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Is $300,000 a good net worth at 45?

$300,000 at 45 is above the median for that age, ahead of about 56% of households headed by someone aged 43 to 47. Below: the full line at 45, how the same amount ranks at other ages, and what keeps the same rank later.

Short answer: $300,000 at 45 is above the median for that age: it is ahead of about 56% of households headed by someone aged 43 to 47, where the median is $203,900 and the top 10% starts at $1,840,700 (Federal Reserve, 2025).

$300,000 against households headed by someone aged 43 to 47

$300,000 sits around the 56th percentile at 45. The median is $203,900, the top 25% starts at $810,500 and the top 10% at $1,840,700.

Net worth, households headed by someone aged 43 to 47 (420 surveyed households)
Point in the lineNet worth$300,000 is
10th percentile$400$299,600 above
25th percentile$38,500$261,500 above
Median$203,900$96,100 above
75th percentile$810,500$510,500 below
90th percentile (top 10%)$1,840,700$1,540,700 below
95th percentile (top 5%)$4,641,700$4,341,700 below
99th percentile (top 1%)$10,695,000$10,395,000 below
Average$988,300$688,300 below

$300,000 at other ages

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

Where $300,000 ranks at each age
AgeMedian at that age$300,000 is
25$21,30093rd percentile
30$52,10086th percentile
35$106,10073rd percentile
40$182,20063rd percentile
45$203,90056th percentile
50$232,20056th percentile
55$253,30052nd percentile
60$368,00046th percentile
65$552,20037th percentile
70$412,40044th percentile

What keeps the same rank later

Households at the same point in the line, around the 56th 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 56th percentile by age
AgeNet worth at the same rank
50$301,000
55$415,000
60$491,000
65$676,000
67$594,000

Other amounts and ages

At 45: $300,000, $500,000, $1 million, $2 million, $4 million. $300,000 at: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 45, 50. Every point in the line at 45 is on net worth at 45. How $300,000 ranks among all households is on is $300,000 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 $300,000 a good net worth at 45?
Against people your age it is above the median: ahead of about 56% of households headed by someone aged 43 to 47. The median there is $203,900 and the top 10% starts at $1,840,700 (Federal Reserve, 2025).
What net worth keeps the same rank later?
Households at the same point in the line hold about $301,000 at 50, $491,000 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.