Connecticuts Top 1% Of Earners Make Most In The Nation

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- In order to be one of the top 1 percent in earnings in the United States, you need to make $385,000 per year. In Connecticut, you need to make significantly more, according to Vox.

Connecticut's top earners make a higher annual salary than any other state in the country.
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Joe Jenkins

02/03/2015 9:30 a.m.

In order to crack Connecticut's wealthiest 1 percent, a resident would have to clear $678,000 annually, the most in the nation, Vox reported.

In addition, Connecticut also has the largest income disparity, with the top 1 percent earning 51 times the average salary of a run-of-the-mill 99 percenter.

The easiest state to crack the cultural elite? Arkansas, where $228,000 per year grants admission into the top 1 percent.

Here's how much you would have to earn to be in the top 1 percent in Connecticut's neighboring states:

New Jersey: $539,000
Massachusetts: $532,000
New York: $506,000
Rhode Island: $315,000
Vermont: $299,000

Click here to read the full report from Vox.

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