<human>: I'd like to know how much a person would have to earn in order to be considered middle class in the U.S.
<bot>: According to the Pew Research Center, the median household income for families with children in the United States was $61,372 in 2018. This is an increase of 8% from 2017 and it's also higher than the national median income of $59,039. So if you're looking at households with children, then someone earning between 61,000 and 80,999 dollars per year can be considered middle class.