Yes. If you support him completely and he meets the rest of the criteria for you to claim him, then you can claim him even if he makes more than you do. In order to claim your 22 year old, he cannot pay more than half of his own support. This means, it doesn't matter what he earns, it just matters what he does with the money.
The following criteria must be met to claim someone as a qualifying child:
- Your child (including adopted and foster children), your sibling, or a descendent of any of them.
- Age 18 or younger at the end of the tax year OR under 24 (and younger than you and your spouse) if they are a full-time student
- Lived with you for more than 6 months during the tax year
- They did not provide more than half of their own support (social security does not count)
- They did not file a joint return, unless it was to claim a refund
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