Income Percentile Calculator
The median U.S. household earned $83,730 in the latest Census release; the median individual worker about $53,010. Enter a number and see exactly where it lands on the national curve — the answer is a distribution, not an average.
A $100,000 household income is roughly the 58th percentile — 42.8% of U.S. households make six figures. Top 10% starts near $251,036; top 1% near $659,060 (household).
- Median household$83,730
- Top 25% (household)~$153,000
- Top 10%~$251,036
- Top 5%~$335,575
- Top 1%~$659,060
Census P60-286 (Sept 2025, income year 2024); percentile curve: Percentile curves computed by DQYDJ from IPUMS CPS ASEC microdata (income year 2024); anchored to the Census-official median of $83,730 — the microdata median differs by 0.2%.
U.S. household income percentiles
| Percentile | Household income |
|---|---|
| 10th | $19,889 |
| 20th | $34,476 |
| 25th | $41,401 |
| 40th | $65,056 |
| 50th | $83,592 |
| 60th | $105,411 |
| 75th | $153,000 |
| 80th | $175,696 |
| 90th | $251,036 |
| 95th | $335,575 |
| 99th | $659,060 |
Income year 2024 (latest available), from CPS ASEC microdata anchored to the Census-official median of $83,730. Mean household income is $120,952 — pulled far above the median by the top of the distribution, which is the whole reason percentiles beat averages here.
Individual worker milestones
| Milestone | Individual income |
|---|---|
| Median, all workers | $53,010 |
| Median, full-time (40+ hrs) | $65,000 |
| Top 25% (full-time) | $106,045 |
| Top 10% | $155,042 |
| Top 5% | $210,351 |
| Top 1% | $450,100 |
Household vs. individual matters: two median workers married to each other form a ~75th-percentile household. Compare like with like — and note these are pre-tax incomes; the Census post-tax median is $72,330.
Frequently asked questions
What income is the top 10% in the U.S.?
About $251,036 for households and $155,042 for individual workers (income year 2024, latest data).
Is $100,000 a good household income?
It's around the 58th percentile — better than a majority, but no longer rare: 42.8% of households now clear six figures. Location changes the feel more than the rank.
What is the median household income?
$83,730 (Census, income year 2024). Post-tax, the median is $72,330.
Household or individual — which should I use?
Applications and Census statistics usually mean household (everyone under one roof). For salary benchmarking, use individual full-time figures — the median full-time worker earns about $65,000.
Sources & methodology
Sources: Census P60-286 (income year 2024) · DQYDJ percentile curves (IPUMS CPS).
Percentile curve from CPS ASEC microdata (third-party computation, labeled), anchored to Census-official medians; between-anchor values interpolated. Individual-worker curve uses published milestone thresholds.