How Much Will I Get from Social Security If I Make $75,000?

Image credit: Getty Images We'll start with the sound-bite answer first -- and dig down a bit later. If you earn $75,000 per year, you can expect to receive $2,358 per month -- or about $28,300 annually -- from Social Security. While that alone might not be enough to continue living your current lifestyle, it will no doubt be a major contributor to your retirement income.But there are a host of variables that can change this. To understand how they all interact, let's investigate the two biggest factors at play. Lifetime earningsMore From Fool.com Motley Fool Founders Issue New Stock Buy Alert Forget GE! Heres how to play the largest growth opportunity in historyForget Apple! Heres a Better Stock to Buy He Made 21,078% Buying Amazon. Heres His New Pick For starters, if you are taking in $75,000 per year, you're doing pretty well compared to the average American. Last year, the median household income -- which includes all members of a family -- in America was $56,516.But the amount you...