The average salary in the United States is close to $100,000, but don’t be fooled, as the vast majority of Americans earn much less. Less than 20 percent of individuals say that they earn a six-figure-plus salary according to Zippia, and slightly more than a third of households.

And of those that do, the number that feel that they live paycheck-to-paycheck has been increasing, jumping seven points in just one year to 45 percent in 2022. One of the main factors is the cost of living which varies across the nation generally more expensive on the East and West coasts and in major metropolitan areas in between. READ MORE