In order to have a marginal rate of 50% you would need to be making over $625k. In order to have a marginal rate of "almost" 50% you wuld need to be making over

In order to have a marginal rate of 50% you would need to be making over $625k. In order to have a marginal rate of "almost" 50% you wuld need to be making over $312k. And if you're getting paid that much by a GAMMA its because California's economy, and the laws that gave rise to that economy, give you the market power to demand that sort of a salary. Because you're sure as sh3t not getting paid that much to do the same job in Kansas.