Net compensation data for 1999

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% 145,060,839
500 84.04% 121,912,948
1,000 83.11% 120,562,725
2,500 81.90% 118,800,750
5,000 80.99% 117,484,996
10,000 69.81% 101,266,804
20,000 50.19% 72,802,201
30,000 33.62% 48,768,171
40,000 21.73% 31,516,004
50,000 14.08% 20,422,847
75,000 5.49% 7,970,696
100,000 2.79% 4,051,259
125,000 1.72% 2,492,679
150,000 1.19% 1,732,614
200,000 0.68% 985,512
225,000 0.54% 789,768
250,000 0.45% 647,857
500,000 0.127% 184,391
1,000,000 0.040% 57,483
2,000,000 0.014% 20,258
5,000,000 0.00352% 5,100
7,500,000 0.00165% 2,398
10,000,000 0.00097% 1,404
25,000,000 0.00020% 292
In 1999, 145,060,839 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.