This statistic shows the average annual total money earnings of individuals in the United States in 2022, by age group. In 2022, the average worker in the United States aged 45 to 54 earned an average of 82,280 U.S. dollars per year. That made 45 to 54 year olds the highest earning age group, on average, in 2022.
Average total money earnings of individuals per year in the United States in 2022, by age group (in U.S. dollars)
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Accounting for diversity
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US Census Bureau. (October 15, 2023). Average total money earnings of individuals per year in the United States in 2022, by age group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817928/mean-personal-money-earnings-in-the-us-by-age/
US Census Bureau. "Average total money earnings of individuals per year in the United States in 2022, by age group (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817928/mean-personal-money-earnings-in-the-us-by-age/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Average total money earnings of individuals per year in the United States in 2022, by age group (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817928/mean-personal-money-earnings-in-the-us-by-age/
US Census Bureau. "Average Total Money Earnings of Individuals per Year in The United States in 2022, by Age Group (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817928/mean-personal-money-earnings-in-the-us-by-age/
US Census Bureau, Average total money earnings of individuals per year in the United States in 2022, by age group (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817928/mean-personal-money-earnings-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Average total money earnings of individuals per year in the United States in 2022, by age group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/817928/mean-personal-money-earnings-in-the-us-by-age/