Survey finds average American thinks they'd need over $200K a year to be financially comfortable

CBS News Minnesota

Most people strive toward being financially comfortable.

A Bankrate survey shows the average American feels like they need to make about $233,000 a year to be secure or comfortable with their finances.

In order to be rich and achieve financial freedom, the average American says they'd need to make just over $480,000 a year.

Both numbers are much more than the average earnings for full-time, year-round workers in 2021: $75,203. 

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