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Retirement Calculator

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Calculates the required monthly savings to reach your retirement income goal, considering your current age, retirement age, current savings, and expected interest rate.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Current Age (Years), Retirement Age (Years), Desired Annual Retirement Income ($), Current Retirement Savings ($), Annual Interest Rate (%), and Expected Inflation Rate (%) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Estimated Savings Needed at Retirement ($), Years Until Retirement, Savings Gap at Retirement ($), and Required Monthly Savings ($) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Young Start, Moderate Income

Current Age (Years): 25; Retirement Age (Years): 65; Desired Annual Retirement Income ($): 50,000; Current Retirement Savings ($): 10,000; Annual Interest Rate (%): 7; Expected Inflation Rate (%): 3

Estimated Savings Needed at Retirement ($): 1,250,000 $; Years Until Retirement: 40 years; Savings Gap at Retirement ($): 1,100,255.422 $; Required Monthly Savings ($): 32.14943785 $

Mid-Career, Comfortable Income

Current Age (Years): 40; Retirement Age (Years): 65; Desired Annual Retirement Income ($): 75,000; Current Retirement Savings ($): 75,000; Annual Interest Rate (%): 7; Expected Inflation Rate (%): 3

Estimated Savings Needed at Retirement ($): 1,875,000 $; Years Until Retirement: 25 years; Savings Gap at Retirement ($): 1,467,942.552 $; Required Monthly Savings ($): 135.3854308 $

Near Retirement, Modest Needs

Current Age (Years): 55; Retirement Age (Years): 65; Desired Annual Retirement Income ($): 40,000; Current Retirement Savings ($): 150,000; Annual Interest Rate (%): 7; Expected Inflation Rate (%): 3

Estimated Savings Needed at Retirement ($): 1,000,000 $; Years Until Retirement: 10 years; Savings Gap at Retirement ($): 704,927.2964 $; Required Monthly Savings ($): 297.6217844 $

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Important

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