Net compensation data for 2020

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% 167,593,971
500 89.41% 149,844,899
1,000 88.77% 148,774,141
2,500 87.93% 147,370,409
5,000 87.30% 146,317,333
10,000 79.30% 132,900,021
20,000 66.68% 111,748,526
30,000 55.23% 92,568,537
40,000 44.25% 74,158,970
50,000 35.06% 58,763,122
75,000 19.68% 32,989,902
100,000 11.76% 19,701,733
125,000 7.54% 12,639,460
150,000 5.11% 8,567,552
200,000 2.77% 4,647,756
225,000 2.19% 3,666,198
250,000 1.77% 2,965,206
500,000 0.429% 719,790
1,000,000 0.110% 184,631
2,000,000 0.034% 56,441
5,000,000 0.00820% 13,737
7,500,000 0.00439% 7,351
10,000,000 0.00281% 4,717
25,000,000 0.00065% 1,082
In 2020, 167,593,971 individuals reported non-zero net compensation in the U.S.