Benchmarks · Retirement savings · 50–54 · Media

Retirement savings for Media professionals aged 50–54 in the U.S.

Balances across 401(k), 403(b), IRA and other retirement accounts.

Modeled estimate · federal survey data

Household-level figures: the underlying survey (Fed SCF) measures households, grouped by the reference person's age — combined for a couple, and they read high for a single person. Why, and how this changes as live data grows.

Median

$28K

Upper quarter

$198K

Top 10%

$837K

Half of Media professionals aged 50–54 in the U.S. have a retirement savings above $27,900. Reaching the upper quarter takes about $198,000, and the top 10% starts at $837,000 — roughly 30.0× the median. The lower quarter sits below $0, and the bottom 10% is under $0.

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The full distribution

Percentile	Retirement savings	What it means
Bottom 10%	$0	9 in 10 are above this
Lower quarter	$0	25th percentile
Median	$27,900	half above, half below
Upper quarter	$198,000	75th percentile
Top 10%	$837,000	only 1 in 10 is above this
Average (mean)	$34,875	pulled up by the top end — the median is the better "typical"

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Retirement savings by age

Age	Lower quarter	Median retirement savings	Upper quarter	Top 10%
22–25 →	$0	$0	$3,600	$17K
26–29 →	$0	$900	$19K	$54K
30–33 →	$0	$2,790	$35K	$115K
34–37 →	$0	$2,160	$59K	$203K
38–41 →	$0	$8,280	$90K	$306K
42–45 →	$0	$20K	$139K	$437K
46–50 →	$0	$29K	$180K	$612K
50–54	$0	$28K	$198K	$837K
55–59 →	$0	$31K	$270K	$927K
60–64 →	$0	$34K	$306K	$1.1M
65 and over →	$0	$0	$230K	$1.1M

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Common questions

What is the median retirement savings for Media professionals aged 50–54 in the U.S.?

The median retirement savings for Media professionals aged 50–54 in the U.S. is $27,900. Half of this group is above that figure and half below.

What retirement savings puts you in the top 10% of Media professionals aged 50–54 in the U.S.?

About $837,000. The 90th percentile is the level only one in ten people in this group exceeds — roughly 30.0× the median.

Where do these numbers come from?

They are modeled percentile distributions fitted to this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (released October 2026), 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.

How this is built. Percentiles are modeled for this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (released October 2026), the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey (2024), the Census American Community Survey and BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2025) — with metro cost-of-living and wage adjustments. As Keeping Up members in this cohort grow, the band blends toward anonymized, aggregated live data (minimum cohort sizes apply; no individual is ever identifiable). Seeded figures are household-level, as in the SCF; live cohorts are individual-level. Amounts are in current dollars. Read the full methodology.

Last updated October 2026. Cohort: Media professionals aged 50–54 in the U.S.. Model sample basis: 80.