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How Rich Am I? See Your Income Percentile Among 8.1 Billion People

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Enter your income to find out how rich you really are — what percentile you rank worldwide, from the global top 1% to the median, across 8.1 billion people.

354 entries · 20 billionaires · 40 personas · 10 countries · 264 tech salaries · 20 in debt

Global Income Ladder

Data are sourced from public internet datasets.

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# Entity Income / Worth Rank
1
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
$1.14T
2
Larry Page
Larry Page
$257.0B
3
Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin
$237.0B
4
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
$224.0B
5
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
$222.0B
6
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison
$190.0B
7
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault
$171.0B
8
Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang
$154.0B
9
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
$149.0B
10
Michael Dell
Michael Dell
$141.0B
11
Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer
$128.0B
12
Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega
$117.0B
13
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
$100.0B
14
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
$98.0B
15
Rob Walton
Rob Walton
$90.0B
16
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
$85.0B
17
Zhong Shanshan
Zhong Shanshan
$68.0B
18
Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng
$45.0B
19
Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel
$28.0B
20
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
$6.5B
21
A Hedge Fund Manager
A Hedge Fund Manager
$50.0M
22
A Tech Founder (Post-Exit)
A Tech Founder (Post-Exit)
$15.0M
23
Facebook Principal Engineer
$3.4M
24
Facebook E9 · Principal Engineer
$3.4M
25
A Quant Trader in London
A Quant Trader in London
$2.0M
26
A Plastic Surgeon in Beverly Hills
A Plastic Surgeon in Beverly Hills
$1.5M
27
Facebook Principal Engineer
$1.5M
28
Facebook E7 · Principal Engineer
$1.5M
29
Oracle IC-6 · Principal Engineer
$1.4M
30
Amazon Principal Engineer
$1.4M
31
Amazon Senior Principal SDE · Principal Engineer
$1.4M
32
OpenAI Software Engineering Manager
$1.4M
33
OpenAI L6 · Software Engineering Manager
$1.4M
34
A Startup CTO (Post-Series B)
A Startup CTO (Post-Series B)
$1.2M
35
OpenAI Principal Engineer
$1.2M
36
OpenAI L6 · Principal Engineer
$1.2M
37
Databricks Software Engineering Manager
$1.1M
38
Databricks M3 · Software Engineering Manager
$1.1M
39
Databricks Staff Engineer
$1.0M
40
Databricks L6 · Staff Engineer
$1.0M
41
Uber Senior Staff Software Engineer · Principal Engineer
$940.0K
42
Databricks L3 · Software Engineering Manager
$940.0K
43
Waymo Staff Engineer
$925.0K
44
Waymo L7 · Staff Engineer
$925.0K
45
Airbnb G11 · Principal Engineer
$923.8K
46
Cruise L7 · Principal Engineer
$909.0K
47
A Partner at McKinsey
A Partner at McKinsey
$900.0K
48
ByteDance 3-2 · Staff Engineer
$900.0K
49
Microsoft Partner · Principal Engineer
$890.0K
50
OpenAI Staff Engineer
$875.0K
51
OpenAI L5 · Staff Engineer
$875.0K
52
ByteDance 3-2 · Principal Engineer
$868.9K
53
OpenAI L5 · Staff Engineer
$860.0K
54
Twilio IC6 · Principal Engineer
$860.0K
55
Snowflake M4 · Software Engineering Manager
$855.0K
56
Waymo L7 · Software Engineering Manager
$831.0K
57
Facebook M1 · Software Engineering Manager
$818.0K
58
Databricks L6 · Staff Engineer
$815.0K
59
Facebook M1 · Software Engineering Manager
$815.0K
60
Google L7 · Principal Engineer
$804.0K
61
Coupang L6-II · Staff Engineer
$800.5K
62
Broadcom ICB 6 · Staff Engineer
$796.0K
63
Facebook E6 · Staff Engineer
$794.7K
64
Snowflake IC4 · Staff Engineer
$787.5K
65
Apple ICT6 · Principal Engineer
$785.0K
66
Netflix Director · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$770.0K
67
Snowflake M3 · Software Engineering Manager
$756.0K
68
Snowflake IC4 · Staff Engineer
$750.0K
69
Uber EM 2 · Software Engineering Manager
$750.0K
70
Anthropic Senior Engineer
$746.4K
71
Anthropic Lead Software Engineer · Senior Engineer
$746.4K
72
Netflix L6 · Staff Engineer
$745.0K
73
LinkedIn Senior Staff Software Engineer · Staff Engineer
$728.0K
74
Google L7 · Principal Engineer
$728.0K
75
Facebook L6 PM · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$725.0K
76
Netflix Manager · Software Engineering Manager
$700.0K
77
Roblox M1/IC5 · Software Engineering Manager
$700.0K
78
Facebook E6 · Staff Engineer
$690.0K
79
Stripe M1 · Software Engineering Manager
$681.5K
80
Cruise Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$675.0K
81
Splunk Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$662.6K
82
Databricks Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$657.0K
83
Uber Group PM · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$640.0K
84
Facebook Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$633.0K
85
Notion L4 · Senior Engineer
$630.0K
86
OpenAI L4 · Senior Engineer
$620.0K
87
Roblox Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$615.0K
88
Databricks L5 · Senior Engineer
$609.3K
89
Atlassian P60 · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$608.0K
90
A VP at a Wall Street Bank
A VP at a Wall Street Bank
$600.0K
91
Databricks L5 · Senior Engineer
$600.0K
92
Roku Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$600.0K
93
Broadcom ICB 6 · Senior Engineer
$600.0K
94
Coupang L6-I · Senior Engineer
$599.6K
95
Snowflake IC3 · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$576.0K
96
Snap Inc. Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$574.0K
97
Asana Product Manager - 3 - Leader · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$571.5K
98
Anthropic Senior Software Engineer · Engineer
$570.0K
99
Google Group PM · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$562.0K
100
Broadcom ICB 5 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$560.0K
101
Cruise Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$558.0K
102
Roblox IC4 · Senior Engineer
$552.0K
103
Snap L5 · Senior Engineer
$552.0K
104
Airbnb L6 · Product Manager - 3 - Leader
$550.0K
105
Netflix L5 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$550.0K
106
Facebook IC5 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$550.0K
107
Coinbase Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$547.5K
108
Coupang Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$540.0K
109
Netflix L5 · Product Designer
$540.0K
110
Pinterest L6 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$540.0K
111
Facebook L6 PM · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$536.0K
112
Roblox IC4 · Senior Engineer
$532.1K
113
Netflix L5 · Senior Engineer
$520.0K
114
Palo Alto Networks Senior Principal Data Scientist · Data Scientist
$507.3K
115
Waymo L6 · Hardware Engineer
$502.0K
116
StubHub L5 · Senior Engineer
$500.0K
117
Netflix L5 · Data Scientist
$500.0K
118
Plaid E5 · Senior Engineer
$499.0K
119
Broadcom ICB 5 · Hardware Engineer
$497.6K
120
OpenAI L4 · Senior Engineer
$495.0K
121
Snap Inc. Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$487.0K
122
Dropbox Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$485.0K
123
Broadcom ICB 4 · Product Designer
$480.5K
124
DocuSign Product Manager - 2 - Senior · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$471.8K
125
Hudson River Trading L2 · Engineer
$470.0K
126
Rippling L8 · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$470.0K
127
DoorDash E6 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$465.0K
128
Tesla P5 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$465.0K
129
Stripe L4 · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$459.9K
130
Facebook IC6 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$455.0K
131
Snap L5 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$450.0K
132
LinkedIn Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$435.0K
133
Twilio L4 · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$430.0K
134
Roblox IC5 · Product Designer
$425.0K
135
Roblox IC4 · Data Scientist
$420.0K
136
LinkedIn L5 · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$420.0K
137
Stripe L3 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$416.0K
138
Upstart L5 · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$415.0K
139
DoorDash E6 · Product Manager - 2 - Senior
$414.3K
140
LinkedIn L4 · Data Scientist - 2 - Senior+
$410.0K
141
Databricks L5 · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$403.4K
142
HRT L1 · Data Scientist
$400.0K
143
Hudson River Trading L1 · Entry-level Engineer
$400.0K
144
Databricks L4 · Engineer
$400.0K
145
Facebook IC5 · Hardware Engineer
$393.0K
146
Facebook L5 PM · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$390.0K
147
Brex Senior Data Scientist · Data Scientist
$385.0K
148
Databricks L4 · Engineer
$380.0K
149
Snap Inc. Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$380.0K
150
Snap L4 · Engineer
$378.0K
151
Google L5 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$375.0K
152
Snowflake IC2 · Product Designer
$373.0K
153
Roblox IC3 · Engineer
$370.0K
154
Apple ICT4 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$370.0K
155
Palo Alto Networks L5 · Management Consultant
$356.6K
156
Google L5 · Hardware Engineer
$355.0K
157
Nvidia IC5 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$355.0K
158
A Senior Engineer at a FAANG
A Senior Engineer at a FAANG
$350.0K
159
Jane Street L1 · Entry-level Engineer
$350.0K
160
Roblox IC2 · Engineer
$350.0K
161
Jane Street L1 · Entry-level Engineer
$350.0K
162
Netflix L4 · Engineer
$350.0K
163
Broadcom ICB 4 · Engineer
$350.0K
164
Netflix L4 · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$350.0K
165
Doordash Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$348.8K
166
Rivian RIV-6 · Product Designer
$346.4K
167
Instacart Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$338.5K
168
Instacart L5 · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$338.0K
169
Optiver L3 · Entry-level Engineer
$337.5K
170
Asana L5 · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$337.0K
171
Facebook IC5 · Mechanical Engineer
$331.8K
172
Cisco Grade 11 · Hardware Engineer - 2 - Senior+
$326.4K
173
Netflix L4 · Engineer
$325.0K
174
Snowflake IC2 · Engineer
$325.0K
175
Facebook IC4 · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$325.0K
176
NVIDIA Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$322.5K
177
LinkedIn Product Manager · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$322.5K
178
Apple ICT4 · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$321.0K
179
Chime Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$314.3K
180
Figma L2 · Engineer
$314.0K
181
Hudson River Trading L3 · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$310.0K
182
Facebook E4 · Engineer
$309.9K
183
Rippling L6 · Engineer
$308.8K
184
Cruise L6 · Hardware Engineer
$308.0K
185
Intuit Senior PM · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$308.0K
186
Google L5 · Management Consultant
$307.0K
187
Facebook IC4 · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$306.4K
188
Uber Product Manager - 1 - Experienced · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$300.0K
189
OpenAI L2 · Entry-level Engineer
$300.0K
190
Jane Street L2 · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$300.0K
191
ByteDance 2-2 · Product Manager - 1 - Experienced
$290.0K
192
Google L5 · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$286.0K
193
A Product Manager at Google
A Product Manager at Google
$280.0K
194
DoorDash E6 · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$280.0K
195
Google L4 · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$280.0K
196
Intuitive Senior Mechanical Engineer · Mechanical Engineer
$279.5K
197
Intuit Senior DS · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$277.1K
198
Google L4 · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$275.6K
199
Ramp Product Manager · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$275.0K
200
Bloomberg Data Scientist · Data Scientist - 1 - Experienced
$275.0K
201
Apple ICT4 · Mechanical Engineer
$273.0K
202
Amazon Product Manager · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$270.0K
203
Apple ICT3 · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$265.0K
204
Two Sigma L1 · Entry-level Engineer
$263.0K
205
IMC L1 · Entry-level Engineer
$262.5K
206
Ramp Software Engineer · Entry-level Engineer
$261.0K
207
Uber Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$257.9K
208
Optiver L3 · Entry-level Engineer
$256.9K
209
Databricks L3 · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$252.3K
210
A BigLaw Associate in NYC
A BigLaw Associate in NYC
$250.0K
211
Citadel L1 · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$250.0K
212
ByteDance Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$248.5K
213
Google L4 · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$247.1K
214
Databricks L3 · Entry-level Engineer
$246.9K
215
AlixPartners Vice President · Management Consultant
$245.0K
216
McKinsey & Company Senior Associate · Management Consultant
$242.0K
217
Amazon DS II · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$238.8K
218
Nvidia IC3 · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$237.5K
219
Scale L3 · Entry-level Engineer
$235.0K
220
Intuit Senior DS · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$235.0K
221
Roblox IC1 · Entry-level Engineer
$234.3K
222
Waymo L3 · Entry-level Engineer
$234.0K
223
Amazon Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$232.5K
224
LinkedIn Software Engineer · Entry-level Engineer
$231.5K
225
Bain & Company Consultant · Management Consultant
$231.5K
226
Lyft T4 · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$225.0K
227
ByteDance L2-1 · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$223.8K
228
Uber DS II · Data Scientist - 0 - Entry
$221.8K
229
Nvidia IC3 · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$221.5K
230
An Airline Pilot (Major Carrier)
An Airline Pilot (Major Carrier)
$220.0K
231
Apple ICT3 · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$220.0K
232
Facebook IC4 · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$215.9K
233
Amazon Mechanical Engineer II · Mechanical Engineer
$214.3K
234
Nokia JG8 · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$213.0K
235
Amazon HWE II · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$210.3K
236
Microsoft Senior HWE · Hardware Engineer - 1 - Experienced
$210.0K
237
Google APM 1 · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$204.0K
238
Salesforce PM Sr. Specialist · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$200.0K
239
Google L4 · Mechanical Engineer
$197.8K
240
Amazon HWE I · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$197.0K
241
Intuit Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$196.6K
242
Walmart Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$195.0K
243
Facebook Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$190.0K
244
Salesforce Product Manager - 0 - Entry · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$190.0K
245
Tesla P2 · Hardware Engineer - 0 - Entry
$190.0K
246
Intuit PM 2 · Product Manager - 0 - Entry
$181.8K
247
A Dentist in Toronto
A Dentist in Toronto
$140.0K
248
ByteDance Senior 2-2
$138.9K
249
Tencent Senior T10
$138.9K
250
ByteDance Senior 2-2
$138.9K
251
Tencent Senior T10
$138.9K
252
Alibaba Senior P7
$131.9K
253
Alibaba Senior P7
$131.9K
254
A Consultant Doctor (NHS)
A Consultant Doctor (NHS)
$120.0K
255
A Senior Developer in Sydney
A Senior Developer in Sydney
$95.0K
256
Pinduoduo New Grad SSP
$89.2K
257
Pinduoduo New Grad SSP
$89.2K
258
Pinduoduo New Grad SP
$84.2K
259
Alibaba Senior P6
$76.4K
260
DiDi Senior D8
$76.4K
261
Alibaba Senior P6
$76.4K
262
DiDi Senior D8
$76.4K
263
ByteDance New Grad SSP
$72.9K
264
ByteDance New Grad SSP
$72.9K
265
JD.com New Grad SP (JD Tech)
$72.2K
266
JD.com New Grad SP (JD Tech)
$72.2K
267
Tencent New Grad SSP
$66.7K
268
Baidu New Grad SSP
$66.7K
269
Tencent New Grad SSP
$66.7K
270
Pinduoduo New Grad Base
$66.7K
271
Baidu New Grad SSP
$66.7K
272
JD.com New Grad SP (JD Retail)
$66.0K
273
Kuaishou New Grad SSP
$65.8K
274
A Mid-level Engineer in Berlin
A Mid-level Engineer in Berlin
$65.0K
275
Meituan New Grad SSP
$64.6K
276
NetEase Senior Mid
$64.4K
277
ByteDance New Grad SP
$62.5K
278
Huawei New Grad L15
$62.5K
279
A Marketing Manager in Dubai
A Marketing Manager in Dubai
$60.0K
280
Alibaba New Grad SP
$58.9K
281
Tencent New Grad SP
$58.3K
282
DiDi New Grad D7 SP
$58.3K
283
Kuaishou New Grad SP
$57.5K
284
Meituan New Grad SP
$56.0K
285
JD.com New Grad Base (JD Tech)
$55.6K
286
NetEase New Grad SP
$55.6K
287
A Civil Servant in Singapore
A Civil Servant in Singapore
$55.0K
288
ByteDance New Grad Base
$54.2K
289
Baidu New Grad SP
$54.2K
290
Tencent New Grad Base
$52.1K
291
A Plumber in Melbourne
A Plumber in Melbourne
$52.0K
292
Huawei New Grad L14
$51.4K
293
Kuaishou New Grad Base
$51.3K
294
Xiaomi New Grad SSP
$50.0K
295
Baidu New Grad Base
$50.0K
296
Meituan New Grad Base
$49.5K
297
A Remote Developer in Lisbon
A Remote Developer in Lisbon
$48.0K
298
Alibaba New Grad Base
$47.8K
299
NetEase New Grad Base
$46.7K
300
DiDi New Grad D6
$45.8K
301
Huawei New Grad L13
$43.1K
302
Xiaomi New Grad SP
$41.7K
303
An NHS Nurse in London
An NHS Nurse in London
$38.0K
304
United States (Median Income)
United States (Median Income)
$37.5K
305
A Salaryman in Tokyo
A Salaryman in Tokyo
$35.0K
306
Australia (Median Income)
Australia (Median Income)
$34.0K
307
Xiaomi New Grad Base
$33.3K
308
United Kingdom (Median Income)
United Kingdom (Median Income)
$30.0K
309
Germany (Median Income)
Germany (Median Income)
$29.0K
310
A Junior Developer in Warsaw
A Junior Developer in Warsaw
$22.0K
311
Japan (Median Income)
Japan (Median Income)
$22.0K
312
South Korea (Median Income)
South Korea (Median Income)
$19.0K
313
A School Principal in Bogota
A School Principal in Bogota
$18.0K
314
A Freelance Designer in Istanbul
A Freelance Designer in Istanbul
$12.0K
315
An Electrician in Johannesburg
An Electrician in Johannesburg
$11.0K
316
A Police Officer in Bangkok
A Police Officer in Bangkok
$10.0K
317
A Nurse in Sao Paulo
A Nurse in Sao Paulo
$9.0K
318
An Accountant in Manila
An Accountant in Manila
$8.5K
319
A Factory Worker in Shenzhen
A Factory Worker in Shenzhen
$7.5K
320
China (Median Income)
China (Median Income)
$6.5K
321
Brazil (Median Income)
Brazil (Median Income)
$5.5K
322
A Construction Worker in Ho Chi Minh City
A Construction Worker in Ho Chi Minh City
$5.0K
323
A Taxi Driver in Mexico City
A Taxi Driver in Mexico City
$4.5K
324
A Public School Teacher in India
A Public School Teacher in India
$3.5K
325
A Fisherman in Bali
A Fisherman in Bali
$3.0K
326
A Security Guard in Cairo
A Security Guard in Cairo
$2.4K
327
India (Median Income)
India (Median Income)
$2.1K
328
A Street Vendor in Lagos
A Street Vendor in Lagos
$1.8K
329
A Tuk-Tuk Driver in Phnom Penh
A Tuk-Tuk Driver in Phnom Penh
$1.4K
330
Nigeria (Median Income)
Nigeria (Median Income)
$1.2K
331
A Textile Worker in Bangladesh
A Textile Worker in Bangladesh
$1.1K
332
A Domestic Worker in Nairobi
A Domestic Worker in Nairobi
$480
333
A Rice Farmer in Myanmar
A Rice Farmer in Myanmar
$350
334
A Subsistence Farmer in Ethiopia
A Subsistence Farmer in Ethiopia
$220
335
50 Cent
50 Cent
$0
336
Evergrande Group
-$305.0B
337
Hui Ka Yan
Hui Ka Yan
-$42.0B
338
Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried
-$11.0B
339
FTX Depositors
-$8.7B
340
Lehman Brothers (per employee)
-$2.4B
341
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
-$55.0M
342
Lenny Dykstra
Lenny Dykstra
-$25.0M
343
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
-$23.0M
344
MC Hammer
MC Hammer
-$10.0M
345
Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger
-$8.1M
346
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
-$6.0M
347
DMX
DMX
-$1.0M
348
Average US Doctor (med school debt)
-$250.0K
349
Japan National Debt (per capita)
Japan National Debt (per capita)
-$90.0K
350
China Avg Mortgage Household
-$70.0K
351
US Avg Student Loan
-$56.1K
352
US Household Debt (per capita)
-$56.0K
353
US Avg Credit Card Debt
-$11.1K
354
US Avg Medical Debt
-$4.6K

How Rich Am I? Your Income Percentile, Explained

"How rich am I?" really means one question: out of 8.1 billion people, what percentile is my income? Type any number into the income percentile calculator above and you'll see. Global income follows a power-law curve — most of the planet lives under $7,000/year, while the top 1% starts around $120,000. We map your income onto a 9-tier ladder (Struggling → Primal), PPP-adjusted from World Bank data, so "how rich am I compared to the world" stops being abstract and becomes a single rung you can point at.

Am I Rich Compared to the Rest of the World?

Am I rich? is the wrong question, because it hides a second half you never say out loud: compared to whom? Set the denominator to your feed and you're broke — everyone's kitchen is nicer. Set it to the 8.1 billion people actually alive and the global median income is about $3,920/year, which means a middling developed-country wage already out-earns most of humanity. You didn't get a raise reading this paragraph. You changed the mirror.

How Rich Am I for My Age and Country?

Ask "how rich am I in the US" and the answer flips again, because the US median household income is roughly $75,000 — nearly twenty times the global median, and yet the number that reads "comfortable" in Ohio reads "barely renting" in San Francisco. Age skews it further: a 22-year-old on $40,000 and a 55-year-old on the same $40,000 are at opposite ends of their own curves. The ladder ignores your zip code and your birthday and ranks the dollar itself — see how one salary lands two completely different lives on the USA page.

What's My Income Percentile?

Percentile is just rank with the bragging filed off: it tells you how many people you out-earn, not how good you feel. The same paycheck can sit in the top 3% of the planet and the bottom half of your group chat. Below, three versions of the question people actually type.

What Percentile Is My Income?

What percentile is my income depends entirely on the room you're standing in. Globally, about $25,000/year clears the top 10% of humanity and roughly $120,000 clears the top 1% — thresholds far lower than rich-country intuition expects, because the planet's median earner lives on $3,920. The calculator above ranks you against all 8.1 billion at once, so the answer isn't a vibe, it's a position — see exactly how on our methodology page.

What Income Percentile Am I In?

What income percentile am I in has a built-in trapdoor: the number moves the second you change the crowd. Against your country you might be average; against the world you're likely in the top 10–15%, richer in real terms than an 1850s landlord. Neither figure is a lie — they're the same dollar measured against two different denominators, and the denominator is the whole game.

Household vs Individual Income Percentile

A household income percentile and an individual one aren't the same chart wearing different hats. A US household pulling $75,000 might be one earner or two splitting it, and the per-person math lands those families on different rungs of the ladder despite the identical headline. Rule of thumb: divide household income by the people it actually feeds before you compare. One paycheck feeding four is not the same animal as one paycheck feeding one, no matter what the lease says.

What Income Puts You in the Global Top 1%?

Globally, roughly $120,000/year puts you in the world's top 1% of earners — far lower than most people in rich countries assume. A $40,000 salary, unremarkable in the USA, already clears the global top 10%. The mirror isn't your neighbour; it's the planet. See the full breakdown in Top 1% of What?

Top 1% Income Worldwide

The top 1% income worldwide begins near $120,000/year — not the yacht-and-helicopter number people picture, but a senior engineer's salary in a single mid-sized city. That's the quiet scandal of the global curve: the line most rich-country professionals imagine they're miles below, they've often already crossed. The top 1% isn't a club with a velvet rope. It's a threshold a dentist clears on the way to work, on a planet where half of everyone lives on under $11 a day.

Top 10% and Top 5% Income Thresholds

Below the headline, the rungs get crowded fast. The global top 10% starts around $25,000/year — roughly a US retail manager — and the top 5% sits somewhere in the $40,000–$50,000 band, the unremarkable middle of a developed-country payslip. Translation: the gap between "average back home" and "top tenth of humanity" is one ordinary salary, not a lottery ticket. The curve does the heavy lifting; you just happened to be born standing on the steep part of it.

The 9 Income Tiers, Struggling to Primal

Like RPG loot rarity, every income maps to one of nine tiers: Struggling ($0+), Common ($500+), Uncommon ($2K+), Rare ($7K+), Heirloom ($25K+), Epic ($80K+), Ancient ($300K+), Legendary ($3M+), Primal ($1B+). Debt-laden entities fall into 9 negative Abyss tiers. Boundaries follow real-world wealth concentration, not round numbers.

What Income Tier Am I In?

What income tier am I in is the loot-rarity version of percentile, and the tiers bunch where the world's money actually clusters. Most of humanity sits in the bottom three rungs; a developed-country median wage lands you in Heirloom ($25K+), which the floor below you would call unimaginable and the ceiling above you would call a rounding error — both true at the same instant. The boundaries aren't tidy thousands. They're drawn where the crowd thins out.

What Is the Abyss? Negative Net-Worth Tiers

Below Struggling, the ladder keeps going — down. The Abyss is nine negative tiers for entities whose ledger runs red: the average US borrower carries about $56,000 in student debt, Lehman Brothers filed at $619 billion, and FTX's depositors lost $8.7 billion to what turned out to be the most expensive cryptocurrency of all — trust. Same ladder, mirror image. Most people forget the rungs have a downstairs until they're standing on one.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is my global income percentile calculated?

We use World Bank PIP data to estimate where your income falls among 8.1 billion people, converted to USD and interpolated against purchasing-power-adjusted thresholds.

What income is the global top 1%?

Roughly $120,000/year worldwide. The global top 10% starts near $25,000 — a typical developed-country salary already out-earns 90% of humanity.

Am I rich compared to the rest of the world?

Almost certainly more than you feel. Earn a median developed-country wage and you're in the global top 10–15%. The ladder shows you exactly which rung.

What is the global median income?

About $3,920/year. Most of the planet lives on a fraction of what rich-country residents consider a baseline.

What is a good income percentile to be in?

There's no "good" — only "compared to whom." Against the world, anything above the top 20% is already rare air; a developed-country median wage clears it without trying. Against your own city, the same number can feel ordinary. The percentile didn't change. The room did.

What salary do you need to be in the top 5%?

Globally, somewhere in the $40,000–$50,000/year range — the unremarkable middle of a developed-country payslip. The gap between "average back home" and "top 5% of humanity" is often a single ordinary salary.

How are billionaire figures handled?

We use Forbes Real-Time Billionaires net worth to place the ultra-wealthy on the ladder for scale and context.

What about The Abyss (negative tiers)?

For debt-laden entities, we have 9 negative tiers from Overdrawn (-1) to The Void (-9): historical bankruptcies, sovereign debt per capita, and statistical debt averages.

Is this financial advice?

No. It's an educational visualization. Thresholds are estimates; your real purchasing power depends on local cost of living, taxes, and more.