The last round of November Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in three days.

The amount of Social Security benefits retirees receive depends on the age at which they retire, the number of years they paid into the system, and the amount of money they paid to Social Security. Highest-income earners who retired at age 70 can expect to receive a maximum of $4,873 each month. Those who retired at 62, the earliest age at which one can begin to collect benefits, at most, can collect $2,710 each month.

Beneficiaries can see a personalized estimate of how much they can expect each month through the Social Security Administration’s calculator.

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Retirees will receive their Social Security check depending on when their birthday falls.

The first round of checks went out to people born between the first and 10th of the month on the second Wednesday of the month on Nov. 13. A week later, beneficiaries born between the 11th and 20th of a month received their checks on Nov. 20, and retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive their payments on Nov. 27.

The federal government has provided Social Security benefits to retirees since 1935. The program is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees. However, analysts estimate the SSA will no longer be able to give out full payments to recipients as early as 2034 due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking number of workers. It is up to Congress to make changes to ensure recipients don’t see a dip in payments.