Reality Check: Paycheck-to-Paycheck

Reality Check: Paycheck-to-Paycheck

New Report: 53 Pct. Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck

Living paycheck to paycheck is not unusual. In fact, a majority of U.S. consumers are in this situation — including 53 percent of those earning between $50,000 and $100,000. In the inaugural edition of Reality Check: The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Report, PYMNTS taps insights from nearly 30,000 U.S. consumers to reveal a fuller picture of household finances in unprecedented economic times.

Inside the June report:

  • 125 million: Number of U.S adults living paycheck to paycheck
  • 70 percent: Share of millennials who live paycheck to paycheck
  • $3,928: Average savings of struggling paycheck-to-paycheck consumers as of May 2021

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