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BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Median Incomes Double From Early 20s to Mid-30s

Scott Trench breaks down income growth data across age brackets, highlighting that while starting pay at under 25 can be around $34,000, median income for a single-person household doubles to $68,000 in the 25 to 34 age bracket.

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“The median pay for someone under 25 is 34,000, which seems hopeless, right? But that number doubles in the 25 to 34-year-old bracket for the median income earner to $68,000.”
Scott Trench
Heard on BiggerPockets Money Podcast — “Is Financial Independence Still Possible for Gen Z?”, published Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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