Form SSA-7050: Request for Social Security Earnings Info

What is Form SSA-7050?

Your free online Social Security statement shows yearly totals. When you need more, such as the names and addresses of the employers who reported your wages, or a certified record for a pension plan or a lawsuit, you order it with Form SSA-7050 and pay a fee.

You choose one kind of information per form: an Itemized Statement of Earnings, which includes periods of employment or self-employment and employers' names and addresses (certification optional), or Certified Yearly Totals of Earnings. You can also ask for a child's, a ward's or a deceased relative's earnings, with proof of your relationship.

FileIt pre-fills the name and date of birth from your vault, checks the years you ask for, works out the amount for the optional credit card section from the fees printed on the form, and prints everything on SSA's own PDF (11-2024 edition), accented names included. It never stores a card number: you write that by hand.

Fees (as printed on the form): $61.00 itemized statement, $96.00 certified itemized statement, $35.00 certified yearly totals. Not refundable.
Free alternative: Non-certified yearly totals at www.ssa.gov/myaccount.
Signature: By hand: SSA's PDF says a wet signature is required. SSA must receive the form within 120 days of signing.
Mail to: Social Security Administration, P.O. Box 33011, Baltimore, Maryland 21290-33011
Processing: The form says to allow 120 days.
Edition: Form SSA-7050-F4 (11-2024), OMB No. 0960-0525

Who needs to fill out Form SSA-7050?

People asked by a private pension plan, court or lawyer for a detailed or certified earnings record.
Anyone who wants to see which employers reported their wages, for example to check a suspected error.
Parents or legal guardians of a minor or incompetent person, and survivors, estate representatives or heirs of someone who has died.

When to use Form SSA-7050

When yearly totals aren't enough and you need employers' names and addresses, or a certified record.
Not for free yearly totals: get those at www.ssa.gov/myaccount.
If you believe your earnings are wrong, say so and show the years; the form says there is sometimes no charge in that case.

What you need before you start

The name on the most recent Social Security card, the SSN (one per request) and the date of birth, plus the date of death for a deceased person.
The years you want, and why you need an itemized statement.
Proof of your relationship (and proof of death) if the record isn't yours.
Payment: a check or money order payable to the Social Security Administration, or a credit card on page 4.

What’s on Form SSA-7050

The 2024 edition has 4 pages. FileIt asks for it in 6 parts:

1. Whose earningsRequester
2. What kind of earnings informationRequester
3. Send the information to someone elseRequester
4. Signature and your contact detailsRequester
Witnesses (only if signed by mark)Requester
Payment by credit card (page 4)Requester

How to fill out Form SSA-7050, step by step

1 1. Whose earnings

Name as on the latest Social Security card, SSN, date of birth (and of death), and other names used.

2 2. What you need

Choose ONE: itemized statement (with the reason and years, certified if you want) or certified yearly totals (with years).

3 3. Someone else

Only if the statement should be sent to another person or organization.

4 4. Signature and payment

Your relationship if you're signing for someone, phone and address; sign by hand. Add the card details on page 4 if paying by card.

Common mistakes to avoid

Choosing both kinds of statement on one form: SSA returns it. Use two forms, each with its own payment.
Sending it without the right fee, which the form says gets it returned.
Not saying why you need an itemized statement: if you don't, the form says SSA charges the fee.
Requesting someone else's earnings without proof of relationship, or of death.

After you fill it out

Print the form, sign it by hand, and write the card number and expiration date if you pay by card.

Mail it with the fee and any proof to Social Security Administration, P.O. Box 33011, Baltimore, Maryland 21290-33011, within 120 days of signing.

Keep a copy; FileIt files the PDF in the person's vault folder. After 120 days you can call 1-800-772-1213 to ask about it.

Fill out Form SSA-7050 online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 39 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Social Security Administration (SSA) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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Form SSA-7050: frequently asked questions

How much does Form SSA-7050 cost?

The form lists $61.00 for an itemized statement of earnings, $96.00 for a certified itemized statement and $35.00 for certified yearly totals. The fee is not refundable.

What's the difference between the two kinds?

An itemized statement includes periods of employment or self-employment and employers' names and addresses. Certified yearly totals give only the total for each year.

Can I get someone else's earnings record?

Yes, as the parent or legal guardian of a minor, the guardian of a legally incompetent person, or for a deceased person as the estate's legal representative, a survivor or someone with a material interest, with proof.

Can I pay by card?

Yes, with Visa, American Express, MasterCard or Discover on page 4, or by check or money order. Don't send cash.

Can I sign it electronically?

No. SSA's PDF says a wet signature is required.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Social Security Administration (SSA): https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf
Edition shown on this page: Form SSA-7050-F4 (11-2024) (OMB No. 0960-0525); discontinue prior editions (checked 2026-10-25).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Security Administration (SSA) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-25.