How much money you need to make to be middle class in the 10 biggest U.S. metro areas

If you live in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, Arizona metro area, you need to make between $55k and $166k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, Florida metro area, you need to make between $47k and $142k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington metro area, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, you need to make between $56k and $168k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metro area, in DC, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia, you need to make between $78k and $235k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, Georgia metro area, you need to make between $57k and $170k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, Texas metro area, you need to make between $50k and $150k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Texas metro area, you need to make between $55k and $166k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro area, in Illinois and Indiana, you need to make between $55k and $166k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, California metro area, you need to make between $58k and $175k to be considered middle class.

If you live in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you need to make between $61k and $183k to be considered middle class.