Citation? Median earnings is less than that. And median household income is only marginally more.
replythe U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the median annual earnings for all workers (people aged 15 and over with earnings) was $51,370; and more specifically estimates that median annual earnings for those who worked full-time, year round, was $63,360.
According to the CPS, the median household income was $70,784 in 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United...
That's income, not disposable income. It's also median, instead of mean. It's also incredibly wrong. Median income in the UK is £39,039 which is about $49,500.. You linked to the US Wikipedia page twice.
replyOECD is the source for disposable income.
US: https://oecd-better-life-index.truth-and-beauty.net/countrie...
UK: https://oecd-better-life-index.truth-and-beauty.net/countrie...
The UK is still better a lot of ways but there's a reason it's called "the America of Europe"
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