Canada · Income · 2024 data

Am I rich in Canada?

Enter your household income after tax. See your percentile — and what it actually means.

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Data: Statistics Canada — Table 11-10-0193-01: Upper income limit, income share and average of adjusted market, total and after-tax income by income decile, 2024 · income year 2024, survey wave 2025

Income distribution in Canada

Each bar is a slice of Canada households. The cyan marker shows where you sit; the threshold flags below mark the median, top 10% and top 1%.

Bottom 50%Top 50%Top 10%Top 1%You
5k10k15k20k25k30k40k50k60k75k100k125k150kMedian$62,600Top 10%$116,200Top 1%$116,200

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What the numbers actually say

Useful framings, not slogans.

To join the top 10%, earn about 1.9× the median.
About 1.9× the typical household in Canada.
60% of Canada lives between $38,300 and $94,400.
If you're in this band, you're 'normal' — by the data.
The top 1% earn 1.9× the typical household.
It's a gulf, not a gap.
Cross $116,200 and you've outearned 95% of Canada.
The top 5% starts here.
The average ($70,200) sits well above the median.
A few very high earners pull the mean up — the median is the truer middle.
A top-10% household earns 4.1× the bottom 10%.
The full spread of Canada, in one number.
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