What is a good household income in Ontario?

In Ontario, the median household income is $90,200 and the top 10% of households earn above $244,700 (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.

In which province would $90,200 go furthest?

For a household income of $90,200 — this province's median — take-home pay is highest in Nunavut (about $68,192) and lowest in Nova Scotia (about $61,018), treating the full amount as one filer's employment income.

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

Median household income

$90,200

Half of households earn more, half less.

Top 10% earn above

$244,700

The 90th percentile.

Bottom 10% below

$23,600

The 10th percentile.

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Your total household income

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The distribution

Household income by decile in Ontario

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

10th: $23,60020th: $38,10030th: $54,60040th: $71,20050th: $90,20060th: $112,10070th: $140,70080th: $180,40090th: $244,700

Against the country

How Ontario households compare to Canada

The median household income in Ontario, $90,200, ranks 5th of 13 provinces and territories, $4,200 above the national median of $86,000.

The top 10% of households earn over $244,700 here ($229,600 nationally), while the bottom 10% earn under $23,600 ($25,100 nationally).

Compare provinces

Where $90,200 goes furthest

Take-home pay, tax rate, and income percentile for $90,200 in every province and territory.

Comparison of $90,200 across all provinces and territories
#	Province / territory	Take-home pay	Avg. tax rate	Total deductions	Income percentile
1	Nunavut	$68,192	18.0%	24.4%	32nd
2	British Columbia	$67,085	19.2%	25.6%	52nd
3	Northwest Territories	$66,792	19.6%	26.0%	31st
4	Yukon	$66,503	19.9%	26.3%	43rd
5	Alberta	$66,072	20.4%	26.7%	47th
6	Ontario You	$65,909	20.5%	26.9%	50th
7	Saskatchewan	$63,804	22.9%	29.3%	52nd
8	Manitoba	$63,198	23.5%	29.9%	55th
9	New Brunswick	$63,108	23.6%	30.0%	60th
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	$62,528	24.3%	30.7%	57th
11	Quebec	$61,949	24.6%	31.3%	56th
12	Prince Edward Island	$61,774	25.1%	31.5%	59th
13	Nova Scotia	$61,018	26.0%	32.4%	59th

Ontario and Quebec figures are approximate: Ontario's surtax and Quebec's QPP2, parental insurance (QPIP), and prescription-drug contribution aren't modelled.

Take-home pay and tax rates treat the full household amount as one filer's employment income. Real households often split income between two earners, which usually lowers total tax — the income-percentile column is unaffected, since it comes directly from the household income distribution.

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