It varies quite a bit by the city you live in: http://www.businessinsider.com/income-top-one-percent-us-cities-2015-8?op=1/#2-san-francisco-12 http://www.busine

It varies quite a bit by the city you live in: http://www.businessinsider.com/income-top-one-percent-us-cities-2015-8?op=1/#2-san-francisco-12 http://www.businessinsider.com/income-top-one-percent-us-cit... I am guessing they are are going by national numbers rather than regional. In SF household income percentiles are these: Top 5%: $349,693 Top 1%: $558,046