Net compensation data for 2012

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% 153,632,290
500 87.32% 134,145,941
1,000 86.56% 132,985,383
2,500 85.57% 131,466,604
5,000 84.83% 130,329,226
10,000 75.82% 116,489,610
20,000 60.38% 92,756,457
30,000 46.83% 71,941,002
40,000 35.37% 54,341,445
50,000 26.57% 40,817,879
75,000 13.46% 20,675,185
100,000 7.44% 11,430,198
125,000 4.52% 6,944,911
150,000 2.99% 4,598,000
200,000 1.63% 2,498,155
225,000 1.29% 1,980,414
250,000 1.05% 1,608,905
500,000 0.276% 424,508
1,000,000 0.078% 119,400
2,000,000 0.025% 37,714
5,000,000 0.00585% 8,982
7,500,000 0.00303% 4,650
10,000,000 0.00190% 2,915
25,000,000 0.00039% 593
In 2012, 153,632,290 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.