Is a $112,131 salary really the new benchmark for middle-class Americans — or is it just an absurd figure? Here’s the truth

SmartAsset calculated that the average salary range for the middle class is $49,478 to $148,450 across the 100 largest cities ...
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Middle class in 2025: The exact income and net worth thresholds

What does it really mean to be middle class these days? The question sounds simple, yet the answer changes depending on ...
CNN

Harris and Trump want to strengthen the middle class. It could use the help

As soon as Vice President Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail this week, she made it clear what one of her top priorities would be if she wins the presidential election in November. “Building up the ...
Business Insider

Who exactly is the middle class that JD Vance and Tim Walz are targeting?

VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz are both trying to target middle-class voters. But the middle class itself is a loosely defined demographic — more of an identity. Despite varied definitions, many ...
Fast Company

Why more middle-class Americans are defining themselves as working class

A growing number of middle-class families are struggling to afford the basics of housing, childcare, food, transportation, and healthcare. These cost increases mean that even families classified as ...
CNN

Middle-class Americans are falling behind

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version ...
Newsweek

America’s Middle Class Is Shrinking

America's middle class, traditionally considered the backbone of the nation and its economic engine, has been shrinking for the past 50 years, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. A study ...
Business Insider

To feel middle class, you have to be wealthy

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Are You Upper, Middle, or Lower Class? Here's the Income Cutoff

There's a lot of variation within each group. The top 5% of earners, for example, bring in $295,000 or more per year. That's nearly 10x what someone in the lowest quintile earns annually. It's also ...
Time

The Middle Class

“America’s middle class is hurting,” said Vice President Joe Biden last month when he announced the formation of a Middle-Class Task Force, which will meet for the first time on Feb. 27. The recession ...
The Economist

The surprising stagnation of Asia’s middle classes

In August Amalia Adininggar, Indonesia’s statistician-in-chief, appeared in parliament with bad news. The country’s middle class had shrunk. Between 2021 and 2024, 6m Indonesians had fallen into the ...