> 100-200k a year is a lot of money. That amount easily puts you in the upper quartile of income earners in the US. It's more stark than that. In 2011, $100,00

> 100-200k a year is a lot of money. That amount easily puts you in the upper quartile of income earners in the US. It's more stark than that. In 2011, $100,000 would put you in the top 20%, and $186,000 would put you in the top 5%. Of household income. In 2010, only 6.61% of American individuals had six-figure (or greater) incomes. At 100k, you're already pulling down more than 93% of Americans. Cites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States#Household_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_States#Income_distribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_... http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032011/perinc/new01_001.htm http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032011/perinc/new01...