Net compensation data for 2002

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% 148,069,056
500 84.90% 125,710,144
1,000 84.01% 124,398,697
2,500 82.86% 122,686,032
5,000 81.99% 121,406,134
10,000 71.59% 106,004,400
20,000 53.66% 79,454,031
30,000 37.84% 56,023,063
40,000 25.70% 38,051,274
50,000 17.40% 25,757,071
75,000 7.16% 10,606,399
100,000 3.55% 5,260,825
125,000 2.11% 3,125,366
150,000 1.42% 2,104,651
200,000 0.79% 1,163,251
225,000 0.62% 915,437
250,000 0.50% 738,852
500,000 0.132% 195,012
1,000,000 0.037% 54,539
2,000,000 0.012% 17,195
5,000,000 0.00263% 3,892
7,500,000 0.00126% 1,859
10,000,000 0.00074% 1,101
25,000,000 0.00012% 170
In 2002, 148,069,056 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.