Is a six-figure salary still middle class?

A six-figure salary is still above typical U.S. household income, even if it feels middle class in expensive cities.

Six figures no longer covers a home, kids, and savings in most U.S. metros, but it still places earners well above the true middle-class median—so it's comfortable, not just middle class.

High inflation and soaring housing costs have eroded the purchasing power of $100,000, keeping it firmly within the middle-class bracket in most modern cities.