly benefits awarded to workers retiring at full retirement age under social security averaged about $2,320.

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The railroad retirement system also provides, under certain conditions, a residual lump-sum death benefit which ensures that a railroad family receives at least as much in benefits as the employee paid in railroad retirement taxes before 1975.

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