Income by Occupation

Highest Paying Jobs in the US: 2005

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Fun Facts!, Income by Occupation, Incomes of the Super Rich, VE Infographics

While athletes, movie stars and other celebrities can earn very high incomes, the majority (61%) of very high-income people (> $1,246,000) work as corporate executives or in the finance industry.

When you account for all taxpayers with income greater than 1.2 million a year, the list includes: Lawyers; Medical jobs; Real estate jobs; Entrepreneurs; Business operations; Computer, math, engineering, technical jobs; Skilled sales; Professors and scientists; Farmers & ranchers

Data source: Jobs and Income Growth of Top Earners and the Causes of Changing Income Inequality: Evidence from U.S. Tax Return Data (pdf)

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Income Tax Return from 1913

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Income by Occupation

Day 28 of 28 Days of Tax Data

From Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Tax return from 1913 (the first year of income tax was assessed in the United States)

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How Much Do You Earn? (2000)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Distribution of Income, Income by Occupation, VE Infographics

A look at the relationship between occupation and income. From a poster I created in 2004.

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Highest Paid American Athletes 2007

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Income by Occupation, Incomes of the Super Rich

In honor of the the Super Bowl, I am posting Sports Illustrated’s Fortunate 50 top-earning American athletes (earnings include salary, winnings, bonuses, and endorsements). However, only one of the players in today’s game made the list, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, Rank: 47.

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I found a nice table of this data on SportsColumn.com. Salaries are based on current or most recently completed seasons (exception: 2007 for NFL). For winnings-based sports (auto racing, golf, tennis), 2006 calendar year amounts used.

[tags]athletes, income, endorsements[/tags]

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