What? Where are you getting that 100k/year puts you in the top 1.6%? The page you linked says 100k/year (household income) puts you in the top 25% in the Unite

What? Where are you getting that 100k/year puts you in the top 1.6%? The page you linked says 100k/year (household income) puts you in the top 25% in the United States. Globally, 32k/year puts you in the top 1%. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/050615/are-you-top-one-percent-world.asp http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/050615... Top 1% of the United States is a bit harder to find consistent numbers for, but it looks like around 450k/year individual or 1,200k/year household. http://www.investopedia.com/news/how-much-income-puts-you-top-1-5-10/ http://www.investopedia.com/news/how-much-income-puts-you-to... Even if you were saying a household of two 100k/year incomes, that only puts you in the top 5-6%.