Net compensation data for 2017

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% 165,438,239
500 89.18% 147,543,881
1,000 88.53% 146,465,835
2,500 87.68% 145,052,815
5,000 87.04% 143,992,970
10,000 78.99% 130,684,309
20,000 65.04% 107,602,128
30,000 51.94% 85,924,294
40,000 40.38% 66,807,757
50,000 31.14% 51,521,355
75,000 16.66% 27,558,356
100,000 9.61% 15,906,394
125,000 6.00% 9,921,672
150,000 4.00% 6,615,090
200,000 2.16% 3,576,173
225,000 1.71% 2,821,220
250,000 1.38% 2,282,006
500,000 0.337% 557,901
1,000,000 0.089% 147,754
2,000,000 0.028% 45,877
5,000,000 0.00684% 11,322
7,500,000 0.00359% 5,937
10,000,000 0.00227% 3,755
25,000,000 0.00045% 752
In 2017, 165,438,239 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.