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pure-table-bordered' role='grid'><tr><th scope="col">Age</th><th scope="col">Annual Salary Increasing @ 4.00%</th><th scope="col">Beginning Retirement Balance</th><th scope="col">Earnings<br/>Pre-Ret&#160;8.00%<br/>Post-Ret&#160;6.00%</th><th scope="col">Estimated Annual Savings </th><th scope="col">Retirement Income Replace <br/>75.00%</th><th scope="col">Annual Social Security Income</th><th scope="col">Annual Retirement Account Withdrawal</th><th scope="col">Ending Retirement Balance</th></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">48</td><td>$565,000</td><td>$1,000,000</td><td>$80,000</td><td>$222,480</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$1,302,480</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">49</td><td>587,600</td><td>1,302,480</td><td>104,198</td><td>231,380</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1,638,059</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" 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scope="row">56</td><td>773,242</td><td>4,533,828</td><td>362,706</td><td>304,480</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5,201,015</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">57</td><td>804,171</td><td>5,201,015</td><td>416,081</td><td>316,659</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5,933,755</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">58</td><td>836,338</td><td>5,933,755</td><td>474,700</td><td>329,325</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6,737,781</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">59</td><td>869,792</td><td>6,737,781</td><td>539,022</td><td>342,498</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7,619,301</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">60</td><td>904,583</td><td>7,619,301</td><td>609,544</td><td>356,198</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>8,585,044</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">61</td><td>940,767</td><td>8,585,044</td><td>686,804</td><td>370,446</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9,642,294</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">62</td><td>978,397</td><td>9,642,294</td><td>771,383</td><td>385,264</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>10,798,941</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">63</td><td>1,017,533</td><td>10,798,941</td><td>863,915</td><td>400,675</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>12,063,531</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">64</td><td>1,058,234</td><td>12,063,531</td><td>965,083</td><td>416,702</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>13,445,316</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">65</td><td>0</td><td>13,445,316</td><td>806,719</td><td>0</td><td>825,423</td><td>115,652</td><td>709,770</td><td>13,542,264</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">66</td><td>0</td><td>13,542,264</td><td>812,536</td><td>0</td><td>858,440</td><td>120,278</td><td>738,161</td><td>13,616,639</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">67</td><td>0</td><td>13,616,639</td><td>816,998</td><td>0</td><td>892,777</td><td>125,090</td><td>767,688</td><td>13,665,949</td></tr><tr><td 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scope="row">73</td><td>0</td><td>13,434,971</td><td>806,098</td><td>0</td><td>1,129,648</td><td>158,278</td><td>971,370</td><td>13,269,699</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">74</td><td>0</td><td>13,269,699</td><td>796,182</td><td>0</td><td>1,174,834</td><td>164,609</td><td>1,010,225</td><td>13,055,657</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">75</td><td>0</td><td>13,055,657</td><td>783,339</td><td>0</td><td>1,221,827</td><td>171,194</td><td>1,050,634</td><td>12,788,362</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">76</td><td>0</td><td>12,788,362</td><td>767,302</td><td>0</td><td>1,270,701</td><td>178,042</td><td>1,092,659</td><td>12,463,005</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">77</td><td>0</td><td>12,463,005</td><td>747,780</td><td>0</td><td>1,321,529</td><td>185,163</td><td>1,136,365</td><td>12,074,420</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">78</td><td>0</td><td>12,074,420</td><td>724,465</td><td>0</td><td>1,374,390</td><td>192,570</td><td>1,181,820</td><td>11,617,065</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">79</td><td>0</td><td>11,617,065</td><td>697,024</td><td>0</td><td>1,429,365</td><td>200,273</td><td>1,229,093</td><td>11,084,997</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">80</td><td>0</td><td>11,084,997</td><td>665,100</td><td>0</td><td>1,486,540</td><td>208,283</td><td>1,278,256</td><td>10,471,840</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">81</td><td>0</td><td>10,471,840</td><td>628,310</td><td>0</td><td>1,546,001</td><td>216,615</td><td>1,329,387</td><td>9,770,764</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">82</td><td>0</td><td>9,770,764</td><td>586,246</td><td>0</td><td>1,607,842</td><td>225,279</td><td>1,382,562</td><td>8,974,447</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">83</td><td>0</td><td>8,974,447</td><td>538,467</td><td>0</td><td>1,672,155</td><td>234,291</td><td>1,437,865</td><td>8,075,050</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">84</td><td>0</td><td>8,075,050</td><td>484,503</td><td>0</td><td>1,739,041</td><td>243,662</td><td>1,495,379</td><td>7,064,173</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">85</td><td>0</td><td>7,064,173</td><td>423,850</td><td>0</td><td>1,808,603</td><td>253,409</td><td>1,555,194</td><td>5,932,829</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">86</td><td>0</td><td>5,932,829</td><td>355,970</td><td>0</td><td>1,880,947</td><td>263,545</td><td>1,617,402</td><td>4,671,397</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">87</td><td>0</td><td>4,671,397</td><td>280,284</td><td>0</td><td>1,956,185</td><td>274,087</td><td>1,682,098</td><td>3,269,582</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">88</td><td>0</td><td>3,269,582</td><td>196,175</td><td>0</td><td>2,034,432</td><td>285,050</td><td>1,749,382</td><td>1,716,375</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">89</td><td>0</td><td>1,716,375</td><td>102,983</td><td>0</td><td>2,115,810</td><td>296,452</td><td>1,819,358</td><td>0</td></tr></table>