Geography: Canada
Age Group: All
Income Type: Individual
Enter your total income for the year before tax: wages, salary and self-employment income plus investment income, pensions and government benefits. The census puts the highest incomes in one open bracket, $150,000 and over. Above the last percentile it can place below that bracket, the calculator names the top group you are in rather than an exact rank.
In 2023, the median total income of Canadian tax filers was $44,100, and it took $116,500 to enter the top 10%, $152,700 to enter the top 5% and $293,800 to enter the top 1%. Those lines come from tax returns. The calculator works from a different source, the census. The 2021 Census counted people aged 15 and over in private households, including people with no income, and its income figures are for the year 2020. So the calculator’s lines and the tax lines are two separate series, and the tables below show both.
Find your province in the percentile table by province, compare the top 10%, 5% and 1% by province, or see household income percentiles for a couple’s or family’s combined income.
Income percentiles by province and territory (2021 Census)
Each column is the income below which that share of people aged 15 and over fell in 2020, in 2020 dollars. These are the ladders the calculator uses.
| Province or territory | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $7,700 | $21,200 | $39,500 | $67,000 | $103,000 | $139,100 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $9,000 | $20,300 | $35,600 | $59,400 | $94,000 | $129,600 |
| Prince Edward Island | $9,600 | $22,000 | $37,700 | $57,600 | $83,900 | $106,300 |
| Nova Scotia | $8,300 | $20,700 | $36,600 | $60,000 | $89,300 | $119,500 |
| New Brunswick | $9,300 | $21,100 | $36,700 | $57,400 | $84,900 | $109,800 |
| Quebec | $10,700 | $22,200 | $39,900 | $63,600 | $93,200 | $127,300 |
| Ontario | $6,600 | $20,500 | $39,300 | $68,600 | $110,000 | $142,800 |
| Manitoba | $5,900 | $20,600 | $38,100 | $62,200 | $92,100 | $124,100 |
| Saskatchewan | $6,500 | $21,400 | $40,700 | $68,000 | $100,800 | $136,100 |
| Alberta | $5,900 | $22,000 | $42,300 | $74,300 | $122,000 | $150,000+ |
| British Columbia | $6,900 | $21,000 | $39,500 | $67,700 | $105,600 | $140,900 |
| Yukon | $11,300 | $27,200 | $53,200 | $86,100 | $126,200 | $146,200 |
| Northwest Territories | $8,400 | $26,100 | $56,600 | $103,800 | $143,200 | $150,000+ |
| Nunavut | $3,300 | $14,600 | $35,200 | $86,900 | $134,700 | $150,000+ |
Population aged 15 and over in private households, total income before tax, 2020 incomes. Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, table 98-10-0064-01 (counts by income group); percentiles estimated by WealthNorth.
Statistics Canada publishes these census incomes as counts of people in income groups, from people without income up to an open group of $150,000 and over. The percentiles in the table are our estimates from those counts, by straight-line interpolation inside each income group, and a percentile that falls in the open group is shown as its floor. Statistics Canada’s own median is calculated for people with income, so it differs from the median in this table, which also counts people without income: $41,200 for Canada against $39,500.
For income percentiles in large cities, see the city income page: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Quebec City, Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo.
The top 10%, 5% and 1% by province (tax data)
Statistics Canada ranks tax filers within each province’s own income distribution, so each row shows where that province’s top groups began in 2023. Each threshold is the income that divides a top group from the rest of the distribution, so it marks where the group starts. The territories (Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut) are combined in this table; each has its own row in the census table above.
| Province | Median | Top 10% starts at | Top 5% starts at | Top 1% starts at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $44,100 | $116,500 | $152,700 | $293,800 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $39,500 | $107,900 | $141,900 | $240,400 |
| Prince Edward Island | $42,500 | $96,500 | $119,500 | $208,000 |
| Nova Scotia | $40,900 | $102,400 | $128,900 | $226,800 |
| New Brunswick | $40,600 | $96,800 | $121,700 | $209,700 |
| Quebec | $44,900 | $107,300 | $137,700 | $260,800 |
| Ontario | $43,400 | $119,900 | $158,000 | $313,100 |
| Manitoba | $41,700 | $103,000 | $130,200 | $235,100 |
| Saskatchewan | $44,900 | $115,000 | $147,900 | $248,200 |
| Alberta | $47,100 | $130,700 | $175,600 | $334,500 |
| British Columbia | $44,700 | $121,200 | $160,600 | $304,600 |
| Territories (combined) | $54,800 | $143,300 | $172,900 | $266,600 |
Tax filers ranked within each province, total income before tax, 2023, current dollars. Statistics Canada table 11-10-0056-01, from a 20% sample of tax filers.
Income percentiles by age (2021 Census)
Choose an age group in the calculator to compare your income with people your age across Canada. The census groups people by age, and the table shows each group’s percentiles for 2020 incomes, in 2020 dollars. For the median and average income of each age group, see income by age.
| Age group | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | $0 | $2,400 | $13,500 | $25,800 | $38,300 | $48,300 |
| 25 to 34 | $13,800 | $27,100 | $43,600 | $65,300 | $89,600 | $116,900 |
| 35 to 44 | $17,100 | $33,800 | $55,500 | $85,400 | $128,400 | $149,700 |
| 45 to 54 | $15,200 | $31,900 | $55,300 | $89,700 | $137,700 | $150,000+ |
| 55 to 64 | $9,400 | $23,600 | $45,300 | $74,900 | $122,800 | $150,000+ |
| 65 and over | $15,400 | $21,800 | $32,900 | $54,100 | $81,100 | $110,400 |
Population aged 15 and over in private households, total income before tax, 2020 incomes. Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, table 98-10-0064-01; percentiles estimated by WealthNorth from its income-group counts.
Household income percentiles
Household percentiles rank the combined income of everyone in a private household: total income before tax, from the 2021 Census, for the year 2020. Statistics Canada’s table can be broken down by household size, the number of people in the household, but these percentiles use its total over household sizes. Statistics Canada calculates the household median for all households, whether or not they had income, and its highest income group is $200,000 and over, shown here as $200,000+.
| Province or territory | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $26,500 | $47,400 | $83,600 | $135,800 | $199,100 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $24,100 | $39,500 | $71,700 | $119,600 | $182,500 |
| Prince Edward Island | $24,900 | $42,700 | $73,600 | $115,800 | $168,600 |
| Nova Scotia | $23,900 | $41,100 | $71,300 | $115,300 | $171,500 |
| New Brunswick | $24,300 | $40,800 | $70,000 | $112,100 | $164,900 |
| Quebec | $24,100 | $41,900 | $72,700 | $118,500 | $177,900 |
| Ontario | $28,300 | $51,800 | $90,600 | $146,000 | $200,000+ |
| Manitoba | $26,500 | $46,400 | $79,600 | $124,900 | $184,100 |
| Saskatchewan | $26,600 | $47,200 | $82,400 | $132,100 | $191,700 |
| Alberta | $30,800 | $55,600 | $95,600 | $151,400 | $200,000+ |
| British Columbia | $26,400 | $48,100 | $85,500 | $139,900 | $200,000+ |
| Yukon | $29,600 | $56,900 | $100,300 | $162,600 | $200,000+ |
| Northwest Territories | $36,400 | $71,900 | $127,500 | $198,600 | $200,000+ |
| Nunavut | $31,600 | $64,300 | $117,600 | $188,300 | $200,000+ |
Private households, total household income before tax, 2020 incomes. Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, table 98-10-0055-01 (counts by household income group); percentiles estimated by WealthNorth.
For the median household income by province, see the national income page; for cities, see household income by city.
How the calculator and these tables are built
The calculator uses the census ladders above for Canada, each province and territory, and each age group, and estimates a percentile between two points of a ladder by straight-line interpolation. It raises the census thresholds by the change in the Consumer Price Index since the census income year, so a current income is compared in today’s prices. If you choose both a province and an age group, it uses the age group, whose ladders are for Canada, not for each province. It ranks one person’s income; for a couple or family, use the household table.
The census income figures are for 2020, and total income that year included COVID-19 benefits. The tax thresholds come from Statistics Canada table 11-10-0056-01, which covers people who filed a tax return and lived in Canada. The census ladders come from tables 98-10-0064-01 (individuals) and 98-10-0055-01 (households).
Where to go next
- Average income by city: city medians and top-earner thresholds.
- Average salary in Canada: national and provincial averages and medians, income by age.
- What is a good salary in Canada
- Am I considered middle class?
- Salary by profession
- Salary calculator: take-home pay after tax.
- Net worth percentile calculator
Sources
The figures and rules on this page come from these sources, last checked against them on November 1, 2026. How we check facts.