Income in United States

The median income in the United States is about $65 a day per person (2021 PPP) — richer than 94% of everyone alive.

$1$10$100 median
Level 1 under $3.00/day · 1%Level 2 $3.00–$8.30/day · 1%Level 3 $8.30–$33/day · 17%Level 4 $33+/day · 81%

In the United States, under 1% lived under the $3.00 line at the 1990 survey and 1.1% at the 2024 one — it has barely moved.

Source: World Bank PIP, 2021 PPP · The Perspective Machine Place your own income →