Are You a Middle Class Earner?
Here is a table of what it means to be Middle Class according to Pew Charitable Trust. You can also see if you are near the low end, or the high end.
| State | Median Household Income | Lower Middle Class | Upper Middle Class |
| Maryland | $72,483 | $48,322 | $144,966 |
| Alaska | $72,237 | $48,158 | $144,474 |
| New Jersey | $70,165 | $46,777 | $140,330 |
| Hawaii | $68,020 | $45,347 | $136,040 |
| District of Columbia | $67,572 | $45,048 | $135,144 |
| Connecticut | $67,098 | $44,732 | $134,196 |
| Massachusetts | $66,768 | $44,512 | $133,536 |
| New Hampshire | $64,230 | $42,820 | $128,460 |
| Virginia | $62,666 | $41,777 | $125,332 |
| Minnesota | $60,702 | $40,468 | $121,404 |
| California | $60,190 | $40,127 | $120,380 |
| Utah | $59,770 | $39,847 | $119,540 |
| Colorado | $58,823 | $39,215 | $117,646 |
| Wyoming | $58,752 | $39,168 | $117,504 |
| Washington | $58,405 | $38,937 | $116,810 |
| Delaware | $57,846 | $38,564 | $115,692 |
| New York | $57,369 | $38,246 | $114,738 |
| Illinois | $56,210 | $37,473 | $112,420 |
| Rhode Island | $55,902 | $37,268 | $111,804 |
| North Dakota | $55,759 | $37,173 | $111,518 |
| Vermont | $52,578 | $35,052 | $105,156 |
| Iowa | $52,229 | $34,819 | $104,458 |
| Pennsylvania | $52,007 | $34,671 | $104,014 |
| Texas | $51,704 | $34,469 | $103,408 |
| Wisconsin | $51,467 | $34,311 | $102,934 |
| Nebraska | $51,440 | $34,293 | $102,880 |
| Nevada | $51,230 | $34,153 | $102,460 |
| Kansas | $50,972 | $33,981 | $101,944 |
| Oregon | $50,251 | $33,501 | $100,502 |
| South Dakota | $48,947 | $32,631 | $97,894 |
| Arizona | $48,510 | $32,340 | $97,020 |
| Michigan | $48,273 | $32,182 | $96,546 |
| Ohio | $48,081 | $32,054 | $96,162 |
| Georgia | $47,829 | $31,886 | $95,658 |
| Indiana | $47,529 | $31,686 | $95,058 |
| Maine | $46,974 | $31,316 | $93,948 |
| Montana | $46,972 | $31,315 | $93,944 |
| Missouri | $46,931 | $31,287 | $93,862 |
| Idaho | $46,783 | $31,189 | $93,566 |
| Florida | $46,036 | $30,691 | $92,072 |
| North Carolina | $45,906 | $30,604 | $91,812 |
| Oklahoma | $45,690 | $30,460 | $91,380 |
| Tennessee | $44,297 | $29,531 | $88,594 |
| Louisiana | $44,164 | $29,443 | $88,328 |
| South Carolina | $44,163 | $29,442 | $88,326 |
| New Mexico | $43,872 | $29,248 | $87,744 |
| Kentucky | $43,399 | $28,933 | $86,798 |
| Alabama | $42,849 | $28,566 | $85,698 |
| West Virginia | $41,253 | $27,502 | $82,506 |
| Arkansas | $40,511 | $27,007 | $81,022 |
| Mississippi | $37,963 | $25,309 | $75,926 |
| Source: Pew Charitable Trusts & Andy Kiersz / Business Insider |
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