What it means to be among the top 1 percent of earners in America depends a lot on where you live.
For example, if you live in San Jose, California, your household would have to earn more than $1 million a year to join the 1 percent. If you live in Santa Rosa, California, which is about 100 miles north of San Jose, your household would have to bring in less than half that, $487,000 a year, to qualify.
That's according to a new Economic Policy Institute report that looks at income inequality in the U.S. by state, metro area and county.
Below, CNBC Make It rounded up the 10 largest U.S. cities by population and listed them in ascending order according to the annual income required to be in the 1 percent there. We also included the average annual income of the 1 percent. All data comes from the EPI.
San Antonio, Texas
Population: 1.51 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $416,614
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.09 million
Phoenix, Arizona
Population: 1.63 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $428,153
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.04 million
San Diego, California
Population: 1.42 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $525,582
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.27 million
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Population: 1.58 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $554,069
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.38 million
Dallas, Texas
Population: 1.34 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $566,304
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.57 million
Chicago, Illinois
Population: 2.72 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $586,182
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.63 million
Los Angeles, California
Population: 4 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $591,500
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.80 million
Houston, Texas
Population: 2.31 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $629,816
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $1.7 million
New York, New York
Population: 8.62 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $744,426
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $2.43 million
San Jose, California
Population: 1.04 million
Annual income required to be in the top 1 percent: $1.15 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $3.45 million
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