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 2025.

Enter age and pre-tax (gross) income earned in full-year 2024 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.)

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

What was the average and median income by age in 2025?

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

Age10%25%Median75%90%Top 1%Average
16$0$50$2,500$7,500$21,601$71,528$7,980
17$0$500$4,000$10,000$16,001$79,000$10,993
18$0$1,922$7,000$16,500$32,002$82,000$13,277
19$225$5,824$15,000$27,000$40,050$85,000$18,736
20$1,000$7,000$19,000$31,201$47,000$91,200$22,772
21$2,730$10,003$23,000$35,390$55,104$106,000$26,883
22$3,000$12,186$26,750$40,000$60,000$130,300$30,495
23$4,000$17,000$32,000$50,000$73,000$172,610$39,387
24$8,000$20,399$35,160$53,000$76,300$175,002$41,042
25$10,061$24,013$41,150$65,000$94,040$194,750$50,485
26$12,000$24,500$45,000$66,100$100,000$205,120$53,046
27$13,200$29,110$48,000$75,011$118,135$231,828$59,195
28$14,500$30,000$50,000$75,651$120,005$300,000$63,383
29$16,392$34,150$55,000$85,400$137,020$396,501$73,903
30$15,950$32,500$52,002$84,017$130,030$324,648$68,741
31$15,200$34,000$57,001$86,100$140,404$279,550$72,764
32$17,005$33,000$56,085$85,500$135,000$338,401$71,526
33$16,000$35,000$58,000$95,000$151,815$329,700$76,642
34$17,001$35,000$58,000$92,100$146,001$354,035$75,869
35$18,906$33,520$60,000$100,000$167,000$460,011$82,950
36$20,655$38,000$62,150$104,050$161,353$542,180$87,603
37$15,541$35,000$60,002$102,802$162,010$532,003$86,864
38$16,971$36,102$64,136$106,203$167,762$470,510$86,043
39$20,299$37,000$63,400$104,010$167,551$503,450$88,055
40$19,201$39,000$61,970$106,020$178,001$483,400$90,657
41$19,476$35,000$63,520$108,120$172,000$581,000$91,350
42$18,000$35,000$62,050$105,105$171,001$450,007$87,118
43$20,000$39,100$64,111$101,000$176,710$600,100$91,843
44$20,000$36,000$61,308$103,125$164,162$508,127$86,691
45$20,000$37,440$67,144$117,001$190,100$600,003$95,613
46$18,000$37,800$65,000$111,075$169,000$488,060$90,412
47$20,000$38,000$65,000$113,899$181,013$532,881$94,495
48$24,956$40,000$66,500$111,326$185,400$643,300$94,234
49$20,000$40,000$65,023$111,200$173,501$623,865$93,511
50$18,000$36,931$65,000$113,501$190,900$554,105$93,486
51$17,940$38,221$65,001$115,220$179,502$467,000$91,749
52$22,000$40,001$70,001$115,045$192,001$606,100$98,664
53$20,145$40,001$70,000$117,195$195,250$727,500$99,539
54$21,000$37,264$65,002$113,200$180,000$651,450$96,259
55$22,200$36,680$63,350$110,000$170,000$528,575$90,986
56$20,000$36,165$62,690$109,286$190,344$500,002$93,387
57$19,000$38,100$64,025$107,201$185,693$843,000$97,050
58$20,000$35,085$62,020$107,910$198,202$765,899$96,625
59$22,147$39,703$64,501$112,010$188,865$1,099,999$103,337
60$19,900$36,000$62,001$101,700$170,060$585,000$90,224
61$20,000$38,000$61,200$103,160$180,000$527,250$92,650
62$21,000$37,872$66,020$108,200$189,002$622,027$94,554
63$21,000$35,256$65,000$112,011$196,301$600,040$96,759
64$18,908$35,000$60,000$106,045$180,551$504,105$88,657
65$22,000$40,041$70,001$114,850$201,805$611,820$101,394
66$19,815$35,001$57,601$99,147$167,741$356,370$81,625
67$22,960$37,944$63,602$114,252$175,512$643,439$93,166
68$22,000$37,082$63,172$110,002$196,300$371,220$93,842
69$24,779$42,027$67,580$114,200$191,200$584,838$95,589
70$21,358$38,000$63,455$122,400$203,005$385,000$93,423
71$26,137$38,232$60,883$109,750$239,200$436,145$98,747
72$26,410$48,039$72,346$120,000$200,976$533,023$108,814
73$26,220$37,901$64,006$103,676$176,554$453,540$86,333
74$25,000$39,012$60,500$98,601$176,602$1,134,092$100,531
75$19,000$36,240$61,440$107,002$204,355$379,904$89,913

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 2025 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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