When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.

If you’re earning $50,000 a year, where you live could mean the difference between paying less than $50 or about $4,000 in state income taxes annually. That’s a lot more in your pocket — or your state ...

The tax bracket income levels for 2026 are increasing by 2.3% and new tax breaks could allow you to keep more take-home pay.

Here is how much taxpayers in each income bracket pay on average, and how much each bracket contributes to the federal tax revenue as a whole.

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...

The hollowing out of the middle class has become a bipartisan trope. President Trump’s supporters use this fear of household economic decline to justify his tariffs and industrial policies. Liberals ...