A person holds United States dollar banknotes in this illustration photo
A person holds United States dollar banknotes in this illustration photo taken in Poland on December 26, 2022.
  • 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.