Quiz: US Income Percentile Calculator

Income numbers rarely speak for themselves; it’s the percentile that gives them social context.

This quiz focuses on how income percentiles work and how to read them without falling into common interpretation traps. It stands on its own, but if you want to ground the ideas in real numbers, the U.S. income percentile calculator can help you explore where a given income falls in the broader distribution.

Answer the questions and see how easily percentile intuition can mislead.