Pennsylvania lands roughly in the middle based on how much income is required for a household to be considered upper class, writes Steve Charnock for MSN.

Pennsylvania boasts strong economic diversity, with several sectors contributing to higher salaries, including finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. The upper class threshold in the Keystone State is $143,596, with approximately 19 percent of households meeting or exceeding it.

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offer numerous high-paying opportunities, but many smaller towns across the state continue to face significantly lower wages due to the decline in industrial jobs.

Delaware benefits from having a strong finance sector, especially in Wilmington, which is attractive to businesses due to its lack of sales tax. For a household to be considered upper class, it has to make $164,348. Around 16 percent of state residents meet that benchmark.

Meanwhile, New Jersey ranks second only to the District of Columbia in the income required to be considered upper class, at $192,692. The state benefits from a strong presence of major pharmaceutical, finance, and tech industries, as well as its proximity to New York City.

Read more about the required income to be considered upper class in Pennsylvania and surrounding states in MSN.

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