Benchmarks · Net worth · Chicago

Average net worth in Chicago, by age

Total assets minus total debts — bank accounts, investments, retirement accounts and home equity, less mortgages, loans and cards.

Modeled estimate · federal survey data
Household-level figures (the Fed SCF measures households, grouped by the reference person's age), so they read high for a single person. Why.
Median at 30–33
$72K
U.S. median
$65K
Top 10% in Chicago
$383K

The typical net worth in Chicago at 30–33 is $71,500, 10% above the national median of $65,000. It climbs from $13,200 at 22–25 to $418,000 at 50 and over. Reaching the top 10% at 30–33 takes about $382,500.

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Net worth in Chicago by age

AgeChicago medianU.S. medianTop 10% in Chicago
22–25$13,200$12,000$92,250Full distribution →
26–29$35,200$32,000$202,500Full distribution →
30–33$71,500$65,000$382,500Full distribution →
34–37$115,500$105,000$585,000Full distribution →
38–41$176,000$160,000$843,750Full distribution →
42–45$242,000$220,000$1,102,500Full distribution →
46–50$319,000$290,000$1,350,000Full distribution →
50 and over$418,000$380,000$1,800,000Full distribution →

Each age band links to its full percentile ladder (bottom 10% to top 10%) for Chicago.

Net worth in Chicago at 30–33, by industry

IndustryMedianTop 10%
Tech$114,400$663,000Details →
Finance$110,825$639,625Details →
Legal$100,100$569,500Details →
Consulting$96,525$546,125Details →

Net worth at 30–33 in other metros

San Francisco · $94KNew York City · $85KSeattle · $79KLos Angeles · $78KWashington, DC · $78KBoston · $77KAustin · $73KChicago · $72K

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Income at 30–33 →Retirement savings at 30–33 →Investments at 30–33 →Savings rate at 30–33 →Monthly spending at 30–33 →
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Common questions

What is the average net worth in Chicago?
At 30–33, the median net worth in Chicago is $71,500 and the mean is $92,950. The median is the better "typical" figure: a few very high earners pull the mean up. It rises with age — $13,200 at 22–25 and $418,000 at 50 and over.
How does Chicago compare with the national net worth?
At 30–33, the Chicago median of $71,500 is 10% above the U.S. median of $65,000. The metro figures adjust the national distribution for local wages and cost of living, so they move together.
What net worth puts you in the top 10% in Chicago?
About $382,500 at 30–33. Each age band's page lists the full percentile ladder from the bottom 10% to the top 10%.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled percentile distributions fitted from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances, the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS wage data — and they blend toward anonymized, aggregated data from Keeping Up members as each cohort grows. Full methodology at keepingup.com/methodology.

Percentiles are modeled from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS OEWS wage data, adjusted for Chicago wages and cost of living, and blend toward anonymized Keeping Up member data as the cohort fills in. Current dollars, household level. Updated June 2026. Methodology.