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How much money Americans need to feel happy revealed

The price of happiness
15th. $15,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.34
14th. $25,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.32
13th. $35,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.19
12th. $45,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.15
11th. $55,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.07
10th. $65,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.04
9th. $75,000 annual income: wellbeing score -0.02
8th. $95,000 annual income: wellbeing score 0.01
7th. $85,000 annual income: wellbeing score 0.03
6th. $112,500 annual income: wellbeing score 0.08
Joint 4th. $137,500 annual income: wellbeing score 0.17
Joint 4th. $175,000 annual income: wellbeing score 0.17
3rd. $250,000 annual income: wellbeing score 0.24
2nd. $400,000 annual income: wellbeing score 0.35
1st. $625,000 annual income: wellbeing score 0.38
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The price of happiness

They say money can’t buy happiness, but new research published by the National Academy of Sciences suggests it can. The more money you have, the happier you’re likely to be – with a few surprising exceptions. Click or scroll through to see how the wellbeing of Americans compares based on annual salary. All data is taken from National Academy of Sciences research by Matthew A. Killingsworth. Scores are based on evaluative wellbeing, and so reflect overall life satisfaction.
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Hannah Ward-Glenton

15 March 2021

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