The median annual household income in the US is $53,657.
So if you're making $100,000 a year, you're doing pretty well for yourself — in fact, households earning $100,000 or more represent the top 20% of all earners in America, according to the US Census Bureau.
Yet in some high-earning cities, a low six-figure household income barely puts you among the top half of earners, let alone in the top 20%.
In Stamford, Connecticut, for example, you'd represent the top 48% with a $100,000 household income.
That's according to an interactive tool from The New York Times which allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 metro areas throughout the US.
Here, we've highlighted 17 US cities where a $100,000 annual household income isn't enough to crack the top 20%, or even 25%, of earners:
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 26% of earners in New York City.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 26% of earners in Dallas.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 26% of earners in New Haven, Connecticut.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 27% of earners in Chicago.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 27% of earners in Hartford, Connecticut.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 28% of earners in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 28% of earners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 28% of earners in San Diego, California.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 28% of earners in Santa Barbara, California.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 30% of earners in Napa, California.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 31% of earners in Seattle, Washington.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 30% of earners in Baltimore, Maryland.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 35% of earners in Boston.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 42% of earners in Washington, DC.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 40% of earners in San Francisco.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 43% of earners in Danbury, Connecticut.
A household income of $100,000 puts you in the top 48% of earners in Stamford, Connecticut.
