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You might consider yourself part of the middle class, but depending on your income tax bracket, you could actually be upper-middle class without realizing it. Find out more about the minimum salary required to be considered upper-middle class in 2025. Also, learn how middle-class earners are quietly becoming millionaires and how you can too.
GOBankingRates determined each state’s middle-class income range by analyzing the median household income, total population, and households. The middle-class income was calculated using PewResearch’s definition. Keep reading to understand the distinction between middle-class and upper-middle class incomes.
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Alabama
Median household income: $62,027
Middle-class income range: $41,351 to $124,054
Upper-middle class income starts at: $96,486
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Alaska
Median household income: $89,336
Middle-class income range: $59,557 to $178,672
Upper-middle class income starts at: $138,967
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Arizona
Median household income: $76,872
Middle-class income range: $51,248 to $153,744
Upper-middle class income starts at: $119,579
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Arkansas
Median household income: $58,773
Middle-class income range: $39,182 to $117,546
Upper-middle class income starts at: $91,425
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California
Median household income: $96,334
Middle-class income range: $64,223 to $192,668
Upper-middle class income starts at: $149,853
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Colorado
Median household income: $92,470
Middle-class income range: $61,647 to $184,940
Upper-middle class income starts at: $143,842
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Connecticut
Median household income: $93,760
Middle-class income range: $62,507 to $187,520
Upper-middle class income starts at: $145,849
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Delaware
Median household income: $82,855
Middle-class income range: $55,237 to $165,710
Upper-middle class income starts at: $128,886
– Median household income: $73,147
– Middle-class income range: $48,765 to $146,294
– Upper-middle class income begins: $113,784
**Kansas**
– Median household income: $72,639
– Middle-class income range: $48,426 to $145,278
– Upper-middle class income begins: $112,994
**Kentucky**
– Median household income: $62,417
– Middle-class income range: $41,611 to $124,834
– Upper-middle class income begins: $97,093
**Louisiana**
– Median household income: $60,023
– Middle-class income range: $40,015 to $120,046
– Upper-middle class income begins: $93,369
**Maine**
– Median household income: $71,773
– Middle-class income range: $47,849 to $143,546
– Upper-middle class income begins: $111,647
**Maryland**
– Median household income: $101,652
– Middle-class income range: $67,768 to $203,304
– Upper-middle class income begins: $158,125
**Massachusetts**
– Median household income: $101,341
– Middle-class income range: $67,561 to $202,682
– Upper-middle class income begins: $157,642
**Michigan**
– Median household income: $71,149
– Middle-class income range: $47,433 to $142,298
– Upper-middle class income begins: $110,676
**Minnesota**
– Median household income: $87,556
– Middle-class income range: $58,371 to $175,112
– Upper-middle class income begins: $136,198
**Mississippi**
– Median household income: $54,915
– Middle-class income range: $36,610 to $109,830
– Upper-middle class income begins: $85,423
**Missouri**
– Median household income: $68,920
– Middle-class income range: $45,947 to $137,840
– Upper-middle class income begins: $107,209
**Montana**
– Median household income: $69,922
– Middle-class income range: $46,615 to $139,844
– Upper-middle class income begins: $108,768
**Nebraska**
– Median household income: $74,985
– Middle-class income range: $49,990 to $149,970
– Upper-middle class income begins: $116,643
**Nevada**
– Median household income: $75,561
– Middle-class income range: $50,374 to $151,122
– Upper-middle class income begins: $117,539
**New Hampshire**
– Median household income: $95,628
Income information for various states:Ohio
– Median household income: $69,680
– Middle-class income range: $46,453 to $139,360
– Upper-middle class income begins: $108,391Oklahoma
– Median household income: $63,603
– Middle-class income range: $42,402 to $127,206
– Upper-middle class income begins: $98,938Oregon
– Median household income: $80,426
– Middle-class income range: $53,617 to $160,852
– Upper-middle class income begins: $125,107Pennsylvania
– Median household income: $76,081
– Middle-class income range: $50,721 to $152,162
– Upper-middle class income begins: $118,348Rhode Island
– Median household income: $86,372
– Middle-class income range: $57,581 to $172,744
– Upper-middle class income begins: $134,356South Carolina
– Median household income: $66,818
– Middle-class income range: $44,545 to $133,636
– Upper-middle class income begins: $103,939South Dakota
– Median household income: $72,421
– Middle-class income range: $48,281 to $144,842
– Upper-middle class income begins: $112,655Tennessee
– Median household income: $67,097
– Middle-class income range: $44,731 to $134,194
– Upper-middle class income begins: $104,373Texas
– Median household income: $76,292
– Middle-class income range: $50,861 to $152,584
– Upper-middle class income begins: $118,676Utah
– Median household income: $91,750
– Middle-class income range: $61,167 to $183,500
– Upper-middle class income begins: $142,722Vermont
– Median household income: $78,024
– Middle-class income range: $52,016 to $156,048
– Upper-middle class income begins: $121,371Virginia
– Median household income: $90,974
– Middle-class income range: $60,649 to $181,948
– Upper-middle class income begins: $141,515Washington
– Median household income: $94,952
– Middle-class income range: $63,301 to $189,904
– Upper-middle class income begins: $147,703West Virginia
– Median household income: $57,917
– Middle-class income range: $38,611 to $115,834
– Upper-middle class income begins: $90,093Wisconsin
– Median household income: $75,670
– Middle-class income range: $50,447 to $151,340
– Upper-middle class income begins:
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