Real average income by percentile
In 2015 dollars
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
$5,000,000
$5,500,000
$6,000,000
$6,500,000
$7,000,000
$7,500,000
$8,000,000
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Growth of average
income between
1980 and 2015:
• Top 0.01% = 322%
• Bottom 90% = 0.03%
Top 1%
Top 0.01%
Bottom 90%
Top 1%
Top 0.01%
Bottom 90%
Chart by Mother Jones
