Here’s the Minimum Salary Required To Be Upper-Middle Class in the 19 Poorest States

Wealth and income levels can vary greatly from state to state -- what it takes to be wealthy in California, for instance, is not the same amount of money required to be wealthy in Missouri, for example, due to vast differences in costs of living, varying poverty levels and income ranges, and housing costs. This is true for all income brackets across the country -- for example, it’s far easier to be upper middle class in Mississippi than it is in New York.

March 23, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Austin Jones

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