Every ladder
Selected percentiles from the survey curves behind the net worth and household income calculators, with links to each age group and state.
Net worth (SCF 2022)
| Percentile | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| p10 | $450 | top 90% |
| p25 | $27,000 | top 75% |
| p50 | $192,700 | top 50% |
| p75 | $659,000 | top 25% |
| p90 | $1.94M | top 10% |
| p95 | $3.80M | top 5% |
| p99 | $13.6M | top 1% |
By reference-person age: under 35 · 35–44 · 45–54 · 55–64 · 65–74 · 75 and up
Household money income, 2025 (CPS ASEC 2026)
| Percentile | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| p10 | $20,005 | top 90% |
| p25 | $43,708 | top 75% |
| p50 | $87,288 | top 50% |
| p75 | $159,510 | top 25% |
| p90 | $261,248 | top 10% |
| p95 | $354,000 | top 5% |
| p99 | $704,999 | top 1% |
To place your own income on this ladder, use the household income percentile calculator. To see how each percentile and state changed from 2024, read household income, 2025 vs 2024.
By state: 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
Income by state, side by side
| State | Estimated median | Estimated p90 |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $102,500 | $266,401 |
| Alabama | $68,000 | $206,664 |
| Arkansas | $67,812 | $205,658 |
| Arizona | $87,000 | $252,113 |
| California | $100,008 | $300,000 |
| Colorado | $103,104 | $285,210 |
| Connecticut | $101,012 | $320,849 |
| Washington, D.C. | $107,517 | $352,455 |
| Delaware | $99,944 | $292,300 |
| Florida | $77,920 | $226,500 |
| Georgia | $81,900 | $256,576 |
| Hawaii | $105,002 | $260,131 |
| Iowa | $81,582 | $244,164 |
| Idaho | $87,781 | $215,202 |
| Illinois | $93,002 | $272,500 |
| Indiana | $76,000 | $224,807 |
| Kansas | $85,231 | $232,740 |
| Kentucky | $73,353 | $221,426 |
| Louisiana | $60,002 | $198,228 |
| Massachusetts | $118,441 | $328,067 |
| Maryland | $115,507 | $315,898 |
| Maine | $95,005 | $260,005 |
| Michigan | $76,376 | $221,716 |
| Minnesota | $95,021 | $281,337 |
| Missouri | $84,370 | $209,802 |
| Mississippi | $57,648 | $184,048 |
| Montana | $87,193 | $230,432 |
| North Carolina | $80,000 | $223,328 |
| North Dakota | $85,000 | $232,602 |
| Nebraska | $100,602 | $260,002 |
| New Hampshire | $112,000 | $289,001 |
| New Jersey | $111,936 | $353,605 |
| New Mexico | $67,773 | $213,463 |
| Nevada | $89,000 | $256,650 |
| New York | $86,250 | $284,842 |
| Ohio | $85,000 | $253,808 |
| Oklahoma | $75,000 | $195,049 |
| Oregon | $92,635 | $265,741 |
| Pennsylvania | $85,200 | $253,502 |
| Rhode Island | $96,420 | $293,162 |
| South Carolina | $81,003 | $232,939 |
| South Dakota | $81,950 | $226,185 |
| Tennessee | $75,008 | $222,699 |
| Texas | $85,000 | $245,111 |
| Utah | $103,034 | $290,394 |
| Virginia | $99,352 | $288,320 |
| Vermont | $95,150 | $246,575 |
| Washington | $112,690 | $317,250 |
| Wisconsin | $88,135 | $248,600 |
| West Virginia | $62,000 | $183,743 |
| Wyoming | $81,010 | $230,295 |
The side-by-side comparison stops at p90. State samples are smaller than the national sample, so read state estimates near the top as broad bands.
Percentiles are descriptive statistics of public survey data. Survey estimates carry sampling error, which is largest in the far tails.