US Cities With the Highest Household Income (2026)

Ranked by median household income, highest first. A high local income doesn't automatically mean an easy cost of living -- cross-check a city's home-value-to-income ratio on our affordability ranking before assuming a high-income city is also an affordable one.

Source: US Census Bureau, FEMA National Risk Index, and FHFA House Price Index (where applicable).

#	City	Value
1	Sunnyvale, CA Salary needed →	$174,506 median income
2	Fremont, CA Salary needed →	$169,023 median income
3	Santa Clara, CA Salary needed →	$165,352 median income
4	Bellevue, WA Salary needed →	$149,551 median income
5	San Mateo, CA Salary needed →	$149,152 median income
6	Highlands Ranch, CO Salary needed →	$148,227 median income
7	Frisco, TX Salary needed →	$144,567 median income
8	Naperville, IL Salary needed →	$143,754 median income
9	The Woodlands, TX Salary needed →	$142,384 median income
10	Arlington, VA Salary needed →	$137,387 median income
11	San Francisco, CA Salary needed →	$136,689 median income
12	San Jose, CA Salary needed →	$136,010 median income
13	Carlsbad, CA Salary needed →	$134,139 median income
14	Sugar Land, TX Salary needed →	$132,247 median income
15	Thousand Oaks, CA Salary needed →	$125,399 median income
16	Cary, NC Salary needed →	$125,317 median income
17	Centennial, CO Salary needed →	$124,617 median income
18	Columbia, MD Salary needed →	$124,537 median income
19	Irvine, CA Salary needed →	$122,948 median income
20	Cambridge, MA Salary needed →	$121,539 median income
21	Allen, TX Salary needed →	$121,259 median income
22	League City, TX Salary needed →	$117,316 median income
23	Santa Clarita, CA Salary needed →	$116,186 median income
24	Seattle, WA Salary needed →	$116,068 median income
25	Elk Grove, CA Salary needed →	$115,864 median income
26	Gilbert, AZ Salary needed →	$115,179 median income
27	Daly City, CA Salary needed →	$114,910 median income
28	Huntington Beach, CA Salary needed →	$114,747 median income
29	McKinney, TX Salary needed →	$113,286 median income
30	Alexandria, VA Salary needed →	$113,179 median income
31	Roseville, CA Salary needed →	$112,265 median income
32	Simi Valley, CA Salary needed →	$112,144 median income
33	Temecula, CA Salary needed →	$111,881 median income
34	Pearland, TX Salary needed →	$111,123 median income
35	Torrance, CA Salary needed →	$109,554 median income
36	Orange, CA Salary needed →	$109,335 median income
37	Olathe, KS Salary needed →	$108,077 median income
38	Concord, CA Salary needed →	$107,789 median income
39	Murrieta, CA Salary needed →	$106,925 median income
40	Vacaville, CA Salary needed →	$106,764 median income
41	Arvada, CO Salary needed →	$106,014 median income
42	Plano, TX Salary needed →	$105,679 median income
43	Rancho Cucamonga, CA Salary needed →	$105,534 median income
44	Hayward, CA Salary needed →	$105,371 median income
45	Costa Mesa, CA Salary needed →	$104,981 median income
46	Berkeley, CA Salary needed →	$104,716 median income
47	Scottsdale, AZ Salary needed →	$104,197 median income
48	Corona, CA Salary needed →	$103,727 median income
49	Lee's Summit, MO Salary needed →	$103,447 median income
50	Chula Vista, CA Salary needed →	$101,984 median income

US Cities With the Highest Household Income (2026)

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