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Is $100,000 a good net worth at 30?

$100,000 at 30 is above the median for that age, ahead of about 62% of households headed by someone aged 28 to 32. Below: the full line at 30, how the same amount ranks at other ages, and what keeps the same rank later.

Short answer: $100,000 at 30 is above the median for that age: it is ahead of about 62% of households headed by someone aged 28 to 32, where the median is $52,100 and the top 10% starts at $352,800 (Federal Reserve, 2025).

$100,000 against households headed by someone aged 28 to 32

$100,000 sits around the 62nd percentile at 30. The median is $52,100, the top 25% starts at $208,600 and the top 10% at $352,800.

Net worth, households headed by someone aged 28 to 32 (285 surveyed households)
Point in the lineNet worth$100,000 is
10th percentile-$8,400$108,400 above
25th percentile$5,100$94,900 above
Median$52,100$47,900 above
75th percentile$208,600$108,600 below
90th percentile (top 10%)$352,800$252,800 below
95th percentile (top 5%)$620,200$520,200 below
99th percentile (top 1%)$1,337,000$1,237,000 below
Average$151,500$51,500 below

$100,000 at other ages

The same amount ranks lower as households get older, because net worth usually builds into the 60s.

Where $100,000 ranks at each age
AgeMedian at that age$100,000 is
25$21,30076th percentile
30$52,10062nd percentile
35$106,10048th percentile
40$182,20039th percentile
45$203,90036th percentile
50$232,20031st percentile
55$253,30035th percentile
60$368,00024th percentile
65$552,20024th percentile
70$412,40023rd percentile

What keeps the same rank later

Households at the same point in the line, around the 62nd percentile, hold these amounts at later ages. It is a 2025 snapshot of different households, not a forecast for one household.

Net worth at the 62nd percentile by age
AgeNet worth at the same rank
35$196,000
40$289,000
50$402,000
60$689,000
67$783,000

Other amounts and ages

At 30: $100,000, $200,000, $300,000, $400,000, $500,000, $1 million, $2 million. $100,000 at: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40. Every point in the line at 30 is on net worth at 30. How $100,000 ranks among all households is on is $100,000 a good net worth.

Figures are from the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, released October 2026, in 2025 dollars. Each age uses households whose head is within about two years of it, so the line moves smoothly from one age to the next. Net worth is everything owned, including home equity and retirement accounts, minus everything owed. Future Social Security and pension payments are not counted.

Figures checked on against Federal Reserve, Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2022 to 2025 (October 2026) (PDF) and Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, public data.

Frequently asked questions

Is $100,000 a good net worth at 30?
Against people your age it is above the median: ahead of about 62% of households headed by someone aged 28 to 32. The median there is $52,100 and the top 10% starts at $352,800 (Federal Reserve, 2025).
What net worth keeps the same rank later?
Households at the same point in the line hold about $289,000 at 40, $402,000 at 50, $689,000 at 60. That is a snapshot of different households in 2025, not a forecast.
Does net worth include my home?
Yes. The survey counts home equity, retirement accounts, investments, cash, vehicles and businesses, minus debts. Future Social Security and pension payments are not included.