[dsacco]

tl;dr - A new study finds that $105,000 is the income level at which people no longer feel happier earning more money. This updates the previous number, $75,000, from a 2010 study.

Personally, I’m deeply skeptical of any psychology or sociology research that relies on magic numbers like “105,000”. As far as I can tell, the study doesn’t even account for cost of living.

[dgacmu]

It does, but only at a country scale, not within a country.

[gowld]

The previous number was per person, not per household.

[jcsnv]

Agreed, $105k in NYC is different than $105k in Memphis