Citizenship and Alien Status - Work Quarters

Revised March 26, 2021

Purpose:

WAC 388-424-0008 Citizenship and alien status - Work Quarters


APPENDIX IV

Earnings Required for Work Quarters for Recent Years

This chart shows the amount of earnings needed to qualify for each SSA work quarter of coverage for 1978 through 2021.

 

Calendar Year

Amount Needed for a Quarter of Coverage

Amount Needed to Qualify for Four Quarters

1978

$250

$1000

1979

$260

$1040

1980

$290

$1160

1981

$310

$1240

1982

$340

$1360

1983

$370

$1480

1984

$390

$1560

1985

$410

$1640

1986

$440

$1760

1987

$460

$1840

1988

$470

$1880

1989

$500

$2000

1990

$520

$2080

1991

$540

$2160

1992

$570

$2280

1993

$590

$2360

1994

$620

$2480

1995

$630

$2520

1996

$640

$2560

1997

$670

$2680

1998

$700

$2800

1999

$740

$2960

2000

$780

$3120

2001

$830

$3320

2002

$870

$3480

2003

$890

$3560

2004

$900

$3600

2005

$920

$3680

2006

$970

$3880

2007

$1000

$4000

2008

$1050

$4200

2009

$1090

$4360

2010

$1120

$4480

2011

$1120

$4480

2012

$1130

$4520

2013

$1160

$4640

2014

$1200

$4800

2015

$1220

$4880

2016

$1260

$5040

2017

$1300

$5200

2018

$1320

$5280

2019

$1360

$5440

2020

$1410

$5640

2021

$1470

$5880