{"id":898693,"date":"2026-09-20T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/898693\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:30:12","slug":"im-planning-to-retire-with-1-million-in-superannuation-how-much-passive-income-can-i-earn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/898693\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m planning to retire with $1 million in superannuation. How much passive income can I earn?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retiring with $1 million in superannuation to support a comfortable retirement is a great goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, depending on your lifetime salary and whether you make additional voluntary contributions to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com.au\/definitions\/superannuation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">super<\/a> over time, it&#8217;s certainly an achievable figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for how much passive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com.au\/definitions\/passive-income\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">income<\/a> you can earn from that $1 million balance, that will, of course, depend on the yield that you&#8217;re earning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, for the purposes of this article, we&#8217;ll assume you have a sizeable amount of additional assets, as well as other liquid savings and investments to cover any unexpected costs. If not, it&#8217;s generally not advisable to invest all of your superannuation into the stock market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if that is the case, it could enable you to invest the full $1 million in quality S&amp;P\/ASX 200 Index\u00a0(ASX: XJO) dividend stocks. With history as our guide, this is a great means to achieve a reliable annual passive income stream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll look at a few of those quality ASX 200 dividend stocks below, as well as calculate how much passive income you might expect to receive from that $1 million in superannuation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But first\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/thinking-about-juicy-dividends-16.9-1200x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Beautiful young woman drinking fresh orange juice in kitchen.\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Inflation and trailing yields<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea behind this $1 million superannuation investment is to earn an annual passive income stream without drawing down on the balance. You&#8217;ll also want to at least match inflation levels to ensure the real (inflation-adjusted) income you&#8217;re earning isn&#8217;t eroded over time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the S&amp;P\/ASX 200 Gross Total Return Index (ASX: XJT), which includes all cash dividends reinvested on the ex-dividend date, has gained 42.2% over the past five years. That works out to an annualised return of about 7.3% per year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember that figure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, remember that the dividend yields you usually see quoted are trailing yields. Future yields may be higher or lower depending on a number of company-specific and macroeconomic factors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that said\u2026<\/p>\n<p>How much passive income from a $1 million superannuation investment<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll look at three ASX 200 dividend stocks to give you some idea of the yield you might receive from that superannuation investment (based on market prices on 10 September). <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, Aussie fuel supplier Ampol Ltd (<a class=\"tickerized-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com.au\/tickers\/asx-ald\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ASX: ALD<\/a>) shares trade on a fully-franked trailing dividend yield of 5.7%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we have big four ASX 200 bank stock Westpac Banking Corp (<a class=\"tickerized-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com.au\/tickers\/asx-wbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ASX: WBC<\/a>). Westpac shares trade on a fully-franked 4.4% trailing dividend yield.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And third, ASX 200 telco Telstra Group Ltd (<a class=\"tickerized-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com.au\/tickers\/asx-tls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ASX: TLS<\/a>) shares trade on a 4.3% trailing dividend yield, franked at 90%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you were to invest the same amount into each of the above ASX 200 dividend stocks, you could then expect a yield of 4.8%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, your $1 million superannuation should see you earning $48,000 a year in passive income, with tax benefits from those franking credits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now remember the 7.3% annualised gains posted by the S&amp;P\/ASX 200 Gross Total Return Index? That extra 2.5% in annual growth over the passive income yield should be enough to mitigate the eroding effects of inflation over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Retiring with $1 million in superannuation to support a comfortable retirement is a great goal. 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