The top 1% is also the richest people in America, for which they earn at least $597,000 a year. That's more than $49,700 a month. To earn that much money, most of them have an occupation as CEOs, physicians, lawyers, accountants, etc.
The richest man in America is Bill Gates, who earns around $4 billion a year. But the average American earns around $47,000 a year. In other words, with his income alone, Bill Gates can provide for at least 85,000 people a year.