Nearly 1 in 3 Americans Earning Over $150,000 Worry About Making Ends Meet: Fed Report

More than 15 percent of people earning more than $150,000 took an additional job over the past year to cope with tighter financial conditions.

Customers shop for eggs at a H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 8, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Americans in upper-income groups are concerned about their ability to pay bills, with more than 15 percent of this demographic taking up additional jobs over the past year, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

As of April, 32.5 percent of respondents earning more than $150,000 annually were worried about making ends meet over the next six months, up from 21.7 percent in April 2023, the June survey shows.