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Income Percentile by Age Calculator for the United States in 2023

October 10th, 2024 by 
PK

On this page is an individual income percentile by age calculator for the United States for 2023.

Enter age and pre-tax (gross) income earned in full-year 2022 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 2023?

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.

Age in 202310%25%Median75%90%99%Average
16$0$144$2,085$6,000$19,000$80,000$7,039.44
17$0$1,003$3,500$8,165$15,630$60,600$8,219.76
18$0$2,000$6,063$15,000$27,000$65,000$12,565.11
19$700$5,000$12,051$25,349$41,600$97,111$18,731.63
20$560$5,450$15,600$30,000$42,208$85,000$20,556.47
21$2,500$9,601$20,001$30,537$46,000$94,698$25,530.95
22$2,500$10,525$23,176$35,001$51,200$117,000$27,978.90
23$3,300$13,000$27,111$42,245$65,000$160,205$33,212.01
24$6,900$18,000$32,002$51,050$75,700$170,001$39,115.09
25$13,215$25,000$40,000$56,662$82,047$170,010$47,532.13
26$10,300$25,001$42,000$65,366$90,000$225,000$51,480.26
27$13,000$28,000$43,170$65,160$96,010$230,001$54,891.41
28$12,000$28,052$45,237$69,002$103,006$253,700$57,535.28
29$15,000$30,000$49,007$72,105$110,001$249,350$59,326.86
30$15,005$30,000$48,650$73,276$112,752$323,071$64,729.42
31$15,000$30,001$50,002$80,000$120,201$356,067$66,151.85
32$16,000$30,001$50,001$76,270$127,002$403,100$68,122.79
33$13,500$30,001$52,650$80,504$122,602$318,003$65,820.80
34$15,000$32,000$55,000$87,011$136,332$351,320$70,556.46
35$16,030$30,026$53,000$85,025$134,956$420,000$72,495.66
36$18,000$32,000$56,002$90,202$150,000$403,045$74,797.59
37$16,000$32,002$55,004$90,602$150,000$450,520$78,093.40
38$17,000$31,546$58,000$95,198$148,000$385,193$77,271.53
39$15,000$33,550$59,021$90,013$139,200$351,100$72,437.29
40$16,151$32,000$55,002$92,713$145,113$462,310$78,334.01
41$18,973$34,517$60,000$100,002$150,325$390,109$79,874.01
42$15,852$30,550$57,001$98,000$156,800$717,035$84,261.73
43$20,000$35,800$60,018$97,305$150,475$480,360$80,884.38
44$17,000$33,000$59,232$100,001$163,008$501,900$83,654.18
45$18,000$32,200$55,600$95,001$150,651$634,650$81,641.88
46$18,902$35,001$60,431$100,227$165,006$500,282$86,716.64
47$19,000$35,000$60,002$100,008$151,320$526,526$82,229.29
48$16,052$32,001$55,115$98,000$157,500$459,010$80,781.23
49$18,500$35,000$60,001$100,200$160,240$600,026$86,280.13
50$17,000$35,024$57,700$95,000$160,034$656,000$86,547.35
51$22,000$38,006$62,999$105,502$175,701$482,000$89,846.10
52$20,000$36,000$60,001$100,003$155,011$540,500$83,970.32
53$20,000$36,001$62,440$103,540$150,500$434,013$82,299.36
54$20,000$38,005$60,134$100,010$161,601$536,000$89,891.76
55$20,000$33,000$61,893$101,850$163,063$453,051$83,970.61
56$20,000$37,001$60,002$100,641$174,525$500,162$88,247.39
57$18,411$35,001$58,680$97,131$163,201$503,800$83,182.43
58$18,002$34,000$58,403$97,674$155,301$369,515$79,988.69
59$15,015$30,002$54,984$98,305$160,102$495,002$80,748.38
60$14,050$30,003$53,000$90,005$150,100$500,030$76,340.27
61$18,000$32,920$60,003$100,001$159,620$467,200$81,485.40
62$20,000$31,000$53,710$94,070$157,224$552,502$82,905.28
63$17,955$32,435$56,001$92,610$165,400$550,081$84,569.37
64$16,000$32,000$55,050$101,866$190,005$646,000$90,958.30
65$20,001$35,000$60,000$100,280$156,840$432,372$81,809.77
66$19,726$34,400$56,100$95,750$152,426$645,701$86,074.53
67$19,713$34,399$58,261$86,600$148,987$403,185$77,375.04
68$17,000$32,088$56,843$99,211$167,077$515,398$81,142.14
69$18,800$34,800$60,000$101,250$154,659$480,553$83,320.39
70$21,191$34,425$53,921$97,401$163,000$355,000$79,244.17
71$20,000$33,781$58,030$90,925$140,475$340,893$73,794.11
72$21,604$34,600$57,012$93,609$194,064$511,709$88,285.77
73$19,141$35,003$57,828$100,067$176,442$398,634$82,372.30
74$23,893$32,005$56,100$100,010$189,100$920,453$99,820.56
75$17,822$37,504$58,710$87,771$137,568$209,425$68,104.04

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 2023 Individual Income Percentile by Age Calculator

Sarah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren and Michael Westberry. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Current Population Survey: Version 10.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.18128/D030.V10.0

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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