How much money do you make? (1 Viewer)

[Jacks]

Some people are interested apparently. Poll is anonymous so you should be safe to mark it here.

 

[Beakertwang]

Also, can I borrow some money?

 

[WedgeRock]

From our job? Or from selling chips?

 

[TheBigTater]

Should Onlyfans income be included?..

 

[krafticus]

What… no $0. I’m out

 

[Lil Tuna]

Some people are interested apparently.

 

[suchj0sh]

Hopefully transitioning to a new job this summer that will help me breach one of those thresholds!

 

[Booshme]

I think the poll should include our age and also how hard we work I say this in jest, and cast my vote already

 

[Moxie Mike]

Should Onlyfans income be included?..

Only if you think the IRS is monitoring this thread.

 

[Dcarl]

Amazing

 

[TheBigTater]

IRS is subscribed.

 

[foreverdev]

Is this pre tax or post tax (Canadian here )

 

[FDLmold]

If I include wifey's income, I get to jump a level or two.

 

[Josh Kifer]

If I include Gorboshs income, I'm moving up a few spots....

 

[BKisback]

I would choose "enough to afford Paulson" if it were an option. Good, used RHC only of course.

 

[WedgeRock]

If I include wifey's income, I get to jump a level or two.

If you're married and filed jointly, it counts.

If I include Gorboshs income, I'm moving up a few spots....

See?

 

[Tonysquander]

I am broke because, after the 4-D chessmaster GOAT simultaneously closed down two nonsensical threads without breaking a sweat, I celebrated by spending all my old man money on more Paulsons…

 

[BigGrizz]

Looking at another poll that was sent to me, the average PCFer makes ~$100k in the private sector. Combine with age polls where average age is around 45-50...

The average PCFer is upper middle class, likely has a home nearly paid off or paid off, and is well established.

A grail set like ESPT for $10k would come out to about 5-10% of a PCFers annual income. How much of annual income one should spend om chips? Not for me to decide

 

[elemeno]

Would you look at that, PCF does skew older and higher income.

Looking at another poll that was sent to me, the average PCFer makes ~$100k in the private sector. Combine with age polls where average age is around 45-50...

The average PCFer is upper middle class, likely has a home nearly paid off or paid off, and is well established.

A grail set like ESPT for $10k would come out to about 5-10% of a PCFers annual income. How much of annual income one should spend om chips? Not for me to decide

Here’s nationwide data: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.html#

Median household income was $83,730 in 2024.

Here’s average/median net worth by age: https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/smart-money/average-net-worth-by-age I tried to paste the tables but the formatting didn't work. It’s cleanly organized if you scroll down a bit in the link.


But don’t let me ruin your day by stating that an older person is more likely to be wealthier. That wouldn’t be intuitive at all.

 

[Taghkanic]

Would you look at that, PCF does skew older and higher income.

Here’s nationwide data: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.html#

Median household income was $83,730 in 2024.

Here’s average/median net worth by age: https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/smart-money/average-net-worth-by-age I tried to paste the tables but the formatting didn't work. It’s cleanly organized if you scroll down a bit in the link.


But don’t let me ruin your day by stating that an older person is more likely to be wealthier. That wouldn’t be intuitive at all.

Interesting, though I think these medians vary a lot by region, state and also within states.

In places like New York, median statewide income is totally skewed by one metro area. Typical incomes in western/upstate areas can be as little as half that of NYC—and far lower compared to the wealthiest Manhattan ZIPs.

I don’t have a sense of whether PCFers tend to be more rural, suburban or city-dwellers. My guess is that people who collect sets to host their own games are probably somewhat more likely to live somewhere with a garage or basement… Not typical in big cities.

 

[elemeno]

Interesting, though I think these medians vary a lot by region, state and also within states.

In places like New York, median statewide income is totally skewed by one metro area. Typical incomes in western/upstate areas can be as little as half that of NYC—and far lower compared to the wealthiest Manhattan ZIPs.

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I don’t have a sense of whether PCFers tend to be more rural, suburban or city-dwellers. My guess is that people who collect sets to host their own games are probably somewhat more likely to live somewhere with a garage or basement… Not typical in big cities.

Indubitably, the same job will pay more in a HCOL vs a LCOL area, which is why one can’t be myopic and only consider whether a state has income tax or not.

 

[ovo]

I plan on moving up a notch when I retire.....................which means more time and money to devote to pcf

 

[BigGrizz]

Same. I'm apparently young for the curve here so I can take a few years and set aside for a good CPC set. Maybe they'll even figure out yellow and triangular spots by then (fingers crossed).

 

[dpeks13]

Do poker winnings count? Cause that’ll drop me down a few brackets if we count losses

 

[Cratty]

All for the fun of collecting this data, but I'd just be careful on trying to draw any real conclusions from it. Income alone doesn’t tell you much IMO if trying to understand chip expenses.

To actually understand much of anything, you’d likely need a larger survey - things like cost basis and timing of acquisitions across sets, total collection valuations, age distribution, net worth, geography/cost of living, and collecting time horizon.

As Paolo has noted before, there’s far more going on than a single income snapshot. Some people have modest income but bought before the boom or traded into their collections over time, while others have high income but limited discretionary flexibility. Many collections are built through timing, trading, or gradual accumulation rather than pure income power. And for many here, poker is their primary hobby or community, which further distorts any “appropriate spend” framing.

The only clear signal you can probably take away is that PCF skews higher income than the general population, which isn’t surprising given nice poker chips are a luxury good.

Edit: Not trying to turn this into another long thread.. just a caution against interpreting chip spend as a % of income. ha

 

[krafticus]

Interesting, though I think these medians vary a lot by region, state and also within states.

In places like New York, median statewide income is totally skewed by one metro area. Typical incomes in western/upstate areas can be as little as half that of NYC—and far lower compared to the wealthiest Manhattan ZIPs.

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I don’t have a sense of whether PCFers tend to be more rural, suburban or city-dwellers. My guess is that people who collect sets to host their own games are probably somewhat more likely to live somewhere with a garage or basement… Not typical in big cities.

Ugh. I live in one of those darkest green areas. My county has always been one of the highest in the nation though.

 

[jxfan]

Do poker winnings count? Cause that’ll drop me down a few brackets if we count losses

 

[Josh Kifer]

the average PCFer makes ~$100k in the private sector. Combine with age polls where average age is around 45-50...

The average PCFer is upper middle class, likely has a home nearly paid off or paid off, and is well established

Today I found out I'm not an average PCFer....

 

[ekricket]

Today I found out I'm not an average PCFer....

Bless your heart

 

[GamingWithChips]

All for the fun of collecting this data, but I'd just be careful on trying to draw any real conclusions from it. Income alone doesn’t tell you much IMO if trying to understand chip expenses.

To actually understand much of anything, you’d likely need a larger survey - things like cost basis and timing of acquisitions across sets, total collection valuations, age distribution, net worth, geography/cost of living, and collecting time horizon.

Further to that, this poll is set up in such a way that 0 conclusions can be drawn from it. The assumption is it’s in USD, but who knows if everyone converted as needed, and the range of incomes should be evenly distributed, and retirement income shouldn’t be $0 as most will receive some sort of income.

(And yes, I’m fully aware this poll was set up just for fun and because of the other day, but I wanted to point that out if anyone really wanted to analyze the results)