Four in 10 workers earning more than $500,000 a year are living paycheck to paycheck—and ‘lifestyle inflation’ is keeping them broke

U.S. workers are battling a cost of living crisis ; prices of food staples like eggs have shot through the roof, housing costs have outpaced wage increases, and college tuition has reached an unaffordable high. Now, even six-figure earners at the top of their tax brackets feel like they’re barely scraping by .

About 41% of American workers earning between $300,001 and $500,000—and 40% of those making over $500,000—say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs .

Perhaps surprisingly, those reeling in smaller salaries are faring a bit better: only around 16% of those earning $200,001 and $300,000 are struggling to make ends meet.

And those on the bottom end of the spectrum are struggling more than middle earners, but still less tha