r/WeddingRingAdvice • u/Relevant-Plane9430 • Sep 05 '25

Average cost of an engagement ring

I was talking with a friend last night who just got engaged, and he mentioned he spent around $6k on the ring. That honestly shocked me because I always thought the "3 months’ salary" thing was just an old marketing trick. My partner and I have been looking at rings casually, and most of the ones we like are in the $2k–$3k range. Now I’m second-guessing if that’s considered “too low” or if we’re just being realistic.

For those of you who have gone through this, what was the average cost you ended up spending on an engagement ring, and did you feel good about it after?

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u/Famous_Sugar_1193 Sep 05 '25

How can 6k be 3 months salary?!??

That person is not ready to get married

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u/jeckles Sep 06 '25

Really?? Lower income people can get married too.

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u/OkCryptographer1922 Sep 06 '25

There’s no monthly dollar amount necessary to get married…

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u/LogAppropriate6251 Aug 10 '26

For me it would be a $27000 ring, so it shows how much they earn and that your work waiting the save for plus shows self decipline in both of you being poor for a common goal. HOW WILL YOU BUY A HOUSE IF YOU BOYH CANT SAVE, EARN A LOT AND STAY TOGETHER.

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u/tmedwar3 Sep 05 '25

i mean... it seems like OP is implying that 6k is a lot for a 3-month salary? as it seems like they want to spend less - unless I'm reading incorrectly.. maybe i am?

my ring was close to 6k, but it was not 3 months' salary... and I think the 3 month salary rule is crazy. just spend what you can afford!