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You might think a comfortable salary means you've made it. That's not always true anymore. The middle class income range spans from $56,600 to $169,800 for 2025, with upper middle class households ...

There's a lot of variation within each group. The top 5% of earners, for example, bring in $295,000 or more per year. That's nearly 10x what someone in the lowest quintile earns annually. It's also ...

Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 Gallup Poll, 54% of Americans self-identify as middle class. Going from middle class to upper middle class ...

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. Find Out: ...

You might not notice it at first glance, but something's changing in how the upper middle class spends. The once-free-flowing ...

Data now shows that comfortable amenities like gym memberships and rooftop solar panels are no longer as commonplace in the ...

Ever wonder where your income puts you compared to the rest of the country? I do. Not in a comparison-obsessed way, but more like a quick "Am I doing OK?" check-in kind of thing. The U.S. Census ...

When you're earning a paycheck, it's easy to gauge how you stack up. Salary charts tell you exactly where you fall on the income ladder. But retirement rewrites the math. Without annual earnings, the ...

Upper-middle-class Americans fall into a gray zone between financial comfort and extreme wealth. They don’t necessarily have to worry too much about money — but they can’t afford to be reckless with ...