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April 30, 2026

You Make $100,000–You’re Lower Middle Class In California

By Drew Hayes

So you make a ‘six-figure’ income and think you’ve got it made. If you do and you feel that way, great. A new poll from Money Lion says, in California, if you make as much as $111,000, you are considered ‘lower-middle-class’. Sorry, but we’re not alone in California as residents of Massachusetts and New Jersey are in the same lower middle class boat. This is a reflection of the insane cost of living and high taxes–especially here–and the impact is has on your ‘affordability’.  Read more here.

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Drew Hayes
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