Table :

TABLE 7-2 Share of Pre-Tax Income, Federal Income Tax, and Payroll Tax, by Quintile in 2010

Income group

Percent of total pre-tax income received

Percent of total federal income tax paid

Percent of total payroll tax paid

Bottom quintile

     5.1%

    –6.2%

     5.6%

Second quintile

  9.6

 –2.9

  9.8

Third quintile

14.2

  2.9

15.4

Fourth quintile

20.4

13.3

23.9

Top quintile

51.9

92.9

45.1

Source: Congressional Budget Office.