Here is a chart showing all the COLA's from 1975 to date. Prior to 1975 COLA was figured differently and I do not have the info on it. To use the chart
take your "earned" retirement from the date you retired and add the % shown from the following year and continue to do so until you have reached the
2007 date which is actually 2008's COLA.
Example: 1975 earned retirement is $100.00, add 6.4% for 1976 which gives you $106.40, then add 5.9% for 1977 which gives you $112.67, etc
Example: 1975 earned retirement is $100.00, add 6.4% for 1976 which gives you $106.40, then add 5.9% for 1977 which gives you $112.67, etc
|
Year
|
COLA
|
|
1975
|
8.0%
|
|
1976
|
6.4%
|
|
1977
|
5.9%
|
|
1978
|
6.5%
|
|
1979
|
9.9%
|
|
1980
|
14.3%
|
|
1981
|
11.2%
|
|
1982
|
7.4%
|
|
1983
|
3.5%
|
|
1984
|
3.5%
|
|
1985
|
3.1%
|
|
1986
|
1.3%
|
|
1987
|
4.2%
|
|
1988
|
4.0%
|
|
1989
|
4.7%
|
|
Year
|
COLA
|
|
1990
|
5.4%
|
|
1991
|
3.7%
|
|
1992
|
3.0%
|
|
1993
|
2.6%
|
|
1994
|
2.8%
|
|
1995
|
2.6%
|
|
1996
|
2.9%
|
|
1997
|
2.1%
|
|
1998
|
1.3%
|
|
1999
|
2.5%
|
|
2000
|
3.5%
|
|
2001
|
2.6%
|
|
2002
|
1.4%
|
|
2003
|
2.1%
|
|
2004
|
2.7%
|
|
Year
|
COLA
|
|
2005
|
4.1%
|
|
2006
|
3.3%
|
|
2007
|
2.3%
|
|
|
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