BREAKING: US median household income adjusted for inflation rose +$2,250 YoY in 2025, or +2.6%, to a record $87,460.

This marks the 3rd consecutive annual increase, totaling +$6,000, or +7.4%. At the same time, the top 10% saw real income rise +$4,400 YoY, or +1.7%, to a record +$261,300. This comes as rising stock-market wealth and low unemployment more than offset persistent inflation throughout 2025. On the other hand, the bottom 10% posted a -$160 YoY decline, or -0.8%, to $20,010. Furthermore, females earned ~84% as much as their male counterparts last year, up from ~81% in 2024, marking the largest annual increase in the female-to-male earnings ratio in data going back to the early 196

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