The bar-line chart below examines the cumulative number of US wage earners in different net compensation brackets and their contribution to the cumulative net compensation in 2017. In addition, a data row is used to detail the average net compensation and percent of wage earners for every bracket.

At the highest differential, 69% of wage earners comprise just 30% of cumulative net compensation. Note that at about 95% of wage earners, there is a discontinuity due a significant change in bracket definition.

Bar-line chart showing cumulative number of US wage earners and their cumulative net compensation across different net compensation brackets in 2017

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