| Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Receipts [In millions] | |||||||
| Calander Year | Total receipts | Net contributions | Income from taxation of benefits | Payments from the general fund of the Treasury | Net interest | SURPLUS TAX | SAVINGS PER WORKER |
| 1937 | $767 | $765 | $2 | $764 | |||
| 1938 | $375 | $360 | $15 | $350 | |||
| 1939 | $607 | $580 | $27 | $566 | |||
| 1940 | $368 | $325 | $43 | $263 | |||
| 1941 | $845 | $789 | $56 | $675 | |||
| 1942 | $1,085 | $1,012 | $72 | $853 | |||
| 1943 | $1,328 | $1,239 | $88 | $1,044 | |||
| 1944 | $1,422 | $1,316 | $107 | $1,078 | |||
| 1945 | $1,420 | $1,285 | $134 | $981 | $21 | ||
| 1946 | $1,447 | $1,295 | $152 | $877 | |||
| 1947 | $1,722 | $1,557 | $1 | $164 | $1,045 | ||
| 1948 | $1,969 | $1,685 | $3 | $281 | $1,078 | ||
| 1949 | $1,816 | $1,666 | $4 | $146 | $945 | ||
| 1950 | $2,928 | $2,667 | $4 | $257 | $1,645 | $34 | |
| 1951 | $3,784 | $3,363 | $4 | $417 | $1,397 | ||
| 1952 | $4,184 | $3,819 | $365 | $1,537 | |||
| 1953 | $4,359 | $3,945 | $414 | $851 | |||
| 1954 | $5,610 | $5,163 | $447 | $1,422 | |||
| 1955 | $6,167 | $5,713 | $454 | $634 | $10 | ||
| 1956 | $6,697 | $6,172 | $526 | $331 | |||
| 1957 | $7,381 | $6,825 | $556 | ($682) | |||
| 1958 | $8,117 | $7,566 | $552 | ($1,080) | |||
| 1959 | $8,584 | $8,052 | $532 | ($2,256) | |||
| 1960 | $11,382 | $10,866 | $516 | ($332) | ($5) | ||
| 1961 | $11,833 | $11,285 | $548 | ($1,147) | |||
| 1962 | $12,585 | $12,059 | $526 | ($1,914) | |||
| 1963 | $15,063 | $14,541 | $521 | ($379) | |||
| 1964 | $16,258 | $15,689 | $569 | $76 | |||
| 1965 | $16,610 | $16,017 | $593 | ($1,484) | ($18) | ||
| 1966 | $21,302 | $20,580 | $78 | $644 | $1,613 | $19 | |
| 1967 | $24,034 | $23,138 | $78 | $818 | $2,756 | $32 | |
| 1968 | $25,040 | $23,719 | $382 | $939 | $162 | $2 | |
| 1969 | $29,554 | $27,947 | $442 | $1,165 | $2,771 | $30 | |
| 1970 | $32,220 | $30,256 | $449 | $1,515 | $408 | $4 | |
| 1971 | $35,877 | $33,723 | $488 | $1,667 | ($819) | ($9) | |
| 1972 | $40,050 | $37,781 | $475 | $1,794 | ($741) | ($8) | |
| 1973 | $48,344 | $45,975 | $442 | $1,928 | ($1,200) | ($12) | |
| 1974 | $54,688 | $52,081 | $447 | $2,159 | ($1,316) | ($13) | |
| 1975 | $59,605 | $56,816 | $425 | $2,364 | ($3,579) | ($36) | |
| 1976 | $66,276 | $63,362 | $614 | $2,301 | ($4,514) | ($44) | |
| 1977 | $72,412 | $69,572 | $613 | $2,227 | ($5,737) | ($54) | |
| 1978 | $78,094 | $75,471 | $615 | $2,008 | ($7,593) | ($69) | |
| 1979 | $90,274 | $87,919 | $557 | $1,797 | ($5,214) | ($46) | |
| 1980 | $105,841 | $103,456 | $540 | $1,845 | ($4,222) | ($37) | |
| 1981 | $125,361 | $122,627 | $675 | $2,060 | ($4,068) | ($36) | |
| 1982 | $125,198 | $123,673 | $680 | $845 | ($18,446) | ($165) | |
| 1983 | $150,584 | $138,337 | $5,541 | $6,706 | ($14,662) | ($130) | |
| 1984 | $169,328 | $164,122 | $2,835 | $105 | $2,266 | ($596) | ($5) |
| 1985 | $184,239 | $176,958 | $3,208 | $2,203 | $1,871 | $2,600 | $22 |
| 1986 | $197,393 | $190,741 | $3,424 | $160 | $3,069 | $6,317 | $51 |
| 1987 | $210,736 | $202,735 | $3,257 | $55 | $4,690 | $11,810 | $94 |
| 1988 | $240,770 | $229,775 | $3,384 | $43 | $7,568 | $26,371 | $203 |
| 1989 | $264,653 | $250,195 | $2,439 | $34 | $11,985 | $35,267 | $266 |
| 1990 | $286,653 | $267,530 | $4,848 | ($2,089) | $16,363 | $35,163 | $263 |
| 1991 | $299,286 | $272,574 | $5,864 | $19 | $20,829 | $21,076 | $159 |
| 1992 | $311,162 | $280,992 | $5,852 | $14 | $24,303 | $15,279 | $114 |
| 1993 | $323,277 | $290,905 | $5,335 | $10 | $27,027 | $12,466 | $92 |
| 1994 | $328,271 | $293,323 | $4,995 | $7 | $29,946 | $4,195 | $30 |
| 1995 | $342,801 | $304,620 | $5,490 | ($129) | $32,820 | $1,370 | $10 |
| 1996 | $363,741 | $321,557 | $6,471 | $7 | $35,706 | $6,869 | $48 |
| 1997 | $397,169 | $349,946 | $7,426 | $2 | $39,795 | $27,873 | $190 |
| Office of the Chief Actuary Social Security Administration February 19, 1998 | |||||||