Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Wealthy vs Rich - Top 1% & 5% Annual Income Needed by State

The top one percent has a total net worth of $44 million according to the St. Louis Fed. 

 Total Net Worth Held by the Top 1%
(99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles)
(WFRBLT01026)

According to the SmartAsset article "What It Takes to Be in the 1% By State – 2022 Study", 

"An American family needs an income of $597,815 to be considered in the top 1% of earners nationwide. This, however, varies from state to state. In Connecticut, a family needs almost $900,000 in annual income to be in the top 1% of earners in their state, whereas a family in the top 1% of West Virginia needs only an average of just over $350,000"

A VC told me last summer that they have to pay key people poached from Google about one million a year in salary, which I thought was high but sure explains how people can pay $4M to $6M for a home in the more expensive cities here (Atherton, Hillsborough, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Woodside etc. )  Looking at this data, it fits as key people at top companies should be in the top 0.1% of pay.

Here’s how much money you have to earn to be in the top 1% in every US state

#1 Connecticut 

Top 1% income threshold: $896,490Top 5% income threshold: $311,589

#2 Massachusetts

Top 1% income threshold: $810,256Top 5% income threshold: $314,389

#3 New York

Top 1% income threshold: $777,126Top 5% income threshold: $265,530

#4 New Jersey

Top 1% income threshold: $760,462Top 5% income threshold: $308,976

#5 California

Top 1% income threshold: $745,314Top 5% income threshold: $291,277

#6 Washington

Top 1% income threshold: $685,128Top 5% income threshold: $283,574

#7 Colorado

Top 1% income threshold: $632,277Top 5% income threshold: $264,313

#8 Illinois

Top 1% income threshold: $627,329Top 5% income threshold: $250,266

#9 Florida

Top 1% income threshold: $623,736Top 5% income threshold: $223,179

#10 Texas

Top 1% income threshold: $594,313Top 5% income threshold: $237,383

Maryland

Top 1% income threshold: $588,035Top 5% income threshold: $265,100

Virginia

Top 1% income threshold: $584,784Top 5% income threshold: $270,360

Wyoming

Top 1% income threshold: $578,298Top 5% income threshold: $212,937

Minnesota

Top 1% income threshold: $574,780Top 5% income threshold: $243,659

New Hampshire

Top 1% income threshold: $568,731Top 5% income threshold: $254,995

Georgia

Top 1% income threshold: $543,748Top 5% income threshold: $225,232

Pennsylvania

Top 1% income threshold: $541,612Top 5% income threshold: $229,015

North Dakota

Top 1% income threshold: $540,837Top 5% income threshold: $223,203

Nevada

Top 1% income threshold: $540,025Top 5% income threshold: $205,028

Utah

Top 1% income threshold: $528,864Top 5% income threshold: $217,757

Oregon

Top 1% income threshold: $517,607Top 5% income threshold: $228,006

North Carolina

Top 1% income threshold: $506,795Top 5% income threshold: $218,073

South Dakota

Top 1% income threshold: $504,422Top 5% income threshold: $203,185

Arizona

Top 1% income threshold: $503,408Top 5% income threshold: $216,972

Kansas

Top 1% income threshold: $501,009Top 5% income threshold: $213,529

Rhode Island

Top 1% income threshold: $493,748Top 5% income threshold: $220,113

Tennessee

Top 1% income threshold: $492,583Top 5% income threshold: $201,597

Alaska

Top 1% income threshold: $486,671Top 5% income threshold: $230,260

Delaware

Top 1% income threshold: $480,472Top 5% income threshold: $222,092

Nebraska

Top 1% income threshold: $477,312Top 5% income threshold: $207,417

Michigan

Top 1% income threshold: $476,358Top 5% income threshold: $208,693

Wisconsin

Top 1% income threshold: $475,584Top 5% income threshold: $204,669

Louisiana

Top 1% income threshold: $471,506Top 5% income threshold: $199,454

Missouri

Top 1% income threshold: $470,279Top 5% income threshold: $202,054

Oklahoma

Top 1% income threshold: $469,311Top 5% income threshold: $197,397

Montana

Top 1% income threshold: $465,702Top 5% income threshold: $196,629

South Carolina

Top 1% income threshold: $463,976Top 5% income threshold: $202,000

Idaho

Top 1% income threshold: $462,352Top 5% income threshold: $197,850

Ohio

Top 1% income threshold: $460,129Top 5% income threshold: $197,621

Hawaii

Top 1% income threshold: $453,471Top 5% income threshold: $212,622

Vermont

Top 1% income threshold: $451,765Top 5% income threshold: $206,007

Iowa

Top 1% income threshold: $441,223Top 5% income threshold: $202,268

Indiana

Top 1% income threshold: $437,567Top 5% income threshold: $192,928

Maine

Top 1% income threshold: $434,306Top 5% income threshold: $194,663

Alabama

Top 1% income threshold: $432,330Top 5% income threshold: $193,273

Kentucky

Top 1% income threshold: $412,836Top 5% income threshold: $184,217

Arkansas

Top 1% income threshold: $411,633Top 5% income threshold: $183,945

New Mexico

Top 1% income threshold: $384,427Top 5% income threshold: $185,641

Mississippi

Top 1% income threshold: $361,462Top 5% income threshold: $168,705

West Virginia

Top 1% income threshold: $350,212Top 5% income threshold: $171,135

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