How Much Money Is Needed To Be Considered Middle Class in Your State?

How much money do you need to be considered middle class? It might take more money than you think to reach this income tier. The Pew Research Center defines the middle class, or middle-income households, as those with incomes that are two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income.

However, because the cost of living and average income vary so widely from state to state, the income needed to be “middle class” in one state could be much more or less than what it takes to be middle class in another. Here’s the middle-class income for every state.

• Median household income: $62,027
• Lowest end of middle class income: $41,351
• Highest end of middle class income: $124,054

• Median household income: $89,336
• Lowest end of middle class income: $59,557
• Highest end of middle class income: $178,672

• Median household income: $76,872
• Lowest end of middle class income: $51,248
• Highest end of middle class income: $153,744

• Median household income: $58,773 
• Lowest end of middle class income: $39,182
• Highest end of middle class income: $117,546

• Median household income: $96,334
• Lowest end of middle class income: $64,223
• Highest end of middle class income: $192,668

• Median household income: $92,470
• Lowest end of middle class income: $61,647
• Highest end of middle class income: $184,940

• Median household income: $93,760
• Lowest end of middle class income: $62,507
• Highest end of middle class income: $187,520

• Median household income: $82,855
• Lowest end of middle class income: $55,237
• Highest end of middle class income: $165,710

• Median household income: $71,711
• Lowest end of middle class income: $47,807
• Highest end of middle class income: $143,422

• Median household income: $74,664
• Lowest end of middle class income: $49,776
• Highest end of middle class income: $149,328

• Median household income: $98,317
• Lowest end of middle class income: $65,545
• Highest end of middle class income: $196,634

• Median household income: $74,636
• Lowest end of middle class income: $49,757
• Highest end of middle class income: $149,272

• Median household income: $81,702
• Lowest end of middle class income: $54,468
• Highest end of middle class income: $163,404

• Median household income: $70,051 
• Lowest end of middle class income: $46,701
• Highest end of middle class income: $140,102

• Median household income: $73,147
• Lowest end of middle class income: $48,765
• Highest end of middle class income:$146,294

• Median household income: $72,639
• Lowest end of middle class income: $48,426
• Highest end of middle class income: $145,278

• Median household income: $62,417
• Lowest end of middle class income: $41,611
• Highest end of middle class income: $124,834

• Median household income: $60,023
• Lowest end of middle class income: $40,015
• Highest end of middle class income: $120,046

• Median household income: $71,773
• Lowest end of middle class income: $47,849
• Highest end of middle class income: $143,546

• Median household income: $101,652 
• Lowest end of middle class income: $67,768
• Highest end of middle class income: $203,304

• Median household income: $101,341
• Lowest end of middle class income: $67,561
• Highest end of middle class income: $202,682

• Median household income: $71,149
• Lowest end of middle class income: $47,433
• Highest end of middle class income: $142,298

• Median household income: $87,556
• Lowest end of middle class income: $58,371
• Highest end of middle class income: $175,112

• Median household income: $54,915
• Lowest end of middle class income: $36,610
• Highest end of middle class income: $109,830

• Median household income: $68,920
• Lowest end of middle class income: $45,947
• Highest end of middle class income: $137,840

• Median household income: $69,922
• Lowest end of middle class income: $46,615
• Highest end of middle class income: $139,844

• Median household income: $74,985
• Lowest end of middle class income: $49,990
• Highest end of middle class income: $149,970

• Median household income: $75,561
• Lowest end of middle class income: $50,375
• Highest end of middle class income: $151,122

• Median household income: $95,628
• Lowest end of middle class income: $63,752
• Highest end of middle class income: $191,256

• Median household income: $101,050
• Lowest end of middle class income: $67,367
• Highest end of middle class income: $202,100

• Median household income: $62,125
• Lowest end of middle class income: $41,417
• Highest end of middle class income: $124,250

• Median household income: $84,578
• Lowest end of middle class income: $56,385
• Highest end of middle class income: $169,156

• Median household income: $69,904
• Lowest end of middle class income: $46,603
• Highest end of middle class income: $139,808

• Median household income: $75,949
• Lowest end of middle class income: $50,633
• Highest end of middle class income: $151,898

• Median household income: $69,680
• Lowest end of middle class income: $46,453
• Highest end of middle class income: $139,360

• Median household income: $63,603
• Lowest end of middle class income: $42,402
• Highest end of middle class income: $127,206

• Median household income: $80,426
• Lowest end of middle class income: $53,617
• Highest end of middle class income: $160,852

• Median household income: $76,081
• Lowest end of middle class income: $50,721
• Highest end of middle class income: $152,162

• Median household income: $86,372
• Lowest end of middle class income: $57,581
• Highest end of middle class income: $172,744

• Median household income: $66,818
• Lowest end of middle class income: $44,545
• Highest end of middle class income: $133,636

• Median household income: $72,421
• Lowest end of middle class income: $48,281
• Highest end of middle class income: $144,842

• Median household income: $67,097
• Lowest end of middle class income: $44,731
• Highest end of middle class income: $134,194

• Median household income: $76,292
• Lowest end of middle class income: $50,861
• Highest end of middle class income: $152,584

• Median household income: $91,750
• Lowest end of middle class income: $61,167
• Highest end of middle class income: $183,500

• Median household income: $78,024
• Lowest end of middle class income: $52,016
• Highest end of middle class income: $156,048

• Median household income: $90,974
• Lowest end of middle class income: $60,649
• Highest end of middle class income: $181,948

• Median household income: $94,952
• Lowest end of middle class income: $63,301
• Highest end of middle class income: $189,904

• Median household income: $57,917
• Lowest end of middle class income: $38,611
• Highest end of middle class income: $115,834

• Median household income: $75,670
• Lowest end of middle class income: $50,447
• Highest end of middle class income: $151,340

• Median household income: $74,815
• Lowest end of middle class income: $49,877
• Highest end of middle class income: $149,630

Travis Woods contributed to the reporting of this article.

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each US state using the U.S. Census’s 2023 5-year American Community Survey to find the household income needed to qualify as middle class. Using the definition of middle class from Pew Research which states that middle class income is two-thirds to double the median household income, the median income was used to calculated the minimum and maximum household income to qualify as middle class. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 30, 2025.