Citizenship and Alien Status - Earnings Required for Work Quarters for Recent Years
Revised October 28, 2007
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 2004.
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
$4000