According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the middle class are people living in households with incomes between 75% and 200% of the national median. Lower class are people with household incomes below 75% of the national median income, and upper class are people whose household incomes are above 200% of the national household median income. For more information, visit the OECD Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class Report.
Use the income calculator below to calculate your income class. Income class varies by country, and this calculator is in the nation’s currency.
The income adjustment made when adding members to a household shows the needs of additional household members, as compared to a single person.