I think most of the blind users might be in the top 2 % ... There were 168 million wage earners in the U.S. in 2018. The amount of wages paid in 2018 was $8.4 trillion. The “raw average” wage paid out to workers in 2018 was $50,000.44. In the U.S., 67.43% of workers earned less than $50,000. The visualization draws upon 2018 wage data from the Social Security Administration. The circle graph represents 100% of the total wages earned in the U.S. Each slice of the circle represents the percentage of Americans whose net compensation fell within a certain interval, such as $0-$4,999 or $5,000-$9,999. The larger the slice of the circle, the higher the percentage of Americans within that net compensation range. In addition, each slice of the circle is color-coded. The shades of pink indicate lower wages, while the shades of blue and green indicate higher wages. At first glance, you can see that most of the circle is pink, corresponding with the high percentage of low-income Americans. Distribution of Wage Income in the U.S. Less than $30,000: 46.51% $30,000 - $49,999: 20.93% $50,000 - $99,999: 22.27% $100,000 - $250,000: 8.89% $250,000 - $1,000,000: 1.39% More than $1,000,000: 0.09%
Is this household or per person base?
I think per person .
Less than 30 K - 46.5% is surprising .
There are states w/o minimum wage. And fed minimum is for fed employees which is less than 8$/hour.
I assume this included a lot of part time workers or second earners in a household.
Not very useful. Most people’s mortgage rent are much lower than Bay Area and Seattle
Ignore the mortgage. Groceries, McDonald's, iPhone, clothing, cars, etc cost almost the same across all over the US
We pay McDonald’s, Taco Bell significantly more than other area
How can people raise a family on less than $100k?
It's called not living in the bay area.
You know public schools in US are free, right? Also food can be super cheap in you shop at Walmart
This graph is super interesting. Thanks for sharing.
In many places 50k is like 100k in Bay Area.
We are all top 10%