That&#x27;s pretty misleading. The median net worth of a member of Congress is about $1 million: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opensecrets.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2014&#x2F;01&#x2F;millionaires-club-for-first-time-most-lawmakers-are-worth-1-million-plus" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opensecrets.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2014&#x2F;01&#x2F;millionaires-club-fo...</a>.<p>You also have to take into account that the average age of Congress is almost 60. <i>I.e.</i> they have been working and accumulating assets for decades. Adjusted for age, the net worth of the median Congressman is at the 80th percentile: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.census.gov&#x2F;people&#x2F;wealth&#x2F;files&#x2F;Wealth%20distribution%202000%20to%202011.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.census.gov&#x2F;people&#x2F;wealth&#x2F;files&#x2F;Wealth%20distribut...</a>. Is 80th percentile &quot;wealthy&quot;? It&#x27;s within one standard deviation of the median. I&#x27;d call that upper middle class.<p>Fun fact: the median doctor is worth over $1 million by age 50, and about $2 million by age 65: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medicalpracticeinsider.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;which-doctors-stash-most-cash" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medicalpracticeinsider.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;which-doctors-sta...</a>.