high-income
Earning substantial wages
High-income describes people or households earning substantially more than average, typically placing them in the upper brackets of income distribution: high-income earners, high-income neighborhoods.
The threshold varies by context—what counts as high-income in rural Mississippi differs from Manhattan.
The term appears frequently in tax policy and economic discussions: Tax cuts favored high-income taxpayers.
Having abundant financial resources
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- richHaving much of something
well-off · comfortable · privileged · moneyed · elite · six-figure · lucrative · well-to-do
Expensive nonessential comfort
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- designerOne who plans appearances
- conciergeGuest services attendant
first-class · penthouse · exclusive · chauffeur · sommelier · bespoke · premium · platinum
Credentialed in one's field
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- bankerMoney institution employee
entrepreneur · specialist · consultant · physician · CEO · investor · engineer · financier
Support or category
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- sheltersPlaces offering protection
write-offs · AMT · liability · taxable · withholding · IRS · audit · exemptions
Unequal distribution of resources
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
subsidies · trickle-down · plutocracy · concentration · disparities · equity · stratification · reform
wealthy
Having abundant financial resources
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
rich · well-off · comfortable · privileged · moneyed · elite · six-figure · lucrative · well-to-do · monied
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
concierge · first-class · penthouse · exclusive · chauffeur · sommelier · bespoke · premium · platinum · VIP
professional
Credentialed in one's field
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
banker · entrepreneur · specialist · consultant · physician · CEO · investor · engineer · financier · white-collar
bracket
Support or category
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
shelters · write-offs · AMT · liability · taxable · withholding · IRS · audit · exemptions · threshold
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
entitlements · subsidies · trickle-down · plutocracy · concentration · disparities · equity · stratification · reform
high-incomelow-income
Earning below average wages
poor · impoverished · destitute · indigent · poverty-stricken
high, height, income, incoming, incomes, incomer, incomers, low-income