National context, one age at a time.
Median income at 30 in the United States.
For US adults aged exactly 30, median annual personal income is $44,179. The weighted average is $55,466, in 2025 dollars.
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Average (weighted mean) | $55,466 |
| 25th percentile | $20,110 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $44,179 |
| 75th percentile | $72,937 |
| 90th percentile | $112,532 |
What the median includes.
The median describes the middle adult in this national comparison. It includes people working part time, studying, not working, or receiving income from sources other than a job; it does not answer what a full-time employee should earn.
How does your metro compare?
These local links use income for adults who head a household without a resident partner and age bands. Their population and age definition differ from this national estimate, so the amounts are not a like-for-like national-versus-local ranking.
- Chicago: $57,308 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Minneapolis–St. Paul: $57,308 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Columbus: $52,098 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Dallas–Fort Worth: $55,224 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Atlanta: $52,098 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Seattle: $72,416 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- San Francisco: $78,147 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- New York: $64,602 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Boston: $70,854 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Austin: $63,560 single-adult median at ages 25–34
- Denver: $67,728 single-adult median at ages 25–34
Other questions worth asking.
All metro comparisons and national age benchmarks →
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