Thirty-six % of U.S. staff with salaries of $100,000 or extra live paycheck to paycheck — twice as many who mentioned they have been in 2019, in response to a survey performed by Willis Towers Watson, a consulting agency. CNBC reviews:

That’s greater than the 34% of employees who earn $50,000 to $100,000 a 12 months who’re residing paycheck to paycheck, although decrease than the 52% of paycheck-to-paycheck employees with incomes of lower than $50,000, in response to the survey.

Nevertheless, the excessive earners are the one group that noticed a rise of their paycheck-to-paycheck ranks within the final three years.

“Workers at greater pay ranges aren’t resistant to residing paycheck to paycheck,” mentioned Mark Smrecek, the monetary wellbeing market chief for North America at Willis Towers Watson.

Willis Towers Watson polled 9,658 full-time staff from massive and midsize personal employers in December and January 2022, earlier than the newest inflation readings.