Welcome to Upper Middle

Upper Middle is a reader-supported publication helping oat milk elites rethink status, taste, money, and institutions that no longer serve them (also jokes). Here's how to take part.

Make Money With Us
Upper Middle Research (UMR) pays experienced professionals up to $200/hr to complete targeted, NDA-compliant surveys for Fortune 500 companies. Our cut covers operations and marketing.
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Support Our Work
Upper Middle runs on a potluck model: some readers chip in to keep it free for everyone. Contributions fund research and new projects (salary comp tools, Status Detox lectures). Ideas are better shared — radical ideas doubly so.
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Do Both
You may well earn your contribution back.
Participate in the Salary Project

Help build a compensation dataset you can use to get leverage.