Depends on where you live... In SF or parts of NYC, it&#x27;d be pretty hard to consider oneself Middle Class at much less than that for a family income.<p>Some places the median cost of a house is close to a million, other places it&#x27;s closer to $100k... That caries across the board, even chips at a convenience store price ranges quite a bit within the U.S. ... which, frankly has surprised me.  It&#x27;s all relative.<p>Fortunately, I&#x27;m in a location where the relative pay for what I do, to cost of living is pretty decent.