About the Savings Rate Calculator
Calculate your savings rate from income and spending, and how many years to financial independence it implies.
Also known as: personal savings rate, how much of income to save, savings percentage of income.
How to use this calculator
- Enter monthly take-home income, monthly spending.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Savings rate = (income − spending) ÷ income
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Monthly take-home income = 6,000
- Monthly spending = 3,900
the calculator returns:
- Savings rate: 35%
- Saved per month: 2,100
- Years to FI (5% real, from zero): 25