Net compensation data for 2018

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% 167,669,326
500 89.60% 150,227,639
1,000 88.97% 149,174,227
2,500 88.15% 147,793,020
5,000 87.53% 146,756,680
10,000 79.78% 133,762,868
20,000 66.37% 111,274,342
30,000 53.49% 89,694,231
40,000 41.90% 70,255,833
50,000 32.57% 54,607,468
75,000 17.66% 29,609,038
100,000 10.30% 17,263,120
125,000 6.47% 10,853,899
150,000 4.33% 7,259,068
200,000 2.34% 3,915,811
225,000 1.84% 3,085,458
250,000 1.49% 2,493,067
500,000 0.359% 602,565
1,000,000 0.093% 155,940
2,000,000 0.029% 47,892
5,000,000 0.00699% 11,719
7,500,000 0.00365% 6,118
10,000,000 0.00230% 3,858
25,000,000 0.00046% 773
In 2018, 167,669,326 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.