Only 18 % of Americans Earn More Than $100k

[The Phoenix]

According to this site 60% of em post here

Your lack of faith in the Coli brehs is disheartening.

 

[Fillerguy]

18 percent is a lot of people when you factor in the overall population

Not really, especially when you look further out. Nearly 70 million out of almost +380 million.
Its mostly concentrated in white, older men.

How Many People Make Over 100k Per Year? - Zippia

Research Summary: The median income in the US is $44,225, but that doesn’t stop many Americans from pursuing more. Making over $100,000 per year is a common goal and is often considered one of the first stepping stones toward greater financial success. But just how many Americans do reach that...

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Of that 18% almost half live paycheck to paycheck. And most of those think they need more to be "rich".
"45% of Americans earning over $100k live paycheck-to-paycheck.

Despite the common belief that more money equates to more stability, many nearly half of all Americans making over $100k are struggling to pay the bills. In fact, the number of Americans earning over $100k who live paycheck-to-paycheck increased by seven percentage points between 2021-2022, from 38% to 45%.

82% of Americans making over $100k per year say they need to make at least $200k per year to consider themselves rich.

By contrast, 56% of Americans believe that making $100k per year would make them rich, highlighting the difference in mindset between poorer and wealthier citizens."

 

[Stuntone]

Man it's only 1 person on this entire forum getting paid that much, the rest of us are making from 50k to 95k and that just me being nice on the 95k.

i earn over 100k and im in Louisiana

 

[Stuntone]

That's really high, that almost every 1 out of 5. I thought it would around 8%.

Guarantee of that 18% a majority are White. So not many Blacks are living how we say we are.

 

[WIA20XX]

100K before Covid is now worth 126k

Folks stay losing ground even when they think they're getting ahead.

Value of $100,000 from 2019 to 2025​

$100,000 in 2019 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $126,359.68 today, an increase of $26,359.68 over 6 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.98% per year between 2019 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 26.36%.

This means that today's prices are 1.26 times as high as average prices since 2019, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 79.139% of what it could buy back then.

 

[LadyJ2]

That’s one out of every 5 pretty much. That’s not bad.



$100k translates to roughly 115–120 IQ.

Average IQ in America is 98.

 

[cyndaquil]

That’s one out of every 5 pretty much. That’s not bad.



$100k translates to roughly 115–120 IQ.

Average IQ in America is 98.

It's bad when you consider the distribution of income across ethnicities. Then it's even worse when you then consider the skewed wealth of the top 1% vs everyone else. Incomes haven't kept up with inflation. Everyone is hosed now compared to years ago. You can see it. In 2015 if a breh mads a thread telling young folks to stay home and stack their bread posters would tell them to move out, its not that bad out here. 10 years later most are saying stay home and stack that bread dont move out until youre ready. Overall economic climate is bad right now

 

[num123]

According to this site 60% of em post here

Not sure about the numbers but i do not think most people are lying about what they make on here:

I have posted what i make before and have others. This is a place where there are a lot of older people on here so i would not be surprised if the numbers are skewed a little from real world norms.

 

[beenz]

According to this site 60% of em post here

Beat me to it

 

[LeaveMyHairLineAlone]

i earn over 100k and im in Louisiana

Guarantee of that 18% a majority are White. So not many Blacks are living how we say we are.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Women said men need to make 250 grand annually to be able to talk to them

A breh might me heading back to Cali for a wedding in April

Niece gettin' married. My dumb ass didnt even read the invitation to see where it's at. Probably Pasadena

 

[chineebai]

1 in 5 ain’t bad.

 

[CopiousX]

Not sure about the numbers but i do not think most people are lying about what they make on here:

I have posted what i make before and have others. This is a place where there are a lot of older people on here so i would not be surprised if the numbers are skewed a little from real world norms.

Even worse, we have a lot of posters from the north east and west coast on here further skewing salaries. salaries are inherently inflated in those environments and abnormal when compared to the rest of the country.



its not uncommon for a regular bus driver or garbage man in LA , DC, or NYC with only 3months of formal training to make 100k in those regions , whereas the exact same position and experience is lucky to make 50k in san antonio or St.Louis or Atlanta.


Even traditionally high earning jobs like software engineers or associates lawyers are capped at 90k-110k in the south east or the non-chicago midwest, while their peers in Seatle or Boston are starting at 150k+ .

 

[Lord_nikon]

According to this site 60% of em post here

6 figures , 6 foot 6 and 6 bytches


90% post here

 

[AAKing23]

Pretty sure there was some stat that said like 50% of working black men make under 50k .

Facts, in fact if you make 70k or more you are a top 20 percent earner

I'm in the 70k range for income and don't make 100k+