It's apparently fairly hard to find up to date information on this, but your $250k figure is definitely too low; it might have been accurate 6-7 years ago. Ever

It's apparently fairly hard to find up to date information on this, but your $250k figure is definitely too low; it might have been accurate 6-7 years ago. Everything I can find cites a number which is at least $350k and sometimes over $500k (http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/about-that-99-percent/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/about-that-99-p...). These numbers, of course, are the bare minimum for inclusion in this category. By definition, nearly everybody in the 1% makes more than this.