Annual earning from pension annuity, £000s

Value of pension fund, £000s

A pension fund of £500,000 would

buy an annuity of £23,200

The value of a median pension fund of £46,900 would buy

an annual annuity of just £2,500 a year

£46,400

£23,200

£14,400

£4,940

£46,900

Median value of private

pension fund

25

100

300

1,000

900

700

50

40

30

20

10

Guardian graphic

Source: Legal and General

Annual earning from pension annuity, £000s

Value of pension fund, £000s

The value of a median pension fund of £46,900 would buy

an annual annuity of just £2,500 a year

£46,400

£23,200

£18,640

£14,400

£4,940

£9,800

A pension fund of £500,000 would

buy an annuity of £23,200

£46,900

Median value of private

pension fund

25

100

200

300

400

1,000

900

800

700

600

500

50

40

30

20

10

Guardian graphic

Source: Legal and General