Am I rich?
How rich am I compared with other Americans?
Being rich is relative: it depends on who you compare yourself with. These calculators compare your net worth, household income, and salary with the latest U.S. distributions. Net worth covers U.S. families in the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances. Household income is pre-tax money income from the Census Bureau, and salary is the annual wage for all occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Net worth percentile calculator
U.S. families, 2025 dollars.
Median net worth by age
| Age | Median net worth |
|---|---|
| Less than 35 | $33,000 |
| 35 to 44 | $155,600 |
| 45 to 54 | $253,700 |
| 55 to 64 | $411,900 |
| 65 to 74 | $431,300 |
| 75 or more | $504,900 |
Federal Reserve, Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2022 to 2025 (October 2026).
Household income percentile calculator
Pre-tax money income of U.S. households in 2025.
Salary percentile calculator
Annual wage, all U.S. occupations, May 2025.
Benchmarks
- Top 10% net worth
- $2,550,300
- U.S. families, 2025, 90th percentile
- Top 1% net worth
- $16,463,300
- U.S. families, 2025, 99th percentile
- Median household income
- $87,460
- U.S. households, 2025
- Top 10% household income
- $261,300
- U.S. households, 2025, 90th percentile
- Top 5% household income
- $354,000
- U.S. households, 2025, 95th percentile
- Median salary
- $50,980
- All U.S. occupations, May 2025
- 90th percentile salary
- $128,560
- All U.S. occupations, May 2025
Frequently asked questions
Am I rich?
Rich is relative. In 2025, the median net worth of U.S. families was $215,900. A net worth of $2,550,300 is the 90th percentile (top 10%), and $16,463,300 is the 99th percentile (top 1%). The calculators compare your net worth, household income, and salary with those U.S. distributions.
How rich am I compared to other Americans?
The net worth calculator compares you with U.S. families in the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances. The household income calculator compares you with U.S. households in 2025. The salary calculator compares you with workers in all occupations in May 2025. Each result is a percentile: the share of that distribution at or below the amount you enter.
What net worth puts you in the top 1%?
The 99th percentile of U.S. family net worth in 2025 is $16,463,300. That is the top 1%. The 99.9th percentile is $63,821,800 (top 0.1%).
What is the median net worth in the U.S.?
The median net worth of U.S. families in 2025 was $215,900. By age of the reference person: Less than 35, $33,000; 35 to 44, $155,600; 45 to 54, $253,700; 55 to 64, $411,900; 65 to 74, $431,300; 75 or more, $504,900.
What household income is top 10%?
The 90th percentile of U.S. household income in 2025 is $261,300. That is the top 10%. The median household income is $87,460, and the 95th percentile (top 5%) is $354,000.
Where does the data come from?
Net worth comes from the Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (Summary Extract Public Data). Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, Income in the United States: 2025 (P60-289), Table 6. Salary comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all occupations. SCF percentiles are weighted percentiles computed from the public summary extract (the median check matches the published $215,900). Census and BLS points are published values.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Income in the United States: 2025 (P60-289), Table 1
- Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (Summary Extract Public Data)
- Federal Reserve, Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2022 to 2025 (October 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, Income in the United States: 2025 (P60-289), Table 6
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all occupations
- Pew Research Center, The State of the American Middle Class (May 2024)
SCF percentiles are weighted percentiles computed from the public summary extract (median check matches the published $215,900); Census and BLS points are published values.