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BusinessInsider

America's top earners are doing well for themselves.
The top 1% alone owns a shockingly large portion of the country's wealth: about 40%.
To see how you stack up against the wealthiest of the wealthy, The New York Times created an interactive tool that allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 zones throughout the US.
Here, we've highlighted the annual household income required to be in the top 5% and top 1% in 13 major US cities, listed in ascending order.
13. Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina.Alexey Rotanov / Shutterstock.com
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $188,200
Top 1%: $383,846
12. Seattle

Seattle, Washington.Flickr / N i c o l a
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $225,000
Top 1%: $408,153
11. Houston

Houston, Texas.Shutterstock
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $216,189
Top 1%: $423,345
10. Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Ed Yakovich / Wikimedia Commons
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $215,724
Top 1%: $424,552
9. Dallas

Dallas, Texas.Shutterstock
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $216,494
Top 1%: $425,060
8. San Diego

San Diego, California.Flickr / Justin Brown
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $215,800
Top 1%: $428,000
7. Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland.Shutterstock
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $217,700
Top 1%: $433,473
6. Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California.Shutterstock
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $218,018
Top 1%: $466,895
5. Chicago

Chicago, Illinois.Shutterstock
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $218,557
Top 1%: $479,844
4. Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.Flickr / PeterPanFan
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $278,516
Top 1%: $513,000
3. Boston

Boston, Massachusetts.REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $260,286
Top 1%: $529,343
2. San Francisco

San Francisco, California.Flickr / (matt)
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $349,693
Top 1%: $558,046
1. New York City
New York City, New York.Shutterstock
Income required to be in the:
Top 5%: $246,596
Top 1%: $608,584 |
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