For millennials, happiness would come from a $525,000 annual salary.
Still, high inflation, interest rates, and student loans damper Americans' financial happiness.
Here's what each generation said they need to earn annually, as well as the net worth required, to achieve happiness:Gen Z: $128,000, with a net worth of $487,711Millennials: $525,000, with a net worth of $1,699,571Gen X: $130,000, with a net worth of $1,213,759Boomer: $124,000, with a net worth of $999,945AdvertisementMen said they needed to earn $381,000 annually, while women said $183,000 would make them happy.
The latest economic data could make Americans' financial happiness goals more achievable.
AdvertisementThe latest Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve, however, had a glimmer of hope for millennials when it comes to net worth.
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—, Daniel Kahneman, Matthew Killingsworth, Angus Deaton, millennials
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Service, Penn's Wharton School, Federal, Consumer Finances, Federal Reserve