Annual update · 2024 → 2025
What changed for 2025
Every figure below is the actual difference between two verified rate tables — computed from the packs this site runs on, so the numbers here and the numbers in the calculators can never disagree.
🎖️ VA disability compensation
121 rate cells changed, a median increase of 2.5%, effective December 1 of the prior year.
| Rating & status | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% — With spouse | $3,946.25 | $4,044.91 | +$98.66/mo |
| 100% — Veteran alone | $3,737.85 | $3,831.30 | +$93.45/mo |
| 70% — With spouse | $1,861.28 | $1,908.19 | +$46.91/mo |
| 70% — Veteran alone | $1,716.28 | $1,759.19 | +$42.91/mo |
| 50% — With spouse | $1,179.16 | $1,208.04 | +$28.88/mo |
| 50% — Veteran alone | $1,075.16 | $1,102.04 | +$26.88/mo |
| 30% — With spouse | $586.31 | $601.42 | +$15.11/mo |
| 30% — Veteran alone | $524.31 | $537.42 | +$13.11/mo |
| 20% (flat rate) | $338.49 | $346.95 | +$8.46/mo |
| 10% (flat rate) | $171.23 | $175.51 | +$4.28/mo |
Full tables: 2025 pay chart · estimate your exact payment
Verified 2026-07-30 against VA.gov — Past rates: 2024 Veterans disability compensation rates (effective 2023-12-01)
Verified 2026-07-30 against VA.gov — Past rates: 2025 Veterans disability compensation rates (effective 2024-12-01)
🏛️ Federal pay
Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase A GS-12 step 5 base is now $85,802.
All locality tables →📈 Social Security & SSDI
A 2.8% COLA raised benefits in January. The taxable maximum rose to $184,500 and the under-FRA earnings limit to $24,480.
SSDI calculator →💵 TSP limits
Elective deferral $24,500, age-50 catch-up $8,000, ages 60–63 catch-up $11,250.
TSP calculator →📅 What's next
The 2026 cycle starts with the SSA COLA announcement in October. COLA Watch tracks every drop and this page rebuilds itself the week the tables land.
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