Income Percentile Calculator by Province for Canada
The same income sits at a different percentile depending on where you live. Enter your annual income, choose your province or territory, and this calculator ranks you against individual tax filers there, using Statistics Canada data. It runs in your browser, and nothing you enter is stored.
Last updated August 31, 2026
Why province changes the answer
Provincial economies differ in industry mix, wage levels, and cost of living, so an income that lands mid-pack in one province can rank higher in another. Picking your province compares you against the people you actually live and work among, which is a fairer benchmark than a single national line.
What the numbers show
Median individual total income varies by province. In 2023 it was about $47,910 in Alberta and $44,640 in Ontario, and lower in the Atlantic provinces. The full table is below. Because the source top-codes income above $250,000, the tool resolves each province up to roughly the top one to two percent.
| Province or territory | Median | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $39,760 | $113,068 |
| Prince Edward Island | $42,730 | $97,425 |
| Nova Scotia | $41,640 | $106,186 |
| New Brunswick | $41,060 | $98,092 |
| Quebec | $45,410 | $113,348 |
| Ontario | $44,640 | $129,515 |
| Manitoba | $42,060 | $106,370 |
| Saskatchewan | $45,470 | $123,225 |
| Alberta | $47,910 | $138,108 |
| British Columbia | $45,730 | $129,983 |
| Yukon | $60,850 | $140,487 |
| Northwest Territories | $60,160 | $150,278 |
| Nunavut | $41,050 | $145,000 |
Source: Statistics Canada table 11-10-0008-01, 2023. Top-coded above $250,000.
Reading your result
Ranking high in a lower-income province is not the same as ranking high in a higher-cost one, because a dollar buys different amounts of housing and daily life across the country. Treat the percentile as a placement, then weigh it against what living where you live actually costs.
Related tools and reading
Data source and method
- Source agency
- Statistics Canada
- Dataset
- Tax filers and dependants with income by total income, sex and age
- Table or product ID
- 11-10-0008-01
- Reference year
- 2023
- Released / retrieved
- Retrieved from the Statistics Canada data portal, August 2026
- Population and units
- Individual total income, before tax, all persons with income, current Canadian dollars
- Method
- Percentile thresholds interpolated from the published cumulative income-bracket counts. The computed median reproduces the published median for every geography within about one percent. Income above $250,000 is top-coded, so the tool resolves up to roughly the 98th to 99th percentile.
- Source
- Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0008-01
Frequently asked questions
Why does my percentile change when I switch provinces?
Because you are being compared against a different population. Wage levels and the shape of the income distribution vary by province, so the same income ranks differently in each.
Is this individual or household income?
Individual. The data measures the total income of individual tax filers by province, before tax.
Which provinces and territories are included?
The data covers all ten provinces and the three territories: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
Is my income stored?
No. The calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere.