It's no secret that income is positively correlated with age. As you get older, your income tends to increase.

But exactly how much does income increase with age? What's the median income for each age? How much do you have to earn to be in the top 10% of income-earners for your age? Or the top 1%?

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The answers to these questions can be found in the IPUMS Current Population Survey, which provides data for individuals in the U.S. 18 years or older who earned income in 2017.

Income is defined as pre-tax earnings from wages (including multiple jobs), business income, investment income, and any other form of earnings.

Using this data, let's take a look at how income varies by age for individuals in the United States.

Income Percentiles by Age

Select an age to view the income percentiles.