Learn English – word for “high income earner”

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people often use the word "rich" to mean someone who has a high income, regardless of their assets, cash flow or net worth. is there a more appropriate word? or is the phrase "high incoming earner" as good as it gets?

e.g. "the tax concerns of a rich person are distinct from the tax concerns of a high income individual."

update: i have accepted "lucrative", and intend to use it to contrast "lucrative people" and "rich people". i think a nice runner up is "high earner", and h.e.n.r.y. is a pleasant sidenote.

thanks everyone for the help 🙂

Best Answer

You could use the word lucrative:

Producing wealth; profitable: a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy.

This could be used to say they have a lucrative position at their job.

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