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Q: What % of your paycheck are you able to save a month?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "20%+" (26%)

20%+
26%
10%+
25%
5%+
23%
Nothing
20%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%

Gender

Male

20%+
29%
10%+
26%
5%+
22%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

20%+
19%
10%+
23%
5%+
25%
Nothing
26%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

42%
20%+

Asian or Pacific Islander answered 20%+ the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
20%+
25%
10%+
26%
5%+
22%
Nothing
21%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
20%+
19%
10%+
23%
5%+
28%
Nothing
24%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
20%+
16%
10%+
21%
5%+
29%
Nothing
25%
I Spend More Than I Make
9%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
20%+
42%
10%+
25%
5%+
18%
Nothing
12%
I Spend More Than I Make
3%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
20%+
13%
10%+
25%
5%+
35%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
9%
Answered by 100+ Native American
20%+
28%
10%+
22%
5%+
23%
Nothing
20%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

40%
Nothing

Admin answered Nothing the most among all other departments.

Engineering answered I Spend More Than I Make the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
20%+
36%
10%+
26%
5%+
20%
Nothing
14%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
20%+
32%
10%+
29%
5%+
20%
Nothing
15%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
20%+
20%
10%+
27%
5%+
27%
Nothing
20%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
20%+
22%
10%+
26%
5%+
28%
Nothing
19%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
20%+
33%
10%+
28%
5%+
19%
Nothing
14%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 100+ working in Executive department
20%+
21%
10%+
25%
5%+
24%
Nothing
23%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
20%+
9%
10%+
14%
5%+
26%
Nothing
40%
I Spend More Than I Make
11%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
20%+
26%
10%+
30%
5%+
21%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
20%+
25%
10%+
26%
5%+
23%
Nothing
22%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
20%+
13%
10%+
31%
5%+
33%
Nothing
17%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
20%+
12%
10%+
18%
5%+
24%
Nothing
35%
I Spend More Than I Make
11%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
20%+
23%
10%+
27%
5%+
25%
Nothing
20%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 100+ working in HR department
20%+
19%
10%+
24%
5%+
25%
Nothing
26%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
20%+
20%
10%+
24%
5%+
23%
Nothing
28%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
20%+
21%
10%+
23%
5%+
23%
Nothing
23%
I Spend More Than I Make
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

32%
5%+

66+ answered 5%+ the most among all other age groups.

26-30 answered I Spend More Than I Make the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
20%+
29%
10%+
23%
5%+
24%
Nothing
17%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
20%+
29%
10%+
25%
5%+
23%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
20%+
26%
10%+
26%
5%+
23%
Nothing
19%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
20%+
22%
10%+
25%
5%+
24%
Nothing
23%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
20%+
23%
10%+
26%
5%+
22%
Nothing
22%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
20%+
22%
10%+
25%
5%+
22%
Nothing
25%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
20%+
25%
10%+
26%
5%+
22%
Nothing
22%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
20%+
22%
10%+
27%
5%+
20%
Nothing
25%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
20%+
20%
10%+
23%
5%+
23%
Nothing
28%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
20%+
21%
10%+
21%
5%+
32%
Nothing
15%
I Spend More Than I Make
11%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

34%
20%+

Doctoral or professional answered 20%+ the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered I Spend More Than I Make the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
20%+
15%
10%+
19%
5%+
25%
Nothing
30%
I Spend More Than I Make
11%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
20%+
17%
10%+
20%
5%+
25%
Nothing
29%
I Spend More Than I Make
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
20%+
13%
10%+
23%
5%+
28%
Nothing
27%
I Spend More Than I Make
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
20%+
28%
10%+
27%
5%+
23%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
20%+
33%
10%+
29%
5%+
20%
Nothing
14%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
20%+
34%
10%+
27%
5%+
20%
Nothing
15%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

27%
20%+

Over 10 Years answered 20%+ the most among all other segments.

6 to 10 Years answered I Spend More Than I Make the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
20%+
23%
10%+
19%
5%+
24%
Nothing
24%
I Spend More Than I Make
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
20%+
25%
10%+
23%
5%+
24%
Nothing
21%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
20%+
25%
10%+
25%
5%+
24%
Nothing
20%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
20%+
26%
10%+
26%
5%+
24%
Nothing
19%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
20%+
27%
10%+
26%
5%+
21%
Nothing
20%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

56%
10%+

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered 10%+ the most among all other locations.

Minneapolis answered I Spend More Than I Make the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
20%+
22%
10%+
27%
5%+
25%
Nothing
19%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
20%+
29%
10%+
26%
5%+
23%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
20%+
26%
10%+
26%
5%+
25%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
20%+
23%
10%+
27%
5%+
23%
Nothing
21%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
20%+
25%
10%+
30%
5%+
20%
Nothing
21%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
20%+
0%
10%+
56%
5%+
22%
Nothing
22%
I Spend More Than I Make
0%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
20%+
20%
10%+
26%
5%+
22%
Nothing
24%
I Spend More Than I Make
8%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
20%+
26%
10%+
25%
5%+
25%
Nothing
19%
I Spend More Than I Make
5%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
20%+
14%
10%+
32%
5%+
34%
Nothing
17%
I Spend More Than I Make
3%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
20%+
27%
10%+
26%
5%+
22%
Nothing
18%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
20%+
24%
10%+
25%
5%+
23%
Nothing
21%
I Spend More Than I Make
7%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
20%+
21%
10%+
24%
5%+
28%
Nothing
21%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
20%+
39%
10%+
26%
5%+
16%
Nothing
15%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
20%+
38%
10%+
25%
5%+
17%
Nothing
16%
I Spend More Than I Make
4%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
20%+
25%
10%+
28%
5%+
25%
Nothing
16%
I Spend More Than I Make
6%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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