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The average benefit paid to disabled workers in July 2015 was $1,165 a month or about $13,980 a year. Workers and employers pay for the DI program with part of their Social Security taxes. Workers and employers each pay a Social Security tax that is 6.2 percent of workers' earnings up to a cap of $118,500 in 2015.
In 2017, the average Social Security benefit paid to retired workers is $1,360 per month. However, the amount of money each retired worker receives in Social Security benefits varies widely. As you can see in the following chart, most people receive between $700 and $1,800 in Social Security income per month.