Personal-Finance

But in every single state in America, a $100,000 salary is no longer enough to be considered “upper-class”—and families with six-figure incomes are even struggling to get by.

Growing up in the 90s a six figure job was like the epitome of ‘made it’. And now it barely covers the bills, and median income is even lower.

_{Quote Citation: EMMA BURLEIGH, “People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200,000 a year aren’t even considered upper-class in some U.S. states”, March 24, 2025, 3:57 PM UTC, https://fortune.com/2025/03/24/us-middle-class-threshold-household-income-six-figures-inflation-salary-deflation/}