Benchmarks · Income · 42–45 · Media

Income for Media professionals aged 42–45 in the U.S.

Gross annual income from salary, bonus and other regular deposits.

Modeled estimate · federal survey data
Household-level figures: the underlying survey (Fed SCF) measures households, grouped by the reference person's age — combined for a couple, and they read high for a single person. Why, and how this changes as live data grows.
Median
$93K
Upper quarter
$155K
Top 10%
$253K

Half of Media professionals aged 42–45 in the U.S. have a annual income above $92,928. Reaching the upper quarter takes about $155,232, and the top 10% starts at $253,440 — roughly 2.7× the median. The lower quarter sits below $48,576, and the bottom 10% is under $26,400.

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The full distribution

PercentileIncomeWhat it means
Bottom 10%$26,4009 in 10 are above this
Lower quarter$48,57625th percentile
Median$92,928half above, half below
Upper quarter$155,23275th percentile
Top 10%$253,440only 1 in 10 is above this
Average (mean)$102,216pulled up by the top end — the median is the better "typical"
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Income by age

AgeLower quarterMedian incomeUpper quarterTop 10%
22–25 →$24K$44K$76K$119K
26–29 →$35K$64K$113K$159K
30–33 →$43K$74K$120K$172K
34–37 →$43K$78K$128K$199K
38–41 →$45K$86K$136K$209K
42–45$49K$93K$155K$253K
46–50 →$48K$97K$173K$296K
50–54 →$45K$92K$178K$306K
55–59 →$41K$84K$164K$296K
60–64 →$41K$74K$148K$275K
65 and over →$33K$63K$116K$222K

Income at 42–45 by industry

TechFinanceHealthcareConsultingLegalMediaEducationGovernmentEngineeringReal estateMarketingAccountingPharma & biotechNon-profitArchitecture & designSales

Income at 42–45 in other metros

NYCLAChicagoDallasHoustonDCMiamiPhiladelphiaAtlantaPhoenixBostonSFSeattleDenverSan DiegoMinneapolisAustinDetroitTampaSt. LouisBaltimoreOrlandoCharlotteSan AntonioPortlandSacramentoPittsburghLas VegasNashvilleRaleigh

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Common questions

What is the median annual income for Media professionals aged 42–45 in the U.S.?
The median annual income for Media professionals aged 42–45 in the U.S. is $92,928. Half of this group is above that figure and half below.
What annual income puts you in the top 10% of Media professionals aged 42–45 in the U.S.?
About $253,440. The 90th percentile is the level only one in ten people in this group exceeds — roughly 2.7× the median.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled percentile distributions fitted to this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (released October 2026), the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS wage data — and they blend toward anonymized, aggregated data from Keeping Up members as each cohort grows. Full methodology at keepingup.com/methodology.

How this is built. Percentiles are modeled for this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (released October 2026), the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey (2024), the Census American Community Survey and BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2025) — with metro cost-of-living and wage adjustments. As Keeping Up members in this cohort grow, the band blends toward anonymized, aggregated live data (minimum cohort sizes apply; no individual is ever identifiable). Seeded figures are household-level, as in the SCF; live cohorts are individual-level. Amounts are in current dollars. Read the full methodology.

Last updated October 2026. Cohort: Media professionals aged 42–45 in the U.S.. Model sample basis: 80.