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On this page is an individual income percentile by age calculator for the United States. Enter age and pre-tax (gross) income earned in full-year 2021 to compare to income distribution by age (It's the newest data to this point in 2022.). Optionally plot income distribution for other ages using the pull-down menu. (Find the math and methodology in the median, top 1%, and average income by age research post.) What else is there? See our individual income calculator and household income calculator.

What was the average and median income by age in 2022?

In this chart I've listed the median and average income by age, plus the top 1% by age. For completeness, it also includes the 25%, 75%, and 90% income by age breakpoints. Age 25% 50% 75% 90% 99% Average 16 $1 $2,000 $5,512 $15,000.00 $45,000.00 $5,785.42 17 $972 $3,013 $7,500 $17,610.00 $79,000.00 $7,761.47 18 $1,600 $6,000 $14,820 $25,001.00 $65,002.00 $10,753.50 19 $3,990 $11,515 $23,000 $35,000.00 $71,001.00 $15,640.00 20 $6,000 $16,479 $27,516 $40,000.00 $80,004.00 $19,526.09 21 $10,000 $20,000 $30,001 $41,820.00 $83,002.00 $22,363.58 22 $10,000 $20,000 $34,320 $50,000.00 $93,691.00 $24,706.00 23 $14,000 $25,000 $40,033 $60,101.00 $100,005.00 $30,118.12 24 $17,750 $30,000 $46,401 $65,000.00 $149,501.00 $36,054.20 25 $21,000 $35,000 $55,000 $76,011.00 $160,201.00 $42,943.11 26 $22,000 $38,000 $58,000 $86,102.00 $237,507.00 $47,873.45 27 $25,000 $41,001 $61,600 $91,800.00 $203,551.00 $50,298.65 28 $25,025 $42,002 $65,000 $100,100.00 $217,172.00 $54,221.10 29 $25,100 $45,000 $67,310 $100,400.00 $240,001.00 $54,718.76 30 $25,200 $45,003 $73,321 $108,530.00 $338,500.00 $59,818.59 31 $28,000 $45,704 $70,002 $111,100.00 $252,670.00 $57,537.18 32 $29,998 $48,002 $77,060 $120,500.00 $320,900.00 $63,165.08 33 $29,980 $49,000 $76,255 $120,202.00 $296,000.00 $62,046.62 34 $28,000 $50,000 $78,003 $122,210.00 $406,001.00 $66,313.13 35 $30,616 $52,776 $87,055 $133,504.00 $347,103.00 $71,388.71 36 $30,000 $52,010 $87,006 $131,131.00 $391,451.00 $71,345.70 37 $30,000 $52,103 $86,000 $137,060.00 $304,027.00 $69,504.62 38 $30,000 $52,000 $89,610 $150,110.00 $433,410.00 $74,890.28 39 $30,000 $53,100 $90,301 $145,000.00 $395,509.00 $74,456.32 40 $32,000 $54,896 $87,855 $140,669.00 $330,011.00 $71,525.01 41 $30,091 $53,119 $89,404 $150,012.00 $576,004.00 $75,906.69 42 $32,000 $56,000 $97,000 $162,051.00 $467,203.00 $81,284.92 43 $31,000 $55,100 $95,000 $152,725.00 $545,563.00 $79,293.20 44 $34,000 $58,000 $100,004 $150,168.00 $422,200.00 $79,302.79 45 $31,382 $57,000 $100,012 $160,001.00 $421,905.00 $81,303.94 46 $33,289 $55,950 $92,403 $147,038.00 $445,201.00 $79,092.44 47 $33,000 $60,000 $97,761 $156,500.00 $423,000.00 $82,042.96 48 $33,800 $56,875 $100,000 $150,155.00 $405,395.00 $80,901.14 49 $30,400 $58,301 $100,000 $150,500.00 $500,040.00 $81,242.54 50 $32,003 $55,002 $93,010 $159,403.00 $403,724.00 $77,529.42 51 $34,000 $60,001 $100,500 $160,822.00 $491,280.00 $85,857.91 52 $31,735 $55,884 $95,000 $150,022.00 $430,952.00 $77,526.22 53 $35,000 $60,000 $100,001 $163,625.00 $590,000.00 $88,138.18 54 $32,001 $56,022 $97,300 $170,000.00 $501,053.00 $83,191.57 55 $32,015 $55,000 $101,000 $165,240.00 $501,500.00 $83,291.85 56 $31,000 $55,350 $94,050 $151,200.00 $493,229.00 $78,161.63 57 $30,000 $52,000 $96,000 $162,002.00 $592,501.00 $82,172.30 58 $32,000 $55,000 $92,500 $150,000.00 $437,022.00 $76,561.92 59 $29,012 $50,033 $88,003 $161,101.00 $480,815.00 $78,545.31 60 $32,100 $57,000 $100,006 $160,790.00 $435,000.00 $81,424.28 61 $31,005 $56,438 $100,001 $170,051.00 $488,500.00 $79,541.38 62 $32,000 $54,001 $96,301 $163,012.00 $725,754.00 $86,680.48 63 $30,000 $59,801 $104,138 $168,000.00 $620,201.00 $88,359.06 64 $31,000 $55,650 $103,001 $167,612.00 $625,172.00 $87,985.91 65 $32,001 $58,000 $90,541 $152,095.00 $484,120.00 $82,909.61 66 $31,899 $55,028 $90,500 $153,790.00 $568,650.00 $79,208.02 67 $34,488 $59,830 $97,349 $165,000.00 $688,347.00 $89,157.79 68 $33,990 $60,028 $100,790 $175,627.00 $412,806.00 $86,361.18 69 $35,784 $60,082 $100,011 $168,740.00 $437,201.00 $84,066.92 70 $34,182 $54,800 $95,751 $164,400.00 $474,201.00 $84,946.11 71 $31,216 $54,953 $108,842 $176,282.00 $978,626.00 $91,061.64 72 $30,001 $53,340 $100,000 $193,600.00 $406,000.00 $84,480.59 73 $34,858 $60,792 $109,050 $205,285.00 $467,016.00 $90,257.94 74 $31,918 $50,100 $102,005 $188,411.00 $542,000.00 $83,386.70 75 $28,320 $53,432 $87,301 $146,051.00 $441,200.00 $73,327.31 As I say every year: the data is noisy. You can read the source post for some explanation, but know that we can't be perfect with these income breaks. You're getting a "feel" for the threshold, not the exact percentage – take a look at people a year older or younger as well.

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Average, Median and Selected Income Percentiles for Ages 25-65

This next graph shows selected income percentiles for certain ages: 25, 35, 45, 55, and 65. Again, beware of reading too much into the top 1% - assume a healthy accuracy gap, especially near the top income brackets. rah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren and Michael Westberry. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Current Population Survey: Version 9.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2021. https://doi.org/10.18128/D030.V9.0 To see our "worker" screen, read the 2022 individual income bracket post. Total income comes from many sources: here's a list. To see the number of data points and estimated number of workers by age, see the income by age post. To narrow to just wage income, see the salary percentile by age calculator.

Individual Income Percentile by Age Calculators for Past Years

To see past editions of the income percentile by age calculator, here are the archives: Want more? Also see our net worth calculator and net worth by age calculator.

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