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Income Percentile by Age Calculator for the United States

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PK

On this page is an individual income percentile by age calculator for the United States for 2026.

Enter age and pre-tax (gross) income earned in full-year 2025 to compare to income distribution by age. 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.)

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What else is there? See our individual income calculator and household income calculator.

What was the average and median income by age in 2026?

Individual income percentiles by age (25, 35, 45, 55, 65) in the United States, 2026

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 10%, 25%, 75%, and 90% income by age breakpoints.

Age10%25%Median75%90%Top 1%Average
16$0$2$2,001$7,000$16,000$112,701$7,218
17$0$250$3,200$8,064$16,260$67,000$7,319
18$0$2,000$6,000$15,200$32,000$86,400$13,044
19$1$4,500$14,005$25,001$40,200$107,000$20,708
20$1,500$8,000$20,000$34,000$50,000$100,000$24,169
21$2,003$9,300$21,000$37,000$53,000$124,999$27,248
22$1,100$11,000$24,410$41,400$62,001$120,238$31,513
23$5,000$15,600$30,305$50,384$75,501$128,002$37,720
24$7,500$20,001$36,540$55,001$80,001$150,500$42,744
25$8,472$25,005$45,000$69,515$100,150$206,800$52,602
26$10,010$25,000$47,019$70,000$100,000$200,004$53,367
27$12,005$28,491$50,000$76,000$110,260$233,202$59,988
28$16,000$30,000$51,000$80,000$122,012$257,001$63,061
29$16,361$35,001$57,000$87,492$121,592$248,875$66,698
30$19,164$35,000$55,000$84,378$131,220$341,000$71,189
31$20,105$38,501$60,006$98,000$149,700$438,000$79,507
32$19,561$36,000$58,242$92,000$141,700$500,000$80,611
33$20,000$35,002$60,000$94,006$145,263$301,950$74,288
34$20,000$35,500$60,050$100,000$158,400$380,105$81,933
35$20,000$36,000$62,328$100,502$161,027$352,030$82,033
36$17,000$40,000$65,000$105,060$170,000$422,500$86,251
37$18,463$38,000$62,105$105,010$165,650$457,800$87,085
38$20,005$40,000$69,400$116,066$180,100$600,000$95,047
39$20,003$40,000$70,000$120,652$190,002$624,000$100,470
40$20,000$38,202$65,005$112,832$197,540$753,450$96,535
41$23,913$40,002$70,000$118,721$190,320$660,000$100,430
42$20,000$40,025$68,000$115,000$173,502$590,003$95,384
43$19,000$40,000$70,011$120,052$200,500$691,124$100,727
44$20,000$40,000$70,000$115,300$200,000$523,643$102,311
45$20,800$40,000$67,601$115,000$182,625$580,041$95,100
46$24,000$41,900$70,010$121,700$197,001$624,400$102,656
47$20,500$37,200$70,001$117,010$190,005$647,410$100,752
48$22,000$40,007$70,000$120,082$205,105$930,424$104,804
49$21,872$41,513$70,000$121,041$203,500$590,001$102,118
50$22,200$39,400$71,000$124,127$200,350$779,220$105,560
51$22,005$40,000$68,110$115,500$203,600$556,692$100,317
52$22,002$40,800$68,100$120,302$201,011$644,001$103,946
53$17,000$39,501$65,150$113,547$189,910$502,600$94,764
54$20,001$40,000$65,012$124,010$205,100$791,300$103,740
55$20,002$40,000$68,010$119,472$188,055$625,006$98,521
56$18,010$37,002$65,005$111,936$188,125$641,700$95,524
57$23,275$40,000$70,000$111,146$192,010$558,503$97,811
58$22,000$40,280$70,000$121,578$207,607$940,016$109,991
59$20,000$38,271$65,050$114,875$190,010$822,175$100,709
60$20,800$40,000$64,000$105,600$183,500$550,101$95,866
61$23,802$40,000$67,600$110,297$185,001$686,000$99,467
62$23,009$40,000$66,000$106,282$189,013$615,001$96,969
63$23,002$40,000$63,020$100,566$176,801$407,603$88,691
64$23,200$40,006$72,023$119,243$195,372$560,200$100,651
65$24,000$38,700$67,000$110,576$186,440$490,800$94,650
66$23,402$39,369$68,600$110,688$190,000$651,600$97,320
67$21,486$36,704$66,000$112,200$185,580$610,976$102,720
68$25,601$39,255$67,605$120,261$186,401$450,000$94,247
69$24,000$40,599$74,424$139,071$229,000$640,000$111,265
70$21,982$36,600$72,217$120,000$206,005$593,703$112,994
71$26,165$45,001$80,001$133,600$215,816$444,003$105,471
72$20,067$37,780$65,754$121,982$206,414$369,420$94,682
73$27,020$40,000$65,120$110,385$185,002$628,223$100,514
74$21,807$42,002$66,200$120,025$237,273$565,400$100,716
75$22,733$40,400$66,782$105,874$255,450$569,085$102,096

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.

Source and methodology on the 2026 individual income percentile by age calculator

Sarah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren, Daniel Backman, Etienne Breton, Grace Cooper, Julia A. Rivera Drew, Stephanie Richards, David Van Riper, and Kari C.W. Williams. IPUMS CPS: Version 13.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18128/D030.V13.0

To see our "worker" screen, read the 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.

      

PK

PK started DQYDJ in 2009 to research and discuss finance and investing and help answer financial questions. He's expanded DQYDJ to build visualizations, calculators, and interactive tools.

PK lives in New Hampshire with his wife, kids, and dog.

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