Personal income in the United States - Wikipedia Personal income in the United States This article is part of a series on Income in the United States of America Topics Household Personal Affluence Social class Income inequality gender pay gap ethnic wage gap Lists by income States ( by equality ( Gini ) ) Counties ( highest / lowest ) Locations ( lowest ) Metropolitan statistical areas Urban areas ZIP Code Tabulation Areas United States portal Median personal income for the population age 25 or older in 2005 U.S. Productivity, Real Hourly Compensation and Trade Policy ( 1948 - 2013 ) Real GDP, Real Wages and Trade Policy in the U.S. ( 1947 -- 2014 ) Personal income is an individual 's total earnings from wages, investment interest, and other sources. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a median personal income of $865 weekly for all full - time workers in 2017. The U.S Bureau of the Census has the annual real median personal income at $31,099 in 2016. Inflation - adjusted ( `` real '' ) per - capita disposable personal income rose steadily in the U.S. from 1945 to 2008, but has since remained generally level. Income patterns are evident on the basis of age, sex, ethnicity and educational characteristics. In 2005 roughly half of all those with graduate degrees were among the nation 's top 15 % of income earners. Among different demographics ( gender, marital status, ethnicity ) for those over the age of 18, median personal income ranged from $3,317 for an unemployed, married Asian American female to $55,935 for a full - time, year - round employed Asian American male. According to the US Census, men tended to have higher income than women, while Asians and Whites earned more than African Americans and Hispanics. Contents 1 Income statistics 1.1 Personal income and disposable personal income 1.2 Census Money Income 2 By educational attainment 3 Income distribution 4 Over time, by ethnicity and sex 5 By ethnicity and origin 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Income statistics In the United States the most widely cited personal income statistics are the Bureau of Economic Analysis 's personal income and the Census Bureau 's per capita money income. The two statistics spring from different traditions of measurement -- personal income from national economic accounts and money income from household surveys. BEA 's statistics relate personal income to measures of production, including GDP, and is considered an indicator of consumer spending. The Census Bureau 's statistics provide detail on income distribution and demographics and are used to produce the nation 's official poverty statistics. Personal income and disposable personal income BEA 's personal income measures the income received by persons from participation in production, from government and business transfers, and from holding interest - bearing securities and corporate stocks. Personal income also includes income received by nonprofit institutions serving households, by private non-insured welfare funds, and by private trust funds. BEA also publishes disposable personal income, which measures the income available to households after paying federal and state and local government income taxes. Income from production is generated both by the labor of individuals ( for example, in the form of wages and salaries and of proprietors ' income ) and by the capital that they own ( in the form of rental income of persons ). Income that is not earned from production in the current period -- such as capital gains, which relate to changes in the price of assets over time -- is excluded. BEA 's monthly personal income estimates are one of several key macroeconomic indicators that the National Bureau of Economic Research considers when dating the business cycle. Personal income and disposable personal income are provided both as aggregate and as per capita statistics. BEA produces monthly estimates of personal income for the nation, quarterly estimates of state personal income, and annual estimates of local - area personal income. More information is found on BEA 's website. See also : Per capita personal income in the United States Census money income The Census Bureau collects income data on several major surveys, including the Annual Social and Economic Supplement ( ASEC ) of the Current Population Survey ( CPS ), the Survey of Income and Program Participation ( SIPP ), and the American Community Survey ( ACS ). The CPS is the source of the official national estimates of poverty and the most widely cited source of annual household income estimates for the United States. The CPS measure of money income is defined as the total pre-tax cash income received by people on a regular basis, excluding certain lump - sum payments and excluding capital gains. The Census Bureau also produces alternative estimates of income and poverty based on broadened definitions of income that include many of these income components that are not included in money income. The Census Bureau releases estimates of household money income as medians, percent distributions by income categories, and on a per capita basis. Estimates are available by demographic characteristics of householders and by the composition of households. More details on income concepts and sources are found on the Census Bureau 's website. By educational attainment Median personal income by educational attainment ( 2017 ) Measure Some high school High school graduate Some college Associate 's degree Bachelor 's degree or higher Bachelor 's degree Master 's degree Professional degree Doctorate degree Persons, age 25 + w / earnings $24,576 $33,669 $37,968 $37,968 $61,440 $56,592 $70,608 $91,538 $79,231 Male, age 25 + w / earnings $22,214 $32,307 $39,823 $43,785 $70,437 $62,304 $78,222 $111,881 $91,604 Female, age 25 + w / earnings $20,784 $28,896 $33,360 $33,360 $54,480 $49,248 $61,200 $65,012 $68,887 Persons, age 25 +, employed full - time $30,598 $38,102 $43,377 $47,401 $71,221 $64,074 $77,285 $117,679 $101,307 Income distribution Of those individuals with income who were older than 15 years of age, approximately 50 % had incomes below $30,000 while the top 10 % had incomes exceeding $95,000 a year in 2015. The distribution of income among individuals differs substantially from household incomes as 39 % of all households had two or more income earners. As a result, 25 % of households have incomes above $100,000, even though only 9.2 % of Americans had incomes exceeding $100,000 in 2010. As a reference point, the US minimum wage since 2009 has been $7.25 per hour or $15,080 for the 2080 hours in a typical work year. The minimum wage is approximately 25 % over the official U.S. government - designated poverty income level for a single person unit ( before taxes ) and about 63 % of the designated poverty level for a family of four, assuming only one worker ( before taxes ). ( See Poverty in the United States ). Annual wages of $30,160 ; $45,240 ; $75,400 ; $150,800 and $1.5 M correspond to 2, 3, 5, 10 and 100 times minimum wage respectively. Income distribution among all those above age 25 and those between 25 and 64 with earnings. NOTE : 25 + statistics will not add up exactly to 100 % due to the unemployment rate Income range Number of people Percent in group Percent at or below Cumulative percentages Under $2,500 14,689,000 6.48 6.48 less than $25 k 42.87 % less than $50 k 70.23 % less than $100 k 90.85 % $2,500 to $4,999 6,262,000 2.76 9.24 $5,000 to $7,499 7,657,000 3.38 12.62 $7,500 to $9,999 10,551,000 4.65 17.27 $10,000 to $12,499 12,474,000 5.50 22.77 $12,500 to $14,999 8,995,000 3.97 26.74 $15,000 to $17,499 10,672,000 4.71 31.44 $17,500 to $19,999 7,931,000 3.50 34.94 $20,000 to $22,499 11,301,000 4.86 39.80 $22,500 to $24,999 6,962,000 3.07 42.87 $25,000 to $50,000 $25,000 to $27,499 9,623,000 4.24 47.12 $25 k -- $50 k 27.36 % $27,500 to $29,999 5,535,000 2.44 49.56 $30,000 to $32,499 10,399,000 4.59 54.15 $32,500 to $34,999 4,429,000 1.95 56.10 $35,000 to $37,499 7,975,000 3.52 59.62 $37,500 to $39,999 3,930,000 1.73 61.35 $40,000 to $42,499 8,091,000 3.57 64.92 $42,500 to $44,999 3,113,000 1.37 66.29 $45,000 to $47,499 5,718,000 2.52 68.81 $47,500 to $49,999 3,221,000 1.42 70.23 $50,000 to $75,000 $50,000 to $52,499 7,130,000 3.14 73.38 $50 k -- $75 k 14.06 % $50 k -- $100 k 20.62 % $52,500 to $54,999 2,489,000 1.10 74.47 $55,000 to $57,499 3,834,000 1.69 76.16 $57,500 to $59,999 2,066,000 0.91 77.08 $60,000 to $62,499 5,047,000 2.23 79.30 $62,500 to $64,999 1,894,000 0.84 80.14 $65,000 to $67,499 3,289,000 1.45 81.59 $67,500 to $69,999 1,493,000 0.66 82.24 $70,000 to $72,499 3,264,000 1.44 83.68 $72,500 to $74,999 1,372,000 0.61 84.29 $75,000 to $100,000 $75,000 to $77,499 2,922,000 1.29 85.58 $75 k -- $100 k 6.56 % $77,500 to $79,999 1,307,000 0.58 86.15 $80,000 to $82,499 2,725,000 1.20 87.36 $82,500 to $84,999 1,021,000 0.45 87.81 $85,000 to $87,499 1,508,000 0.67 88.47 $87,500 to $89,999 856,000 0.38 88.85 $90,000 to $92,499 1,966,000 0.87 89.72 $92,500 to $94,999 712,000 0.31 90.03 $95,000 to $97,499 1,090,000 0.48 90.51 $97,500 to $99,999 768,000 0.34 90.85 $100,000 or more $100,000 or more 20,755,000 9.15 100 9.15 % SOURCE : US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey 2016 Over time, by ethnicity and sex This chart is median income of 15 year olds or older, who have non-zero income. Amounts are shown in nominal dollars and in real dollars ( in parentheses, 2017 dollars ). 1950 1960 1970 1980 2000 2016 Overall Male $2,570 ( $26,270 ) $4,080 ( $33,940 ) $6,670 ( $42,270 ) $12,530 ( $37,530 ) $20,293 ( $38,210 ) $28,343 ( $40,490 ) $30,513 ( $39,740 ) $38,869 ( $38,896 ) Female $953 ( $9,742 ) $1,261 ( $10,490 ) $2,237 ( $14,180 ) $4,920 ( $14,690 ) $10,070 ( $18,960 ) $16,063 ( $22,950 ) $17,629 ( $22,960 ) $24,892 ( $24,892 ) White / European American Male $2,709 ( $27,690 ) $4,296 ( $35,740 ) $7,011 ( $44,430 ) $13,328 ( $39,790 ) $21,170 ( $39,860 ) $29,797 ( $42,570 ) $31,335 ( $40,810 ) $40,632 ( $40,632 ) Female $1,060 ( $10,840 ) $1,352 ( $11,250 ) $2,266 ( $14,360 ) $4,947 ( $14,770 ) $10,317 ( $19,430 ) $16,079 ( $22,970 ) $17,648 ( $22,990 ) $25,221 ( $25,221 ) Black / African American Male $1,471 ( $15,040 ) $2,260 ( $18,800 ) $4,157 ( $26,340 ) $8,009 ( $23,910 ) $12,868 ( $24,230 ) $21,343 ( $30,490 ) $22,740 ( $29,620 ) $29,376 ( $29,376 ) Female $474 ( $4,846 ) $837 ( $6,963 ) $2,063 ( $13,070 ) $4,580 ( $13,670 ) $8,328 ( $15,680 ) $15,581 ( $22,260 ) $18,379 ( $23,940 ) $22,690 ( $22,690 ) Asian Male NA NA NA NA $19,394 ( $36,520 ) $30,833 ( $44,050 ) $32,419 ( $42,230 ) $46,590 ( $46,590 ) Female NA NA NA NA $11,086 ( $20,870 ) $17,356 ( $24,800 ) $20,618 ( $26,860 ) $26,771 ( $26,771 ) By ethnicity and origin This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( October 2013 ) Personal income varied significantly with an individual 's racial characteristics with racial discrepancies having remained largely stagnant since 1996. Overall, Asian Americans earned higher median personal incomes than any other racial demographic. Asian Americans had a median income roughly ten percent higher than that of Whites. The only exception was among the holders of graduate degrees who constitute 8.9 % of the population. Among those with a master 's, professional or doctorate degree, those who identified as White had the highest median individual income. This racial income gap was relatively small. Those identifying as Hispanic or Latino ( who may have been of any `` race '' ) had the lowest overall median personal income, earning 28.51 % less than Whites and 35 % less than Asian Americans. The second largest racial or ethnic gap was between Whites and African Americans with the former earning roughly 22 % more than the latter. Thus one can observe a significant discrepancy with the median income of Asians and Whites and that of African Americans and Hispanics. Overall the race gap between African Americans and Whites has remained roughly equal between both races over the past decade. Both races saw a gain in median income between 1996 and 2006, with the income growth among African Americans slightly outpacing that of Whites. In 1996 the median income for Whites was $5,957 ( 31 % ) higher than for Blacks. In 2006 the gap in median incomes was nearly identical with the median income for Whites being $5,929 ( 22 % ) higher than that for African Americans. While the gap remains numerically unchanged, the percentage difference between the two races has decreased as a result of mutual increases in median personal income. Measuring income by per capita is another way to look at personal earnings by race. Unlike median statistics, per capita statistics are affected by extremely high and low incomes. According to the U.S Census Bureau `` The per capita income for the overall population in 2008 was $26,964 ; for non-Hispanic Whites, it was $31,313 ; for Blacks, it was $18,406 ; for Asians, it was $30,292 ; and for Hispanics, it was $15,674. '' For information on the income of households, see Household income in the United States. The number of thousands of individuals in each income bracket Percent of households with six figure incomes and individuals with incomes in the top 10 %, exceeding $77,500 Median personal income by race ( note : can be misleading, since `` Hispanics '' includes people of all racial categories ) Race Overall median High school Some college College graduate Bachelor 's degree Master 's degree Doctorate Total population All, age 25 + 32,140 26,505 31,054 49,303 43,143 52,390 70,853 Full - time workers, age 25 - 64 39,509 31,610 37,150 56,027 50,959 61,324 79,292 White alone All, age 25 + 33,030 27,311 31,564 49,972 43,833 52,318 71,268 Full - time workers, age 25 - 64 40,422 32,427 38,481 56,903 51,543 61,441 77,906 Asian alone All, age 25 + 36,152 25,285 29,982 51,481 42,466 61,452 69,653 Full - time workers, age 25 - 64 42,109 27,041 33,120 60,532 51,040 71,316 91,430 African American All, age 25 + 27,101 22,379 27,648 44,534 41,572 48,266 61,894 Full - time workers, age 25 - 64 32,021 26,230 32,392 47,758 45,505 52,858 73,265 Hispanic or Latino ( of any race ) All, age 25 + 23,613 22,941 28,698 41,596 37,819 50,901 67,274 Full - time workers, age 25 - 64 27,266 26,461 33,120 46,594 41,831 53,880 N / A Source : US Census Bureau, 2006 See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to Income distribution in the United States. 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Question: average salary of a person in the united states
Answer: $31,099