The Ladies’ Home Journal, April 1949

$25,000 income then left you with net $15,605 - today it’s closer to $20,535 (these are based off New York taxation, it’s a little different State to State: source.)

$50,000 income then left you with net $23,510 - today it’s closer to $38,053

$100,000 income then left you with net $31,885 - today it’s closer to $68,473

$500,000 income then left you with net $57,485 - today it’s closer to $301,609

$1,000,000 income then left you with net $100,450 - today it’s closer to $581,909 (in Illinois $613,421; in Alaska, Washington and Florida $648,990)