Current income is king. What you reported on past taxes is not as important. Attorney is correct. If your income was insufficient on your initial I-864, then upload a new, updated I-864 with CURRENT pay stubs/employment letter to show current annual income.
Current annual income is calculated as follows:
Gross income from most recent pay period multiplied times number of pay periods per year (12 months) = Current Annual Income.
Example: If most recent gross monthly income is $5,000, then current annual income is $60,000 (multiplier is 12).
If pay periods are every 2 weeks, then the multiplier is 26.