Household income adds together the total income of everyone who lives in a home: two partners’ salaries, a teenager’s part-time job, a grandparent’s pension. Because many households have more than one earner, household percentiles sit far above the individual ones, and a couple comparing their combined income with individual percentiles will rank themselves too high. The tables below give the household income at each percentile for Canada, each province and territory, and six large metropolitan areas. For one person’s income, use the income percentile calculator; all the individual tables are listed on the income percentiles page.
Household income percentiles by province
Each value is the total household income, before tax, below which that share of households fell in 2020, the income year of the 2021 Census.
| Region | 10th | 25th | 50th (median) | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $26,500 | $47,400 | $83,600 | $135,800 | $199,100 | $200,000+ |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $24,100 | $39,500 | $71,700 | $119,600 | $182,500 | $200,000+ |
| Prince Edward Island | $24,900 | $42,700 | $73,600 | $115,800 | $168,600 | $200,000+ |
| Nova Scotia | $23,900 | $41,100 | $71,300 | $115,300 | $171,500 | $200,000+ |
| New Brunswick | $24,300 | $40,800 | $70,000 | $112,100 | $164,900 | $198,500 |
| Quebec | $24,100 | $41,900 | $72,700 | $118,500 | $177,900 | $200,000+ |
| Ontario | $28,300 | $51,800 | $90,600 | $146,000 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Manitoba | $26,500 | $46,400 | $79,600 | $124,900 | $184,100 | $200,000+ |
| Saskatchewan | $26,600 | $47,200 | $82,400 | $132,100 | $191,700 | $200,000+ |
| Alberta | $30,800 | $55,600 | $95,600 | $151,400 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| British Columbia | $26,400 | $48,100 | $85,500 | $139,900 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Yukon | $29,600 | $56,900 | $100,300 | $162,600 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Northwest Territories | $36,400 | $71,900 | $127,500 | $198,600 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Nunavut | $31,600 | $64,300 | $117,600 | $188,300 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
The median household in Canada had a total income of $84,000 in 2020, as published by Statistics Canada; the table’s median is interpolated from income brackets and lands close to it. A value shown with a “+” falls in the open top bracket, households with income of $200,000 and over, so only its floor is known.
Household income percentiles in large cities
| Metropolitan area | 10th | 25th | 50th (median) | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $28,300 | $54,400 | $97,200 | $160,100 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Montreal | $24,300 | $43,200 | $76,000 | $123,800 | $187,900 | $200,000+ |
| Vancouver | $25,900 | $49,700 | $90,000 | $148,500 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Calgary | $32,300 | $58,600 | $100,300 | $162,400 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Edmonton | $31,200 | $56,400 | $96,200 | $150,600 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | $31,000 | $57,200 | $97,900 | $155,300 | $200,000+ | $200,000+ |
City figures cover the whole census metropolitan area, suburbs included.
How these percentiles are calculated
Statistics Canada publishes the number of households in each total-income bracket, in steps of $5,000 or $10,000 up to $100,000 and wider steps above that, ending with an open “$200,000 and over” group. Each percentile here is found by counting households up from the lowest bracket and placing the cut-off in proportion within the bracket where it falls, the same method used for the individual income percentiles. The source is table 98-10-0055-01. Census income data is collected every five years, so the next update follows the 2026 Census.
Household size changes the comparison
A household of four with the same income as a single person has much less to spend per person. The tables compare households of all sizes together, so a large family ranking at the median is in a different position from a couple at the median. Household income also counts every source, including pensions, investment income and government benefits, not only employment.
Related measures
- Average household income in Canada: the average and how it compares with the median
- Median income in Canada, by province, for households and individuals
- Am I considered middle class?
- What is a good salary in Canada?
- Individual percentiles for Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta
Sources
The figures and rules on this page come from these sources, last checked against them on October 6, 2026. How we check facts.
- Statistics Canada: Data table