Benchmarks · Retirement savings · 50 and over · Seattle

Retirement savings for people aged 50 and over in Seattle

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

Modeled estimate · federal survey data
Median
$214K
Upper quarter
$522K
Top 10%
$1.1M

Half of people aged 50 and over in Seattle have a retirement savings above $213,500. Reaching the upper quarter takes about $521,640, and the top 10% starts at $1,093,100 — roughly 5.1× the median. The lower quarter sits below $62,525, and the bottom 10% is under $14,244.

The full distribution

PercentileRetirement savingsWhat it means
Bottom 10%$14,2449 in 10 are above this
Lower quarter$62,52525th percentile
Median$213,500half above, half below
Upper quarter$521,64075th percentile
Top 10%$1,093,100only 1 in 10 is above this
Average (mean)$266,875pulled up by the top end — the median is the better "typical"

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Retirement savings by age in Seattle

AgeLower quarterMedian retirement savingsUpper quarterTop 10%
22–25 →$601$4,880$17K$46K
26–29 →$3,607$13K$40K$96K
30–33 →$7,214$27K$77K$186K
34–37 →$12K$46K$124K$283K
38–41 →$19K$73K$199K$437K
42–45 →$29K$107K$286K$604K
46–50 →$43K$153K$385K$797K
50 and over$63K$214K$522K$1.1M

Retirement savings at 50 and over by city

MetroLower quarterMedian retirement savingsUpper quarterTop 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 Seattle

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Common questions

What is the median retirement savings for people aged 50 and over in Seattle?
The median retirement savings for people aged 50 and over in Seattle is $213,500. 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 Seattle?
About $1,093,100. 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 Seattle. Model sample basis: 120.