Here’s how much money you now need to make to be considered upper-middle class in New York

An annual household income of at least $131,566 is now needed to qualify as upper-middle class in New York state — but you need even more money in neighboring New Jersey and Connecticut

According to Pew Research, America’s middle class is defined as households earning between two-thirds and twice their state’s median income.

GoBankingRates conducted the new study, using 2023 Census data to calculate the middle-class income range for each state. They subsequently used the top third of that range as the qualifier for being upper-middle class.