Income percentile calculator
OfficialEnter your pay to see where it ranks among workers in the US and in your state.
Percentile among US workers
71st
$75,000 a year is more than 71% of US workers earn; the median is $50,980.
- Median wage
- $50,980
- 90th percentile
- $128,560
- 10th percentile
- $31,200
Percentiles come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), interpolated between the published points and never extrapolated beyond the 10th and 90th.
What percentile is my income?
Half of US workers earn less than $50,980 a year, a quarter earn less than $37,590 and a quarter earn more than $80,520. Enter your pay to place it exactly.
How this is calculated
- Between the published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile wages, the position follows a log scale.
- Outside the 10th and 90th percentiles the result says so instead of estimating.
What income is top 10% and top 1%?
The top 10% of US workers earn more than $128,560 a year. The top 1% earned more than $350,000 in 2023.
The top 10% is a wage figure for employees; the top 1% comes from wage records of all earners.
Income percentiles by state
The median wage runs from $40,120 in Mississippi to $91,540 in Washington, DC. The table lists the 10th to 90th percentile for every state.
| State | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $26,090 | $32,050 | $45,670 | $66,790 | $101,250 |
| Alaska | $34,930 | $43,470 | $61,000 | $92,910 | $128,720 |
| Arizona | $34,190 | $38,160 | $50,060 | $77,830 | $120,180 |
| Arkansas | $27,020 | $31,880 | $43,630 | $61,850 | $94,740 |
| California | $35,950 | $41,600 | $58,240 | $97,880 | $159,080 |
| Colorado | $36,350 | $43,680 | $59,800 | $93,220 | $136,330 |
| Connecticut | $35,450 | $40,390 | $59,690 | $95,110 | $135,790 |
| Delaware | $31,650 | $37,300 | $52,190 | $81,560 | $127,690 |
| Washington, DC | $39,650 | $55,460 | $91,540 | $144,680 | $195,190 |
| Florida | $30,010 | $36,290 | $47,880 | $75,410 | $114,550 |
| Georgia | $27,930 | $35,700 | $48,170 | $77,570 | $122,470 |
| Hawaii | $34,170 | $40,370 | $56,320 | $81,510 | $123,660 |
| Idaho | $29,300 | $36,660 | $47,970 | $72,320 | $103,240 |
| Illinois | $32,900 | $37,960 | $51,960 | $83,060 | $127,770 |
| Indiana | $29,120 | $36,500 | $47,860 | $72,000 | $101,160 |
| Iowa | $28,930 | $36,570 | $48,540 | $70,290 | $99,630 |
| Kansas | $28,530 | $35,880 | $48,010 | $72,280 | $103,250 |
| Kentucky | $27,970 | $35,410 | $46,920 | $66,760 | $98,380 |
| Louisiana | $22,710 | $30,350 | $45,520 | $66,340 | $100,110 |
| Maine | $35,140 | $40,120 | $51,430 | $76,230 | $105,510 |
| Maryland | $34,520 | $39,440 | $59,510 | $98,010 | $145,410 |
| Massachusetts | $36,330 | $44,730 | $63,590 | $102,580 | $163,010 |
| Michigan | $30,290 | $37,070 | $49,270 | $77,910 | $110,650 |
| Minnesota | $33,540 | $39,680 | $56,920 | $82,520 | $125,730 |
| Mississippi | $22,970 | $29,760 | $40,120 | $60,180 | $84,500 |
| Missouri | $29,780 | $36,160 | $47,800 | $74,260 | $104,320 |
| Montana | $29,390 | $37,210 | $48,740 | $72,640 | $100,610 |
| Nebraska | $30,120 | $37,370 | $48,980 | $73,830 | $103,110 |
| Nevada | $28,270 | $36,150 | $47,660 | $74,140 | $106,080 |
| New Hampshire | $33,030 | $39,860 | $55,880 | $81,780 | $126,930 |
| New Jersey | $34,450 | $39,400 | $58,570 | $96,720 | $142,750 |
| New Mexico | $28,760 | $35,260 | $47,210 | $75,030 | $110,070 |
| New York | $35,760 | $41,160 | $59,670 | $98,810 | $157,500 |
| North Carolina | $28,580 | $36,030 | $47,970 | $75,610 | $119,640 |
| North Dakota | $31,330 | $38,600 | $52,480 | $75,810 | $103,160 |
| Ohio | $29,210 | $36,820 | $49,380 | $77,570 | $106,800 |
| Oklahoma | $25,850 | $32,740 | $45,600 | $66,000 | $100,690 |
| Oregon | $35,680 | $42,690 | $57,000 | $83,070 | $129,520 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,920 | $36,690 | $49,690 | $78,270 | $117,860 |
| Rhode Island | $32,470 | $39,780 | $56,780 | $85,200 | $128,120 |
| South Carolina | $27,070 | $34,630 | $46,490 | $70,340 | $103,010 |
| South Dakota | $29,300 | $36,030 | $47,080 | $64,020 | $94,900 |
| Tennessee | $28,600 | $35,830 | $47,380 | $71,050 | $103,130 |
| Texas | $27,250 | $35,370 | $48,620 | $77,840 | $125,220 |
| Utah | $30,040 | $37,520 | $50,110 | $78,560 | $119,990 |
| Vermont | $35,910 | $43,350 | $56,390 | $79,240 | $111,480 |
| Virginia | $30,530 | $37,720 | $55,690 | $89,420 | $139,010 |
| Washington | $38,670 | $47,020 | $62,990 | $101,710 | $153,630 |
| West Virginia | $26,070 | $31,530 | $45,300 | $64,940 | $98,220 |
| Wisconsin | $29,980 | $37,700 | $50,270 | $76,350 | $104,990 |
| Wyoming | $28,870 | $37,110 | $50,270 | $74,760 | $104,190 |
What is middle class income?
Middle class is usually measured by household income, not one worker's pay. For individual workers, the middle half earn between $37,590 and $80,520 a year.