# What Percent Are You? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882 "2012-01-18T05:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/41 "2012-01-18T20:10:12Z")
Pretty much in the middle. Nationally, I squeak into the top half; locally I’m at 49%. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/42 "2012-01-18T20:10:47Z")
Bottom 21% for my area (Indiana)…about what I figured. ETA: if not for child support, I’d be in the bottom 11%. Of course, maybe I’d work more hours if I didn’t have kids at home… ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/43 "2012-01-18T20:14:25Z")
16%. I thought I’d rank higher, but I’m currently living in a fairly expensive area. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/44 "2012-01-18T22:45:22Z")
Top 30% nationally. Top 35% locally. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/45 "2012-01-18T23:39:56Z")
Bottom 29% for this year’s income. Bottom 5% for the income of the previous four years. And I don’t think London, England is cheap compared to the US. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/46 "2012-01-18T23:53:28Z")
Top 11% nationally Top 9% locally ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/47 "2012-01-19T00:04:58Z")
Top 17% nationally, top 36% in the ultra-expensive VA/MD/DC area where I live. I’m still single though so if I ever manage to get married that might mean there would be enough after the mortgage payment for a decent vacation trip. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/48 "2012-01-19T00:13:04Z")
Top 2% nationally, but top 4% for the DC metro area. We would fall way down though if this measured net worth. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/49 "2012-01-19T01:02:39Z")
Top 5% (both nationally and locally), if I just go by my salary then top 25% nationally. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/50 "2012-01-19T01:27:33Z")
Bottom 10% nationally Bottom 8% locally but then I’m on disability ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/51 "2012-01-19T01:38:32Z")
Okay, that was weird. According to the site, I’m in the top 45% for where I live, but in the bottom 49% of the country. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/52 "2012-01-19T01:43:15Z")
Bottom 4%. HA Beat that! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/53 "2012-01-19T01:51:05Z")
On paper top 25%. If you subtract what I have to pay my ex less than 50%. If you are talking actual take home I bottom 29%. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/54 "2012-01-19T01:58:08Z")
For those of you in the top say…30% what do you do for a living? ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/55 "2012-01-19T02:02:34Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > For those of you in the top say..30% what do you do for a living? Top 5% but there are two professional incomes in our household. My husband is an IT architect and I’m in IT management both for big Fortune 100 companies. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/56 "2012-01-19T02:46:57Z")
Top 15%, top 18% for metro area. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/57 "2012-01-19T02:48:22Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > For those of you in the top say..30% what do you do for a living? I am a financial planner and my wife is an economist. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/58 "2012-01-19T03:05:13Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > For those of you in the top say..30% what do you do for a living? Top 5% here as well. Like Dangerosa, we’re a two income household. Both in the medical field. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/59 "2012-01-19T03:13:16Z")
Top 33%. Still paying off a student loan, and a mortgage so far underwater that the sharks can smell us. So take that figure with a grain of salt. We’re working on it! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/60 "2012-01-19T04:32:21Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > For those of you in the top say..30% what do you do for a living? I’m in insurance sales and my partner is a collections manager at a bank. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882.md?page=4)