Based on the inputs you provided, to provide the inflation-adjusted retirement income you desire, you may potentially need to save 6.2% of your yearly income (less any employer match, if applicable). This year, for example, the amount would be $1,558 or $130 a month. The total amount needed for retirement, including amounts already saved, is $1,220,772, based on the current assumptions provided.If you wait just one year to start saving for retirement you may need to save 6.7% of your annual income, which amounts to $1,692 in the first year. <div id="chart1Container">Chart will load here</div> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <ul><li><a href="ret01">How will retirement impact my living expenses?</a></li><li><a href="retirement-calculator">How much will I need to save for retirement?</a></li><li><a href="are-my-current-retirement-savings-sufficient">Are my current retirement savings sufficient?</a></li><li><a href="social-security-retirement-income-estimator">Social security retirement income estimator</a></li><li><a href="ret05">How does inflation impact my retirement income needs?</a></li><li><a href="i-am-retired-how-long-will-my-savings-last">I'm retired, how long will my savings last?</a></li><li><a href="ret07">When should I begin saving for retirement?</a></li><li><a href="ret08">Should I convert discretionary expenses to savings?</a></li><li><a href="ret09">How much retirement income may my 401(k) provide?</a></li><li><a href="ret10">Compare a Roth 401(k) to a Traditional 401(K)</a></li></ul><table class='pure-table pure-table-bordered' role='grid'><tr><th scope="col">Age</th><th scope="col">Annual Salary Increasing @ 3.00%</th><th scope="col">Beginning Retirement Balance</th><th scope="col">Earnings<br/>Pre-Ret 8.00%<br/>Post-Ret 8.00%</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">21</td><td>$25,200</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$1,558</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$1,558</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">22</td><td>25,956</td><td>1,558</td><td>125</td><td>1,605</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,288</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">23</td><td>26,735</td><td>3,288</td><td>263</td><td>1,653</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5,204</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">24</td><td>27,537</td><td>5,204</td><td>416</td><td>1,703</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7,323</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">25</td><td>28,363</td><td>7,323</td><td>586</td><td>1,754</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9,663</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">26</td><td>29,214</td><td>9,663</td><td>773</td><td>1,806</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>12,242</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">27</td><td>30,090</td><td>12,242</td><td>979</td><td>1,861</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>15,082</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">28</td><td>30,993</td><td>15,082</td><td>1,207</td><td>1,916</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>18,205</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">29</td><td>31,923</td><td>18,205</td><td>1,456</td><td>1,974</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>21,636</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">30</td><td>32,880</td><td>21,636</td><td>1,731</td><td>2,033</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>25,400</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">31</td><td>33,867</td><td>25,400</td><td>2,032</td><td>2,094</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>29,526</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">32</td><td>34,883</td><td>29,526</td><td>2,362</td><td>2,157</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>34,045</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">33</td><td>35,929</td><td>34,045</td><td>2,724</td><td>2,222</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>38,990</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">34</td><td>37,007</td><td>38,990</td><td>3,119</td><td>2,288</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>44,398</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">35</td><td>38,117</td><td>44,398</td><td>3,552</td><td>2,357</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>50,307</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">36</td><td>39,261</td><td>50,307</td><td>4,025</td><td>2,428</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>56,759</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">37</td><td>40,439</td><td>56,759</td><td>4,541</td><td>2,501</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>63,800</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">38</td><td>41,652</td><td>63,800</td><td>5,104</td><td>2,576</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>71,480</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">39</td><td>42,901</td><td>71,480</td><td>5,718</td><td>2,653</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>79,851</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">40</td><td>44,188</td><td>79,851</td><td>6,388</td><td>2,732</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>88,971</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">41</td><td>45,514</td><td>88,971</td><td>7,118</td><td>2,814</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>98,903</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">42</td><td>46,879</td><td>98,903</td><td>7,912</td><td>2,899</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>109,715</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">43</td><td>48,286</td><td>109,715</td><td>8,777</td><td>2,986</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>121,478</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">44</td><td>49,734</td><td>121,478</td><td>9,718</td><td>3,075</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>134,271</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">45</td><td>51,226</td><td>134,271</td><td>10,742</td><td>3,168</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>148,180</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">46</td><td>52,763</td><td>148,180</td><td>11,854</td><td>3,263</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>163,297</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">47</td><td>54,346</td><td>163,297</td><td>13,064</td><td>3,361</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>179,722</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">48</td><td>55,976</td><td>179,722</td><td>14,378</td><td>3,461</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>197,561</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">49</td><td>57,656</td><td>197,561</td><td>15,805</td><td>3,565</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>216,931</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">50</td><td>59,385</td><td>216,931</td><td>17,354</td><td>3,672</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>237,957</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">51</td><td>61,167</td><td>237,957</td><td>19,037</td><td>3,782</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>260,776</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">52</td><td>63,002</td><td>260,776</td><td>20,862</td><td>3,896</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>285,534</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">53</td><td>64,892</td><td>285,534</td><td>22,843</td><td>4,013</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>312,390</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">54</td><td>66,839</td><td>312,390</td><td>24,991</td><td>4,133</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>341,514</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">55</td><td>68,844</td><td>341,514</td><td>27,321</td><td>4,257</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>373,092</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">56</td><td>70,909</td><td>373,092</td><td>29,847</td><td>4,385</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>407,324</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">57</td><td>73,037</td><td>407,324</td><td>32,586</td><td>4,516</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>444,426</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">58</td><td>75,228</td><td>444,426</td><td>35,554</td><td>4,652</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>484,632</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">59</td><td>77,485</td><td>484,632</td><td>38,771</td><td>4,791</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>528,194</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">60</td><td>79,809</td><td>528,194</td><td>42,255</td><td>4,935</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>575,384</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">61</td><td>82,203</td><td>575,384</td><td>46,031</td><td>5,083</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>626,498</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">62</td><td>84,669</td><td>626,498</td><td>50,120</td><td>5,236</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>681,853</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">63</td><td>87,210</td><td>681,853</td><td>54,548</td><td>5,393</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>741,794</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">64</td><td>89,826</td><td>741,794</td><td>59,344</td><td>5,554</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>806,692</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">65</td><td>92,521</td><td>806,692</td><td>64,535</td><td>5,721</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>876,949</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">66</td><td>95,296</td><td>876,949</td><td>70,156</td><td>5,893</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>952,997</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">67</td><td>98,155</td><td>952,997</td><td>76,240</td><td>6,069</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1,035,306</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">68</td><td>101,100</td><td>1,035,306</td><td>82,825</td><td>6,252</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1,124,382</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">69</td><td>104,133</td><td>1,124,382</td><td>89,951</td><td>6,439</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1,220,772</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">70</td><td>0</td><td>1,220,772</td><td>97,662</td><td>0</td><td>80,443</td><td>0</td><td>80,443</td><td>1,237,991</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">71</td><td>0</td><td>1,237,991</td><td>99,039</td><td>0</td><td>82,856</td><td>0</td><td>82,856</td><td>1,254,175</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">72</td><td>0</td><td>1,254,175</td><td>100,334</td><td>0</td><td>85,341</td><td>0</td><td>85,341</td><td>1,269,167</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">73</td><td>0</td><td>1,269,167</td><td>101,533</td><td>0</td><td>87,902</td><td>0</td><td>87,902</td><td>1,282,799</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">74</td><td>0</td><td>1,282,799</td><td>102,624</td><td>0</td><td>90,539</td><td>0</td><td>90,539</td><td>1,294,884</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">75</td><td>0</td><td>1,294,884</td><td>103,591</td><td>0</td><td>93,255</td><td>0</td><td>93,255</td><td>1,305,220</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">76</td><td>0</td><td>1,305,220</td><td>104,418</td><td>0</td><td>96,053</td><td>0</td><td>96,053</td><td>1,313,585</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">77</td><td>0</td><td>1,313,585</td><td>105,087</td><td>0</td><td>98,934</td><td>0</td><td>98,934</td><td>1,319,738</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">78</td><td>0</td><td>1,319,738</td><td>105,579</td><td>0</td><td>101,902</td><td>0</td><td>101,902</td><td>1,323,414</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">79</td><td>0</td><td>1,323,414</td><td>105,873</td><td>0</td><td>104,959</td><td>0</td><td>104,959</td><td>1,324,328</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">80</td><td>0</td><td>1,324,328</td><td>105,946</td><td>0</td><td>108,108</td><td>0</td><td>108,108</td><td>1,322,166</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">81</td><td>0</td><td>1,322,166</td><td>105,773</td><td>0</td><td>111,351</td><td>0</td><td>111,351</td><td>1,316,588</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">82</td><td>0</td><td>1,316,588</td><td>105,327</td><td>0</td><td>114,692</td><td>0</td><td>114,692</td><td>1,307,224</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">83</td><td>0</td><td>1,307,224</td><td>104,578</td><td>0</td><td>118,133</td><td>0</td><td>118,133</td><td>1,293,669</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">84</td><td>0</td><td>1,293,669</td><td>103,494</td><td>0</td><td>121,677</td><td>0</td><td>121,677</td><td>1,275,486</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">85</td><td>0</td><td>1,275,486</td><td>102,039</td><td>0</td><td>125,327</td><td>0</td><td>125,327</td><td>1,252,198</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">86</td><td>0</td><td>1,252,198</td><td>100,176</td><td>0</td><td>129,087</td><td>0</td><td>129,087</td><td>1,223,287</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">87</td><td>0</td><td>1,223,287</td><td>97,863</td><td>0</td><td>132,959</td><td>0</td><td>132,959</td><td>1,188,191</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">88</td><td>0</td><td>1,188,191</td><td>95,055</td><td>0</td><td>136,948</td><td>0</td><td>136,948</td><td>1,146,298</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">89</td><td>0</td><td>1,146,298</td><td>91,704</td><td>0</td><td>141,056</td><td>0</td><td>141,056</td><td>1,096,945</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">90</td><td>0</td><td>1,096,945</td><td>87,756</td><td>0</td><td>145,288</td><td>0</td><td>145,288</td><td>1,039,413</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">91</td><td>0</td><td>1,039,413</td><td>83,153</td><td>0</td><td>149,647</td><td>0</td><td>149,647</td><td>972,919</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">92</td><td>0</td><td>972,919</td><td>77,834</td><td>0</td><td>154,136</td><td>0</td><td>154,136</td><td>896,616</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">93</td><td>0</td><td>896,616</td><td>71,729</td><td>0</td><td>158,760</td><td>0</td><td>158,760</td><td>809,585</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">94</td><td>0</td><td>809,585</td><td>64,767</td><td>0</td><td>163,523</td><td>0</td><td>163,523</td><td>710,829</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">95</td><td>0</td><td>710,829</td><td>56,866</td><td>0</td><td>168,429</td><td>0</td><td>168,429</td><td>599,266</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">96</td><td>0</td><td>599,266</td><td>47,941</td><td>0</td><td>173,482</td><td>0</td><td>173,482</td><td>473,726</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">97</td><td>0</td><td>473,726</td><td>37,898</td><td>0</td><td>178,686</td><td>0</td><td>178,686</td><td>332,938</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">98</td><td>0</td><td>332,938</td><td>26,635</td><td>0</td><td>184,047</td><td>0</td><td>184,047</td><td>175,526</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">99</td><td>0</td><td>175,526</td><td>14,042</td><td>0</td><td>189,568</td><td>0</td><td>189,568</td><td>0</td></tr></table><h2>Further Resources</h2><ul style="list-style: unset 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