<prompt> Human: Hey rpersonalfinance,I was checking out the average household income, in the US, and I was kinda shocked at how low it was, compared to a lot of the salaries I see online. Almost all posts I see mention that they earn 50k or above, a year, which is already as much as a whole household income, which I find confusing.Am I missing something here? Looking forward to an explanation.EDIT:I am looking into this to find out the average income compared to the average cost of living. I am thinking about moving to the US, but the salaries I found online, in my specific field CS, is way above the average household income. I am almost sure that I am missing something.  <response>: People online tend to live in higher cost of living areas. The median household income of the United States is 52k, but the median household income of Silicon Valley is 93k. Tech skills are in demand and pay way above average all over the country. 