<Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Typical characteristics </Th> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Typical characteristics </Th> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Typical characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capitalist class (1%) </Th> <Td> Top - level executives, high - rung politicians, heirs . Ivy League education common . </Td> <Th> Upper class (1%) </Th> <Td> Top - level executives, celebrities, heirs; income of $500,000 + common . Ivy league education common . </Td> <Th> The super-rich (0.9%) </Th> <Td> Multi-millionaires whose incomes commonly exceed $350,000; includes celebrities and powerful executives / politicians . Ivy League education common . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper middle class (15%) </Th> <Td> Highly - educated (often with graduate degrees), most commonly salaried, professionals and middle management with large work autonomy . </Td> <Th> Upper middle class (15%) </Th> <Td> Highly - educated (often with graduate degrees) professionals & managers with household incomes varying from the high 5 - figure range to commonly above $100,000 . </Td> <Th> The rich (5%) </Th> <Td> Households with net worth of $1 million or more; largely in the form of home equity . Generally have college degrees . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Middle class (plurality / majority?; ca . 46%) </Th> <Td> College - educated workers with considerably higher - than - average incomes and compensation; a man making $57,000 and a woman making $40,000 may be typical . </Td> </Tr>

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