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Share of saved income sufficient to live comfortably in retirement in the United States 2017

About what percentage of your total household income do you think you (and your spouse) need to save each year from now until you expect to retire so you can live comfortably throughout your retirement?

The data illustrates the share of household income needed to be saved each year to live comfortably in retirement in the U.S. as of January 2017. It was found that 24% of the interviewed workers believed that it was enough to save somewhere between 20 and 29% of the annual household income in order to live comfortably in retirement as of 2017.

Under 10%	13
10% to 14%	23
15% to 19%	14
20% to 29%	24
30% to 39%	8
40% to 49%	4
50% or more	13

Share of saved income sufficient to live comfortably in retirement in the United States 2017

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