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Cindy Lamothe

Here’s the Minimum Salary Required To Be Considered a Wealthy Gen Zer in 2026

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What does it actually take to be considered “wealthy” these days — especially if you’re Gen Z? With rent prices doing the absolute most and iced lattes somehow costing $8, the definition of rich has gotten fuzzy. 

GOBankingRates took a survey of 1,000 Americans (over age 18) and asked them what they considered to be upper class. Over one-third of Gen Z actually believe you need to make just $75,001 to $200,000 to be considered upper class. 

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