This Is How Much Money You Need to Be in the Top 10 Percent of Your State
Here's what it takes to be considered a top earner where you live.

You may have strategized on becoming well paid within your field, but fewer people have considered what it would take to become a top earner within their state. According to an analysis by the financial site GOBankingRates, those with incomes in the top 10 percent usually make between three to four times the median wage, depending on where they live. And while that may not sound like a huge disparity, consider this: "10 percenters" in the state with the wealthiest top earners make on average $200,000 more than "10 percenters" in the state with the most modest top earners. In other words, where you live has a serious effect on how high you can fly financially. Wondering how your own income compares to the top earners in your state? Read on to see what the top 10 percent makes in each state, ranked from the lowest wages to the highest.
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50
West Virginia

Top 10 percent income: $163,240
49
Mississippi

Top 10 percent income: $169,318
48
Arkansas

Top 10 percent income: $173,941
47
Alabama

Top 10 percent income: $180,469
46
New Mexico

Top 10 percent income: $181,940
45
Kentucky

Top 10 percent income: $183,549
44
South Dakota

Top 10 percent income: $184,714
43
Idaho

Top 10 percent income: $188,036
42
Louisiana

Top 10 percent income: $190,038
41
Maine

Top 10 percent income: $190,606
40
Montana

Top 10 percent income: $191,819
39
Oklahoma

Top 10 percent income: $192,061
38
Iowa

Top 10 percent income: $192,979
37
Indiana

Top 10 percent income: $193,279
36
Missouri

Top 10 percent income: $194,185
35
Wyoming

Top 10 percent income: $196,029
34
Wisconsin

Top 10 percent income: $197,977 (tie)
34
Nebraska

Top 10 percent income: $197,997 (tie)
32
South Carolina

Top 10 percent income: $198,951
31
Ohio

Top 10 percent income: $199,074
30
Tennessee

Top 10 percent income: $199,456
29
Vermont

Top 10 percent income: $200,816
28
Kansas

Top 10 percent income: $200,932
27
Michigan

Top 10 percent income: $201,676
26
North Carolina

Top 10 percent income: $204,129
25
Arizona

Top 10 percent income: $209,819
24
North Dakota

Top 10 percent income: $209,985
23
Oregon

Top 10 percent income: $215,026
22
Florida

Top 10 percent income: $217,456
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21
Nevada

Top 10 percent income: $220,208
20
Georgia

Top 10 percent income: $222,399
19
Pennsylvania

Top 10 percent income: $223,499
18
Delaware

Top 10 percent income: $224,894
17
Utah

Top 10 percent income: $227,022
16
Texas

Top 10 percent income: $228,924
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15
Rhode Island

Top 10 percent income: $228,951
14
Minnesota

Top 10 percent income: $233,949
13
Alaska

Top 10 percent income: $234,221
12
New Hampshire

Top 10 percent income: $241,891
11
Illinois

Top 10 percent income: $245,173
10
Hawaii

Top 10 percent income: $252,492
9
Colorado

Top 10 percent income: $255,114
8
Washington

Top 10 percent income: $262,118
7
Virginia

Top 10 percent income: $265,171
6
Maryland

Top 10 percent income: $280,115
5
New York

Top 10 percent income: $291,906
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4
California

Top 10 percent income: $295,369
3
Massachusetts

Top 10 percent income: $299,188
2
New Jersey

Top 10 percent income: $305,190
1
Connecticut

Top 10 percent income: $306,153
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