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Retirement Withdrawal Calculator

Estimate how much you can safely withdraw each year and how long your portfolio will last in retirement.

Annual Withdrawal
$40,000
Monthly Withdrawal
$3,333
Years Funded
30 / 30
Final Balance
$1,048,611
✓ Withdrawal Plan is Sustainable
Your portfolio is projected to last the full 30-year retirement period with a remaining balance of $1,048,611.

Tax-Efficient Withdrawal Order

  1. Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs from traditional IRAs/401(k)s starting at age 73)
  2. Taxable brokerage accounts (qualified dividends & long-term capital gains)
  3. Traditional IRA/401(k) withdrawals (taxed as ordinary income above RMDs)
  4. Roth IRA withdrawals (tax-free, let these grow as long as possible)
  5. Health Savings Account (HSA) reimbursements (tax-free for medical expenses)

Year-by-Year Projection

YearWithdrawalSocial SecurityBalance
1$40,000$0$989,126
2$41,200$0$976,736
3$42,436$24,000$986,748
4$43,709$24,720$996,499
5$45,020$25,462$1,005,965
6$46,371$26,225$1,015,119
7$47,762$27,012$1,023,936
8$49,195$27,823$1,032,387
9$50,671$28,657$1,040,443
10$52,191$29,517$1,048,073
11$53,757$30,402$1,055,246
12$55,369$31,315$1,061,926
13$57,030$32,254$1,068,080
14$58,741$33,222$1,073,669
15$60,504$34,218$1,078,655
16$62,319$35,245$1,082,999
17$64,188$36,302$1,086,656
18$66,114$37,391$1,089,584
19$68,097$38,513$1,091,735
20$70,140$39,668$1,093,061
21$72,244$40,858$1,093,512
22$74,412$42,084$1,093,034
23$76,644$43,347$1,091,572
24$78,943$44,647$1,089,069
25$81,312$45,986$1,085,465
26$83,751$47,366$1,080,695
27$86,264$48,787$1,074,695
28$88,852$50,251$1,067,396
29$91,517$51,758$1,058,726
30$94,263$53,311$1,048,611

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