Research indicates that ESTJ and ENTJ typically bring home the highest incomes, with an average of about $75,000 per year. ISFP and ISTP are the lowest earners, with an average of only $30,000 per year. Apparently earning more as a Sensor is only true if you're also an extrovert!
Commanders (ENTJ)
They make money the foundation of many life decisions, including educational and career choices. They are the personality type most likely to equate money with influence. They reach beyond needs and extend their interest in money to attaining their wants and desires.
Traits With the Highest Earning Potential
Based on the above four dimensions, extroverts, sensors, thinkers, and judgers tend to be the most financially successful. Diving into specific personality characteristics, certain traits are more closely correlated with higher income.
There's no “best” type, but there are trends for each type including the career or job they tend to be most successful in. However, ENTPs, ESTJs, ENTJs, INTJs, and ISTJs are the most common personality types for entrepreneurs and business owners.
According to the MBTI® Manual, INTJs are among the top two types for undergraduate grades. They are also one of two types with the highest first-semester college grades. They have the highest grades among persisters in college and of all the types, INTJs consistently have the highest IQ scores (MBTI® Manual, page 269).
The INTx types are most often listed as the smartest. These personality traits, introvert, intuitive, and thinking, tend to excel in areas that define intelligence or aspects measured by traditional IQ tests: abstract conceptual logic and problem-solving.
ENTJs, often seen as the most successful Myers Briggs type, are the big bosses of all the MBTI types. They are extraverted, which makes them charismatic, outgoing and inspirational leaders.
Which MBTI is most likely to be rich? Out of the 16 personality types, those with the ENTJ (someone who aligns with Extraversion, Intuition, Thinking, Judging) personality type on average earn the most money.
Those who are extroverted, sensing, feeling, and judging are often identified as one of the kindest types by experts. "ESFJs have extroverted feeling as a dominant cognitive function," Gonzalez-Berrios says. "This makes them rule by their hearts. They are kind, polite, friendly, and sensitive."
The prototypical personality profile of the rich is marked by higher Risk tolerance, Openness, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness, and lower Neuroticism.
As an INTJ, Elon tends to be confident, analytical, and ambitious. Elon is likely an independent thinker focused on solving the world's problems.
INFPs are introspective and idealistic, and they often have a deep understanding of people and situations. They are also compassionate and caring, and they often have a strong sense of justice. These personality traits make INFPs very loving.
ISTJ. Introverted, sensing, thinking, and judging people are often pushing themselves to be the best that they can be—no matter how hard the work is, Karen Comen, an astrologer at ZodiacSign.com tells Best Life. "ISTJs constantly seek to improve and break new boundaries regarding their individual growth," she says.
INTJ. Much like ISTJs, those who are introverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging are also on the list of the most trustworthy, according to Ketan Parmar, MD, DPM, MBBS, a mental health expert at ClinicSpots.
According to the MBTI Manual, creativity correlates most strongly with intuition (N), as well as, to a lesser extent, perceiving (P). This suggests that NPs (i.e., the INTP, INFP, ENTP, & ENFP) are, on average, the most creative of all types.
Assertive Commanders (ENTJ-A) agreed the most (95%). Like all Analysts, Commanders have the far-reaching imagination needed to set truly ambitious goals, with the added advantage of a challenge-based, even combative worldview that enables them to strive against the odds, and the opposition.
ESTJ – The Decisive Leader
They are practical, sensible, and down-to-earth. While they may seem domineering to many, they truly enjoy collaborating with people and coming up with goals as a team.
"Energetic, warm, and passionate, ENFPs love to help other people explore their creative potential." ENFPs are also considered some of the most optimistic because they don't let life "get them down," even when they're struggling, according to Personality Growth.
INFJs are definitely multi-talented people, who often possess a wide range of skills.
According to the MBTI® Manual, ISFPs were the type most likely to get upset or angry and show it, as well as the type most likely to get upset or angry and not show it. When I asked ISFPs about this many of them said that they would simply cut off a person who repeatedly made them angry.
ESTPs are sometimes referred to as Dynamo personalities because of their high-energy, active approach to life.
Of all of the introvert personality types on the MBTI, the INTP tends to be the most introverted. They tend to be thoughtful, quiet, and very reserved around others.
ISTJs are all about efficiency, so they'll typically have a place for everything and follow a strict cleaning routine. This can often be seen in their kitchens, which are usually spotless and well-organized.