Correct, and in many countries with less income the cost of living is also scaled to this. So to get a perfect average the cost of living and income balances need to kind of be adjusted to reflect this...?
But then again the top few people who have a lot will earn so much more that they can barely even get rid of their fortunes. And that $32,000 isn't even enough in certain area's to have a house to live in and food security...