What’s your household income percentile?
Your household income percentile is the share of US households with less money income than yours. Our estimate of the 2025 US median household money income is $87,288. It took about $159,510 to reach the top 25%, $261,248 for the top 10%, $354,000 for the top 5% and $704,999 for the top 1%.
Enter your household’s money income for calendar year 2025 to compare it with US households or households in your state. The estimates come from the Census Bureau’s 2026 CPS ASEC release.
What to enter: money income received on a regular basis before taxes and other deductions. Leave out capital gains and noncash benefits. Census money-income definition.
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Result
Each tick is one household in 100, from lowest to highest 2025 income. The curve above them is what each one made, on a scale that spreads out the lower incomes.
Percentiles are descriptive statistics of public survey data. Survey estimates carry sampling error, which is largest in the far tails.
US household income by percentile
| Percentile | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| p10 | $20,005 | top 90% |
| p20 | $35,740 | top 80% |
| p25 | $43,708 | top 75% |
| p30 | $51,306 | top 70% |
| p40 | $68,553 | top 60% |
| p50 | $87,288 | top 50% |
| p60 | $110,220 | top 40% |
| p70 | $140,901 | top 30% |
| p75 | $159,510 | top 25% |
| p80 | $182,372 | top 20% |
| p90 | $261,248 | top 10% |
| p95 | $354,000 | top 5% |
| p99 | $704,999 | top 1% |
Household income percentiles by state: estimated medians run from $57,648 in Mississippi to $118,441 in Massachusetts. Choose a state or D.C.: AK · AL · AR · AZ · CA · CO · CT · DC · DE · FL · GA · HI · IA · ID · IL · IN · KS · KY · LA · MA · MD · ME · MI · MN · MO · MS · MT · NC · ND · NE · NH · NJ · NM · NV · NY · OH · OK · OR · PA · RI · SC · SD · TN · TX · UT · VA · VT · WA · WI · WV · WY
How each percentile and state changed from 2024: household income, 2025 vs 2024.
By the householder’s age: household income by age. For one person’s pay: salary percentile calculator.
What percentile is my household income?
Where common 2025 household incomes fall among all US households. Each row shows the same result the calculator gives for that amount.
| Household income | Higher than | That is |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | about 13% | about top 87% |
| $50,000 | about 29% | about top 71% |
| $75,000 | about 44% | about top 56% |
| $100,000 | about 56% | about top 44% |
| $125,000 | about 65% | about top 35% |
| $150,000 | about 73% | about top 27% |
| $200,000 | about 83% | about top 17% |
| $250,000 | about 89% | about top 11% |
| $300,000 | about 93% | about top 7% |
| $400,000 | about 96% | about top 4% |
| $500,000 | about 98% | about top 2% |
FAQ
What is the median household income in the US?
About $87,288 for calendar year 2025. The median is the midpoint, with roughly half of households above it and half below.
Where does the top 10% of US household income start?
About $261,248 for calendar year 2025, from the Census CPS ASEC 2026 release. The top 5% starts at about $354,000 and the top 1% at about $704,999. Sampling uncertainty is greatest in the far tail.
What percentile is a $100,000 household income?
About the 56th percentile. A 2025 household money income of $100,000 is higher than about 56% of US households, which places it in the top 44%.
What should I count as household money income?
Use the household total, not just one person’s earnings. The CPS uses the Census definition: money income received on a regular basis before taxes and other deductions. It excludes certain receipts such as capital gains and excludes noncash benefits such as food assistance, health benefits, and subsidized housing.