Get a quick estimate for your monthly Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits payment. With your free, personal my “Social Security account,” you can receive personalized estimates of future benefits based on your real earnings, see your latest statement, and review your earnings history. Your future retirement benefits calculated here will equal your disability payments now. Check this out: https://www.ssa.gov/mysocialsecurity
Earnings from a lifetime of jobs covered by Social Security are used to determine the amount of monthly SSDI benefits payments. Right now, the average for an individual is $1,197.
The maximum monthly Social Security Disability benefit for 2018 is $2,788, up from $2,687 in 2017. This is also the maximum monthly amount people who have reached full retirement age can receive for their monthly Social Security retirement payment.