Important: We updated this article in August 2024 using the latest monthly SSD payments by state from the Social Security Administration. Before filing for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI), many people want to know what to expect in terms of a monthly payout. Even though your payment depends on your work history, monthly SSD payments by state range from $1,947.46 to $1,518.82, on average. The highest amount anyone can draw in monthly SSDI payments is no more than $3,822 for 2024. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits pay no more than $943 per month to individuals, or $1415 to couples. Currently, the average SSDI payment is $1,537 per month. Then compare that to the average Social Security retirement check, which is $1,907 per month.
Average Monthly SSDI Payments for All 50 States
Based on the SSA’s latest Annual Statistical Report, the following list includes average benefit payments for all 50 states. (Please note the amounts listed below are for people newly awarded SSDI benefits within the last year that reside in those states.) We ranked them in order to show the highest to lowest average monthly SSDI payments below:
1. New Jersey – $1,947.46
2. Delaware – $1,867
3. Massachusetts – $1,833.53
4. Maryland – $1,833.12
5. Connecticut – $1,826.59
6. New Hampshire – $1,817
7. New York – $1,809.40
8. Alaska – $1,803
9. Washington – $1,798.14
10. Colorado – $1,780.36
11. Pennsylvania – $1,777.47
12. Michigan – $1,776
13. Hawaii – $1,772.72
14. Minnesota – $1,771
15. Arizona – $1,767.39
16. Nevada – $1,765.46
17. Virginia – $1,748.03
18. Wisconsin – $1,742.49
19. Illinois – $1,737.77
20. Wyoming – $1,737.40
21. West Virginia – $1,735.55
22. Utah – $1,733
23. Rhode Island – $1,729.33
24. Indiana – $1,728.61
25. Florida – $1,717.16
26. Texas – $1,702.77
27. Alabama – $1,701.67
28. North Carolina – $1,699
29. Oregon – $1,691.39
30. Kentucky – $1,688.68
31. Georgia – $1,687.87
32. Missouri – $1,686
33. South Carolina – $1,685.70
34. Kansas – $1,681.71
35. Tennessee – $1,678.70
36. North Dakota – $1,674.50
37. Idaho – $1,671.85
38. Iowa – $1,670.61
39. Vermont – $1,665.42
40. Ohio – $1,665
41. Arkansas – $1,658.63
42. Montana – $1,653.86
43. Oklahoma – $1,653.72
44. California – $1,649.13
45. Maine – $1,646
46. Nebraska – $1,642.55
47. Louisiana – $1,638.84
48. South Dakota – $1,629.38
49. Mississippi – $1,634.45
50. New Mexico – $1,627.12
51. District of Columbia – $1,518.82
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Lori Polemenakos is Director of Consumer Content and SEO strategist for LeadingResponse, a legal marketing company. An award-winning journalist, writer and editor based in Dallas, Texas, she's produced articles for major brands such as Match.com, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Xfinity, Mail.com, and edited several published books. Since 2016, she's published hundreds of articles about Social Security disability, workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, personal injury, mass tort, auto accident claims, bankruptcy, employment law and other related legal issues.
