Net compensation data for 2015

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% 160,794,699
500 88.58% 142,425,855
1,000 87.89% 141,323,314
2,500 86.99% 139,878,922
5,000 86.32% 138,796,097
10,000 77.85% 125,171,925
20,000 63.15% 101,547,186
30,000 49.91% 80,258,001
40,000 38.44% 61,813,240
50,000 29.41% 47,287,105
75,000 15.54% 24,988,069
100,000 8.84% 14,213,375
125,000 5.46% 8,780,611
150,000 3.64% 5,858,598
200,000 1.97% 3,170,108
225,000 1.56% 2,501,775
250,000 1.26% 2,024,266
500,000 0.318% 510,930
1,000,000 0.086% 137,545
2,000,000 0.027% 42,929
5,000,000 0.00628% 10,099
7,500,000 0.00323% 5,194
10,000,000 0.00202% 3,241
25,000,000 0.00041% 667
In 2015, 160,794,699 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.