As of 2025, more than 57% of American adults say they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to MarketWatch Guides (1). And persistent inflation certainly isn’t helping matters in that regard.

Let’s get brutally honest: if your paycheck disappears the same week it arrives, you’re not alone, and you’re definitely not broken. About 61% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, according to a ...

Just a few months back, Investopedia contributor Jessica Gibson reported that PNC Bank’s Financial Wellness in the Workplace Report found that 67% of Americans are stuck in the cycle of living ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the year that 28.6% of lower-income households were living paycheck to paycheck. It was 2024. More American households are ...