Very Wealthy	Wealthy	Upper Middle Class	Central Middle Class	Lower Middle Class	Lower Class
	$100,000	$75,000-100,000	$60,000-75,000	$35,000-60,00	$25,000-35,000	$0-25,000
professions	Surgeons, celebrities, CEOs, lawyer	Dentist, larger business owners, CEOs, lawyers, pharmacist, veterinarian, engineers, programmers	Small business owners, government gobs, photographers, sales managers, financial managers, real estate	Teachers, writers, electrician, fireman police, chef, accountants, farmers, insurance salesman, plumber, sales, nurse	Truck driver, carpenter, auto mechanic, cook, construction, secretary, bookkeeper, clerk, hairdresser, janitor	Fast food, Agricultural labor, maid, cashier, telemarketer, dishwasher
Education	Private prep school Harvard, Stanford Yale Cornell	Private school MIT	Suburban HS or private school University of Michigan, Olivet	Public high school Michigan State University	Public high school Trade school, community college	High school grad, High school dropout
Home	Mansion, estate, Manhattan penthouse, “cottage” for the summer; chateau in Switzerland or the Riviera	Mansion with other properties	4000 sq feet	Small or moderate home or apartment	Modular	slum apartment, “The Projects” Trailer
Transportation	Private jet, yacht, limo with chauffeur, Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Lamborghini	Porsche, Corvette, Mercedes Benz, BMW	Lexus, SUVs,	Saturn, Taurus, mini-van	15 year old rusty beater	Bus, feet
Clothing	tailored	Gucci, Louie Vatan	Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Victoria’s Secret	Hollister, Penny’s	Wal-Mart	Salvation Army, Goodwill, Hand-me-downs
Sport	Tennis polo golf lacrosse rowing martial arts dog and horse racing	Tennis Golf water polo	Soccer golf martial arts	Football, basketball, soccer	Football hockey basketball	Dogfights, cockfights, TV wrestling, mud wrestling, basketball