monthly SSDI payments in all 50 states

50 States Ranked By Monthly SSDI Payments

Important: We updated this article in January 2023 to ensure everything is both current and correct. 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 $1,775 to $1,391.45, on average. The highest amount anyone can draw in monthly SSDI payments is no more than $3,627 for 2023. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits pay no more than $914 per month to individuals, or $1,371 to couples. In 2023, the average SSDI payment is $1,483 per month. Then compare that to the average Social Security retirement check, which is $1,827 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 – $1,775

2. Connecticut – $1,678.29

3. Maryland – $1,673.39

4. Delaware – $1,670

5. New York – $1,651.89

6. Massachusetts – $1,650

7. New Hampshire – $1,645.89

8. Washington – $1,634.15

9. Pennsylvania – $1,630.53

10. Michigan – $1,627

11. Alaska – $1,621.80

12. Arizona – $1,620.51

13. Colorado – $1,618.47

14. Wyoming – $1,620

15. Nevada – $1,617.37

16. Minnesota – $1,609.53

17. Illinois – $1,605

18. Wisconsin – $1,592

19. Indiana – $1,583.40

20. Virginia – $1,578.29

21. Hawaii – $1,573.48

22. Florida – $1,573.21

23. West Virginia – $1,565.86

24. Kansas – $1,552.79

25. North Carolina – $1,552.56

26. Rhode Island – $1,550.48

27. Texas – $1,548.71

28. South Carolina – $1,545.29

29. Utah – $1,544.26

30. Alabama – $1,543.13

31. Oregon – $1,540.94

32. Idaho – $1,540.82

33. Missouri – $1,540.49

34. Georgia – $1,533.58

35. Kentucky – $1,533.27

36. Ohio – $1,524.81

37. Tennessee – $1,516

38. Iowa – $1,514.66

39. Oklahoma – $1,505

40. Louisiana – $1,503.93

41. Maine – $1,501.67

42. Arkansas – $1,499

43. California – $1,491.24

44. Vermont – $1,486.69

45. Montana – $1,486

46. Nebraska – $1,485.68

47. North Dakota – $1,484

48. New Mexico – $1,482

49. Mississippi – $1,480

50. South Dakota – $1,468.36

51. District of Columbia – $1,391.45

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