Net compensation data for 1990

The Social Security Administration defines net compensation to be wage, tips, and the like subject to Federal income taxes, as reported by employers on Forms W-2. Beginning with 1991, net compensation includes contributions to deferred compensation plans, but excludes certain distributions from plans where the distributions are included in the reported compensation subject to income taxes.

Source: Original data Social Security Online, interpolation by SalaryRank.

Salary Percentile Rank
0 100.00% 127,504,922
500 79.42% 101,261,037
1,000 78.25% 99,777,049
2,500 76.74% 97,848,647
5,000 75.62% 96,414,668
10,000 61.44% 78,342,657
20,000 37.39% 47,679,721
30,000 20.96% 26,718,829
40,000 11.02% 14,054,915
50,000 5.95% 7,583,172
75,000 2.00% 2,548,311
100,000 1.05% 1,341,859
125,000 0.68% 868,774
150,000 0.49% 619,848
200,000 0.29% 367,217
225,000 0.23% 296,148
250,000 0.19% 244,313
500,000 0.050% 63,948
1,000,000 0.012% 15,557
2,000,000 0.003% 4,037
5,000,000 0.00058% 739
7,500,000 0.00029% 366
10,000,000 0.00017% 222
25,000,000 0.00004% 45
In 1990, 127,504,922 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.