Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Where Do You Fall on the Income Curve?

The Tax Policy Center has updated its figures on the income distribution in America. Household income at the 50th percentile versus household income at the 51st percentile is $42,327 versus $43,564. Household income between the 98th percentile and the 99th percentile is $360,435 versus $506,553. But, household income at the 99.5th percentile is $815,868, while at the 99.9th percentile is more than double that, at $2,075,574 a year.

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 The full data set is here.

(Chartvia NyTi)

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