This Study Found the Optimal Salary for Total Happiness

This Is the Amount of Money You Need to Be Happy, According to Research The journal Nature Human Behavior used data from the Gallup World Poll, which surveyed more than 1.7 million people from 164 countries and found that the ideal yearly salary for optimal happiness is between $60,000-$75,000. Researchers found that $95,000 is ideal for “life evaluation,” which takes into account long-term goals and other macro-level metrics. However, there is such a thing as making too much money as the team from Purdue University points out. They observed life satisfaction decline after the $95,000 mark due to unhealthy social comparisons and unfulfilling material pursuits.