Benchmarks · Retirement savings · 50 and over · LA

Retirement savings for people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles

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

Modeled estimate · federal survey data

Median

$210K

Upper quarter

$512K

Top 10%

$1.1M

Half of people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles have a retirement savings above $210,000. Reaching the upper quarter takes about $512,400, and the top 10% starts at $1,071,000 — roughly 5.1× the median. The lower quarter sits below $61,568, and the bottom 10% is under $14,040.

The full distribution

Percentile	Retirement savings	What it means
Bottom 10%	$14,040	9 in 10 are above this
Lower quarter	$61,568	25th percentile
Median	$210,000	half above, half below
Upper quarter	$512,400	75th percentile
Top 10%	$1,071,000	only 1 in 10 is above this
Average (mean)	$262,500	pulled up by the top end — the median is the better "typical"

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Retirement savings by age in Los Angeles

Age	Lower quarter	Median retirement savings	Upper quarter	Top 10%
22–25 →	$592	$4,800	$17K	$45K
26–29 →	$3,552	$13K	$39K	$95K
30–33 →	$7,104	$26K	$76K	$183K
34–37 →	$12K	$46K	$122K	$277K
38–41 →	$19K	$72K	$195K	$428K
42–45 →	$28K	$106K	$281K	$592K
46–50 →	$43K	$150K	$378K	$781K
50 and over	$62K	$210K	$512K	$1.1M

Retirement savings at 50 and over by city

Metro	Lower quarter	Median retirement savings	Upper quarter	Top 10%
New York City →	$66K	$228K	$559K	$1.2M
San Francisco →	$74K	$254K	$628K	$1.3M
Los Angeles	$62K	$210K	$512K	$1.1M
Chicago →	$57K	$193K	$466K	$961K
Boston →	$61K	$207K	$503K	$1.0M
Washington, DC →	$62K	$210K	$512K	$1.1M
Seattle →	$63K	$214K	$522K	$1.1M
Austin →	$58K	$196K	$475K	$983K

More for people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles

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Common questions

What is the median retirement savings for people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles?

The median retirement savings for people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles is $210,000. Half of this group is above that figure and half below.

What retirement savings puts you in the top 10% of people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles?

About $1,071,000. The 90th percentile is the level only one in ten people in this group exceeds — roughly 5.1× 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 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.

How this is built. Percentiles are modeled for this cohort from federal survey microdata — Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census American Community Survey and BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics — 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). Amounts are in current dollars. Read the full methodology.

Last updated June 2026. Cohort: people aged 50 and over in Los Angeles. Model sample basis: 120.