What is your definition of middle class?

[cicy33]

Definitely depends on where you live. Here we are make about $50k a year together with an area average pay rate of minimum wage ($7.50/hour) So we are probably considered middle class. But compared to a town just a few hours away we are considered lower class.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Median US salary is $48k. Poverty is like $27k. So I guess $48k +/- $10k?

[Sporkman]

Originally Posted by cschin4

Myself - Anybody who makes more than me is wealthy. Anyone who makes less than me is "lower" middle class!l

Heh - it's like that saying: "Anybody who drives slower than me is an idiot, and anybody who drives faster than me is a maniac!"

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

I'm too lazy to perfect a definition, but not too lazy to waste keyboard energy submitting this post.

Why do you ask what is middle class?

[cicy33]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

Median US salary is $48k. Poverty is like $27k. So I guess $48k +/- $10k?

is this per person or household? It is ours for the household but definitely not per person.

[Ima saver]

I agree with stressless, I think most of us think of ourselves as middle class. I have a friend who does not have $5 to her name in savings and considers me very rich to have 6 figures in savings and 7 figures in net worth. But I consider myself middle class.