What is a good household income in Nova Scotia?

In Nova Scotia, the median household income is $73,500 and the top 10% of households earn above $186,200 (Canadian Income Survey, economic-family basis, total income). What counts as good depends on household size and local cost of living, but the median is a useful benchmark.

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Is your household income good in Nova Scotia?

Individual income · Household income

See where your family's total income lands among households in Nova Scotia — the median, the top 10%, and the full distribution, from official data.

Median household income

$73,500

Half of households earn more, half less.

Top 10% earn above

$186,200

The 90th percentile.

Bottom 10% below

$24,400

The 10th percentile.

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Where does your household income rank in Nova Scotia?

Your total household income

Enter your household's total annual income to see your percentile.

The distribution

Household income by decile in Nova Scotia

Each figure is the upper income limit of that decile (economic-family basis).

10th: $24,40020th: $34,40030th: $46,10040th: $59,60050th: $73,50060th: $92,40070th: $113,00080th: $141,60090th: $186,200

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