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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Earnings thresholds at which women and men would say someone is wealthy revealed

Women typically think people need to earn at least £232,000 to be considered wealthy, while for men the threshold is lower, according to HSBC UK (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Archive)

Women typically think the earnings trigger at which someone is considered “wealthy” is around £40,000 higher than the level at which men believe someone is well off, a survey has found.

On average, women think someone needs to earn at least £232,000 to be considered wealthy, while for men the threshold is lower, at £193,000, according to the research, released by HSBC UK ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8.

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