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