HomeThis calculator helps you find your income percentile in the USA based on income.
The median income in the USA for 2024 is $50,200 which is the 50th percentile. When it comes to the average individual income it is $73,472 which is much higher than the mean.
How much would it take to be in the top 1% of income in US? You would need income of $414,575 to join the top 1% in US.
Top 1% income percentile in the USA
Those in the top 1% income percentile in US have an average income of $414,575.
Top 1% income in US by state
While the income to be considered in the top 1% of invidiual income earners is $414,575 across USA, this income changes on a state-by-state basis. Here is a breakdown of what it would take to be a top 1% income earner in some states:
- California: $582,350
- Connecticut: $761,957
- Florida: $389,851
- Hawaii: $436,646
- Mississippi: $265,817
- Missouri: $301,100
- New York: $498,800
- Texas: $415,388
Top 1% income percentile in the United States by age
An individual income of $430,000 is needed in 2024 to be considered in the 99th percentile or top 1% of individual income earners in the USA. This is an increase from the previous 2023 inflation adjusted income of $414,757.
Top 2% income percentile in USA
This is a list of the income that you would need to make to be in the top 2 percent of income earners in US:
Top 5 percent income in USA
To be considered in the top 5% of income earners or 95th percentile, the threshold is $201,050 in 2024.
Top 10 percent income in the USA
To reach a top 10% individual income or the 90th percentile of individual income earners in the USA you would need to earn $150,000 in 2024.
2024 income percentile source: Sarah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren, Daniel Backman, Annie Chen, Grace Cooper, Stephanie Richards, Megan Schouweiler, and Michael Westberry. IPUMS CPS: Version 11.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18128/D030.V11.0