average income

/ˈævərɪdʒ ˈɪnkʌm/

noun phrase

  1. The typical or mean amount of money earned by a person, household, or group over a specific period, usually calculated by adding all incomes together and dividing by the number of people or households.

    B1

    usually uncountable

    • "The average income in this town is quite low."B1
    • "Comparing average incomes across different countries can highlight economic disparities."B2

Common mistakes

  • The average income are rising.→The average income is rising.

    "Income" is normally uncountable and takes a singular verb.

Collocations

average household incomeaverage annual incomeaverage income per personaverage per capita incomeabove-average incomebelow-average income

Word family

averageincomeearnerearningsmedian incomegross incomenet income