‘It’s not a sign that it’s going well.’ The median amount American workers have saved for retirement is $955.

Do we have a retirement crisis? - Getty Images/iStockphoto There’s a new number making the rounds that says that the median amount American workers have saved for retirement is just $955. Yes, you read that correctly. Most Read from MarketWatch That figure includes people with no retirement savings at all. Using workers who had at least a positive retirement-savings balance, the median savings totaled $40,000, according to the National Institute of Retirement Security. No matter which number you use, ...