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- Households need an annual gross income of $597,815 to be considered the highest-earning 1% in the US.
- The threshold to make the 1% of top earners varies drastically by state.
- Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York lead the list of the highest thresholds.
If you want to be a part of the 1% top earners in the US, you'll need an annual income of more than half a million dollars.