Which economic class do you belong to?

[Alcon]

Bank says upper middle, but everything else says middle-middle.

[J. J.]

here is the key:

Upper Class: you (or your parents) make over $150,000

Upper Middle Class: you (or your parents) make between $70,000 and $150,000

Middle Class: you (or your parents) make between $30,000 and $70,000

Lower Middle Class: you (or your parents) make between $7,000 and $30,000

Working Poor: you (or your parents) make up to $7,000

source: http://taxes.yahoo.com/rates.html


and for those who are still dependants, i am referring to your parents or guardians.  you probably don't have an exact idea of what your parents make since my own do not even tell me, but just give a general idea on what you think it is.

P.S. this is an anonymous forum, so don't worry too much about whether this question is infringing on your privacy.     

I think there are many problems with this.  I'd be lower middle class by the standard, but I have greater assets that someone that is upper middle class.

Also, there is much more than income to class.  A family in my town where the father is a trash collector and the mother works as a secretary may be upper middle class in income (even at the high end), but not in terms of "class."

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Middle Class.

[NDN]

Upper class. We're not millionaires or anything though. The fact that my father's a doctor and I'm looking into a legal career just makes us solidly professional.

[opebo]

You've got to be kidding.  The only place where making $8,000/year would make you lower middle class would be maybe here in Thailand.

[perdedor]

My family is in the middle class. On my own, however, I am in the lower middle class.

[J. J.]

My adjusted gross taxable income for this past year would make me lower class.  My back balance says something else entirely.

[NDN]

You've got to be kidding.  The only place where making $8,000/year would make you lower middle class would be maybe here in Thailand.

I actually misread that as $18,000. $8,000 is about $2,000 below the official poverty line. Still, if you're young $8,000 probably isn't that bad since you're probably doing part-time work and just starting out.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Lower middle class.  But where I live the cost of living is significantly lower than the national average, so I could be considered on the upper end of the lower middle class.  But I also work about 50-60 hours per week.

[Frodo]

I barely qualify as middle-class, since I make about $31,000 (pre-tax) a year. 

[Хahar 🤔]

Though by this dichotomy, I am upper class, I voted upper middle class since my parents make ~$100,000 annually each, and that's not that much for Silicon Valley.

[War on Want]

65,000 combined for me.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Upper middle class, maybe even Upper class.