Fiscal labour income [total fiscal income ranking] (United States)
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Age
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Description
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Children
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The population is comprised of individuals below age 20.
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Adults
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The population is comprised of individuals over age 20.
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All Ages
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The population is comprised of individuals of all ages.
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Population
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Description
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Female
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The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only.
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Male
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The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only.
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Individuals
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples.
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Equal-split adults
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
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Tax unit
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The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes.
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Type
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Description
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Average
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The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile.
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Shares
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The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile.
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Thresholds
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The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile.
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Group percentiles
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Description
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All
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Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 1%
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Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 10%
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Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 90%
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Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 50%
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Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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...and so on...
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Fiscal labour income is wages and pensions as a remuneration in exchange for labour. Reported on income tax returns before any specific deduction.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1916-2015)
Year
|
Top 1%
|
Unit
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1916
|
122,860.80
|
USD
|
1917
|
110,584.60
|
USD
|
1918
|
109,637.40
|
USD
|
1919
|
118,418.20
|
USD
|
1920
|
96,276.90
|
USD
|
1921
|
94,391.60
|
USD
|
1922
|
103,980.40
|
USD
|
1923
|
103,819.70
|
USD
|
1924
|
112,186.80
|
USD
|
1925
|
120,042.20
|
USD
|
1926
|
119,506.10
|
USD
|
1927
|
122,512.90
|
USD
|
1928
|
129,158.70
|
USD
|
1929
|
123,392.40
|
USD
|
1930
|
104,312.80
|
USD
|
1931
|
97,708.40
|
USD
|
1932
|
93,911.10
|
USD
|
1933
|
97,136.70
|
USD
|
1934
|
106,722.40
|
USD
|
1935
|
113,991.70
|
USD
|
1936
|
127,441.40
|
USD
|
1937
|
124,793.20
|
USD
|
1938
|
118,136.80
|
USD
|
1939
|
126,837.50
|
USD
|
1940
|
137,806.60
|
USD
|
1941
|
161,230.50
|
USD
|
1942
|
175,069.00
|
USD
|
1943
|
183,255.20
|
USD
|
1944
|
167,829.30
|
USD
|
1945
|
170,916.10
|
USD
|
1946
|
173,337.30
|
USD
|
1947
|
158,928.50
|
USD
|
1948
|
169,011.60
|
USD
|
1949
|
159,823.80
|
USD
|
1950
|
175,703.10
|
USD
|
1951
|
172,939.10
|
USD
|
1952
|
167,444.30
|
USD
|
1953
|
166,345.10
|
USD
|
1954
|
165,012.50
|
USD
|
1955
|
167,133.50
|
USD
|
1956
|
170,200.90
|
USD
|
1957
|
172,877.60
|
USD
|
1958
|
165,905.00
|
USD
|
1959
|
170,710.20
|
USD
|
1960
|
167,192.60
|
USD
|
1961
|
164,143.00
|
USD
|
1962
|
172,593.30
|
USD
|
1963
|
173,548.00
|
USD
|
1964
|
172,576.10
|
USD
|
1965
|
177,137.90
|
USD
|
1966
|
196,321.00
|
USD
|
1967
|
203,207.60
|
USD
|
1968
|
204,042.50
|
USD
|
1969
|
206,326.10
|
USD
|
1970
|
209,317.50
|
USD
|
1971
|
207,712.40
|
USD
|
1972
|
213,081.60
|
USD
|
1973
|
217,070.00
|
USD
|
1974
|
230,124.40
|
USD
|
1975
|
221,215.10
|
USD
|
1976
|
224,652.20
|
USD
|
1977
|
227,943.60
|
USD
|
1978
|
240,771.90
|
USD
|
1979
|
235,618.60
|
USD
|
1980
|
236,982.90
|
USD
|
1981
|
224,764.70
|
USD
|
1982
|
234,320.90
|
USD
|
1983
|
245,661.20
|
USD
|
1984
|
264,666.20
|
USD
|
1985
|
267,544.20
|
USD
|
1986
|
264,235.00
|
USD
|
1987
|
368,098.90
|
USD
|
1988
|
469,895.30
|
USD
|
1989
|
438,365.50
|
USD
|
1990
|
463,405.60
|
USD
|
1991
|
423,725.10
|
USD
|
1992
|
503,200.30
|
USD
|
1993
|
473,877.90
|
USD
|
1994
|
476,628.90
|
USD
|
1995
|
525,549.20
|
USD
|
1996
|
563,993.70
|
USD
|
1997
|
616,284.60
|
USD
|
1998
|
670,370.50
|
USD
|
1999
|
731,430.40
|
USD
|
2000
|
792,561.30
|
USD
|
2001
|
726,004.50
|
USD
|
2002
|
670,636.30
|
USD
|
2003
|
661,948.80
|
USD
|
2004
|
714,334.10
|
USD
|
2005
|
766,057.80
|
USD
|
2006
|
785,021.20
|
USD
|
2007
|
807,010.80
|
USD
|
2008
|
791,462.10
|
USD
|
2009
|
705,970.90
|
USD
|
2010
|
739,600.00
|
USD
|
2011
|
747,743.20
|
USD
|
2012
|
813,292.50
|
USD
|
2013
|
766,058.70
|
USD
|
2014
|
780,506.10
|
USD
|
2015
|
810,152.80
|
USD
|
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1918-2015)
Year
|
Top 10%
|
Unit
|
1918
|
38,441.60
|
USD
|
1919
|
39,413.30
|
USD
|
1920
|
34,204.90
|
USD
|
1921
|
36,176.50
|
USD
|
1922
|
39,608.50
|
USD
|
1923
|
38,149.50
|
USD
|
1924
|
39,692.80
|
USD
|
1925
|
40,557.30
|
USD
|
1926
|
40,144.30
|
USD
|
1927
|
40,966.40
|
USD
|
1928
|
43,049.60
|
USD
|
1929
|
41,976.30
|
USD
|
1930
|
38,555.10
|
USD
|
1931
|
37,462.30
|
USD
|
1932
|
36,087.60
|
USD
|
1933
|
35,267.40
|
USD
|
1934
|
39,424.50
|
USD
|
1935
|
41,173.80
|
USD
|
1936
|
44,743.80
|
USD
|
1937
|
47,196.80
|
USD
|
1938
|
45,637.10
|
USD
|
1939
|
49,981.00
|
USD
|
1940
|
52,996.50
|
USD
|
1941
|
57,118.70
|
USD
|
1942
|
60,238.30
|
USD
|
1943
|
64,944.40
|
USD
|
1944
|
63,466.10
|
USD
|
1945
|
62,911.80
|
USD
|
1946
|
62,836.40
|
USD
|
1947
|
60,079.00
|
USD
|
1948
|
64,660.80
|
USD
|
1949
|
63,947.50
|
USD
|
1950
|
69,251.00
|
USD
|
1951
|
70,610.30
|
USD
|
1952
|
72,240.80
|
USD
|
1953
|
74,625.80
|
USD
|
1954
|
74,112.20
|
USD
|
1955
|
77,152.30
|
USD
|
1956
|
79,796.10
|
USD
|
1957
|
80,344.60
|
USD
|
1958
|
79,584.70
|
USD
|
1959
|
82,929.70
|
USD
|
1960
|
83,733.30
|
USD
|
1961
|
85,004.80
|
USD
|
1962
|
88,860.40
|
USD
|
1963
|
90,746.40
|
USD
|
1964
|
92,267.20
|
USD
|
1965
|
94,818.80
|
USD
|
1966
|
100,941.60
|
USD
|
1967
|
103,780.70
|
USD
|
1968
|
106,935.90
|
USD
|
1969
|
109,899.90
|
USD
|
1970
|
110,898.60
|
USD
|
1971
|
111,087.00
|
USD
|
1972
|
113,362.50
|
USD
|
1973
|
116,221.80
|
USD
|
1974
|
116,595.60
|
USD
|
1975
|
113,802.00
|
USD
|
1976
|
116,053.70
|
USD
|
1977
|
117,905.70
|
USD
|
1978
|
121,095.40
|
USD
|
1979
|
120,536.80
|
USD
|
1980
|
120,892.90
|
USD
|
1981
|
118,297.10
|
USD
|
1982
|
117,964.60
|
USD
|
1983
|
120,635.70
|
USD
|
1984
|
125,663.60
|
USD
|
1985
|
128,578.50
|
USD
|
1986
|
131,468.30
|
USD
|
1987
|
147,447.20
|
USD
|
1988
|
161,645.10
|
USD
|
1989
|
158,642.90
|
USD
|
1990
|
161,949.90
|
USD
|
1991
|
157,146.20
|
USD
|
1992
|
168,420.90
|
USD
|
1993
|
165,832.40
|
USD
|
1994
|
168,739.10
|
USD
|
1995
|
179,203.70
|
USD
|
1996
|
186,627.20
|
USD
|
1997
|
196,586.90
|
USD
|
1998
|
208,398.10
|
USD
|
1999
|
220,570.90
|
USD
|
2000
|
229,480.00
|
USD
|
2001
|
222,376.90
|
USD
|
2002
|
212,212.60
|
USD
|
2003
|
210,538.90
|
USD
|
2004
|
218,016.00
|
USD
|
2005
|
224,815.90
|
USD
|
2006
|
230,619.50
|
USD
|
2007
|
235,899.40
|
USD
|
2008
|
235,047.60
|
USD
|
2009
|
221,081.80
|
USD
|
2010
|
226,438.60
|
USD
|
2011
|
228,923.40
|
USD
|
2012
|
238,468.10
|
USD
|
2013
|
232,829.10
|
USD
|
2014
|
237,461.90
|
USD
|
2015
|
246,779.20
|
USD
|
Percentiles combined in one chart (1916-2015)
Available series for this indicator (Fiscal labour income [total fiscal income ranking])
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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