21 US cities where making $100,000 a year isn't enough to put you in the top 20% of earners
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But if you live in the metro areas of Seattle, San Francisco, or Washington, DC, a low-six-figure household income barely puts you among the top half of earners, let alone in the top 20%.
In Stamford, Connecticut, for example, you'd represent the top 48% with a $100,000 household income.
That's according to an interactive tool from The New York Times that allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 metro areas throughout the US.
Here, we've highlighted 21 US cities where a $100,000 annual household income isn't enough to crack the top 20% of earners.
Kathleen Elkins contributed to a previous version of this article.
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