Am I rich in the United Kingdom?
Enter your household income after tax. See your percentile — and what it actually means.
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National median
£26,100
Top 10% threshold
£56,800
Top 1% threshold
£131,000
Income distribution in the United Kingdom
Each bar is a slice of the United Kingdom households. The dashed lines mark the median and the top 10%.
What the numbers actually say
To join the top 10%, earn about 2.2× the median.
About 2.2× the typical household in the United Kingdom.
60% of the United Kingdom lives between £15,200 and £43,400.
If you're in this band, you're 'normal' — by the data.
The top 1% earn 5.0× the typical household.
It's a gulf, not a gap.
Cross £73,500 and you've outearned 95% of the United Kingdom.
The top 5% starts here.
The average (£32,200) sits well above the median.
A few very high earners pull the mean up — the median is the truer middle.
A top-10% household earns 4.8× the bottom 10%.
The full spread of the United Kingdom, in one number.
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