New York's Top 1% Earns More Than Those In Most States

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- In order to be one of the top 1 percent in earnings in the United States, you need to make $385,000 per year. In New York, you need to make significantly more, according to Vox.

New York's highest earners make more than their counterparts in nearly every other state.
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Joe Jenkins

01/30/2015 9:00 a.m.

To crack New York's wealthiest 1 percent, a resident would have to clear $506,000 annually, one of the highest figures in the nation, Vox reported.

In addition, the Empire State also has the largest income disparity, with the top 1 percent earning 48.4 times the average salary of a run-of-the-mill 99 percenter.

The easiest state to crack the cultural elite? Arkansas, where $228,000 per year grants admission into the top 1 percent.

Here's how much you would have to earn to be in the top 1 percent in New York's neighboring states:

Connecticut: $678,000
New Jersey: $539,000
Massachusetts: $532,000
Rhode Island: $315,000
Vermont: $299,000

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