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Oops...the click bait confused me....

Posted by Rod M (W) on March 25, 2025 at 17:51:13

In Reply to: How much money do you need to be in the Middle Class? posted by Rod M on March 25, 2025 at 14:01:37:

The prior link is the top of the middle class in the states where another dollar puts you into the upper class. Thanks Barry.

Here are the highest and lowest incomes to be in the Middle Class.

Top 10 States With the Highest Middle Class Income Threshold

Massachusetts
Median income (2023): $99,858
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $66,565
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $199,716
Median income (2022): $94,488
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $62,986
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $188,976

New Jersey
Median income (2023): $99,781
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $66,514
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $199,562
Median income (2022): $96,346
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $64,224
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $192,692

Maryland
Median income (2023): $98,678
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $65,779
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $197,356
Median income (2022): $94,991
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $63,321
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $189,982

New Hampshire
Median income (2023): $96,838
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $64,552
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $193,676
Median income (2022): $89,992
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $59,989
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $179,984

California
Median income (2023): $95,521
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $63,674
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $191,042
Median income (2022): $91,551
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $61,028
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $183,102

Hawaii
Median income (2023): $95,322
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $63,542
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $190,644
Median income (2022): $92,458
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $61,633
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $184,916

Washington
Median income (2023): $94,605
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $63,064
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $189,210
Median income (2022): $91,306
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $60,865
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $182,612

Utah
Median income (2023): $93,421
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $62,274
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $186,842
Median income (2022): $89,168
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $59,439
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $178,336

Colorado
Median income (2023): $92,911
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $61,934
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $185,822
Median income (2022): $89,302
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $59,529
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $178,604

Connecticut
Median income (2023): $91,665
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $61,104
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $183,330
Median income (2022): $88,429
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $58,947
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $176,858

Top 10 States With the Lowest Middle Income Threshold

Mississippi
Median income (2023): $54,203
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $36,132
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $108,406
Median income (2022): $52,719
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $35,142
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $105,438

West Virginia
Median income (2023): $55,948
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $37,295
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $111,896
Median income (2022): $54,329
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $36,216
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $108,658

Louisiana
Median income (2023): $58,229
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $38,815
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $116,458
Median income (2022): $55,416
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $36,940
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $110,832

Arkansas
Median income (2023): $58,700
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $39,129
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $117,400
Median income (2022): $55,432
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $36,951
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $110,864

Kentucky
Median income (2023): $61,118
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $40,741
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $122,236
Median income (2022): $59,341
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $39,557
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $118,682

Oklahoma
Median income (2023): $62,138
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $41,421
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $124,276
Median income (2022): $59,673
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $39,778
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $119,346

Alabama
Median income (2023): $62,212
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $41,471
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $124,424
Median income (2022): $59,674
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $39,779
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $119,348

New Mexico
Median income (2023): $62,268
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $41,508
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $124,536
Median income (2022): $59,726
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $39,813
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $119,452

Tennessee
Median income (2023): $67,631
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $45,083
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $135,262
Median income (2022): $65,254
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $43,498
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $130,508

Ohio
Median income (2023): $67,769
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2023): $45,175
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2023): $135,538
Median income (2022): $65,720
Lower bounds on middle-class income (2022): $43,809
Upper bounds on middle-class income (2022): $131,440

-Rod

Edits: 03/25/25

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