Global Pay Rank

Enter your pay to see where your income ranks in the global distribution across 8 billion people.

Your Income

All figures in US dollars. PPP adjustment applied when country is selected.

Income Type

$

Approx. $52,000 per year

How It Works

This tool uses a log-normal distribution model calibrated to a versioned reference dataset. The current dataset is based on 2023 inputs and compares your income against an estimated global distribution of annual earnings.

When you select a country, your income is adjusted for purchasing power parity to reflect how far your money goes relative to the global baseline.

Sources: World Bank, World Inequality Database, Our World in Data. Dataset last updated March 10, 2026.

Global Income Rank

0.0%

of people worldwide earn less than you

Adjusted for purchasing power in United States

United States Rank

0.0%

of people in United States earn less than you

Estimated from an approximate national median of $34.0k per year

High Income

Global Percentile

Top 0.0%

Approximately 97.6% earn less. 2.4% earn more.

Country Percentile

Top 0.0%

Approximately 61.3% earn less. 38.7% earn more.

Annual Income

$52.0k

before tax (nominal USD)

Daily Equivalent

$142.47

per day

vs. Global Median

18.6x

Median approx. $2.8k/yr

vs. Poverty Line

66x

vs. $2.15/day threshold

Poverty Line Context

Your income is well above all international poverty thresholds.

Income Spectrum (log scale)

Extreme Poverty$785/yr
Global Median$2,800/yr
You$52,000/yr
High Income$120k+/yr

Reference Comparisons

Extreme Poverty Line

$2.15/day. $784.75/yr

+66.3x above

Lower-Middle Income Threshold

$3.65/day. $1.3k/yr

+39.0x above

Upper-Middle Income Threshold

$6.85/day. $2.5k/yr

+20.8x above

Global Median Income

$7.67/day. $2.8k/yr

+18.6x above