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Income percentiles in Nunavut
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See how any individual income compares in Nunavut, based on CRA tax-filer data and Statistics Canada. Type a number to find your percentile, or browse the benchmarks below.
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The distribution
Individual income by percentile in Nunavut
Each anchor is from official data; values in between are interpolated.
Average salary
What is the average salary in Nunavut?
The median individual income in Nunavut is about $41,050 a year — half of tax filers earn more, half earn less. Published “average salary” figures usually run higher than what a typical worker earns, because a small number of very high incomes pull the mean up: the top 10% in Nunavut earn over $145,000. For typical pay in a specific job, check the median wage for your occupation.
Against the country
How Nunavut compares to Canada
Nunavut's median individual income of $41,050 ranks 12th of 13 provinces and territories, $3,950 below the national median of $45,000.
Reaching the top 10% takes $145,000 here versus $125,462 nationally; the top 1% starts at $258,130 ($293,943 nationally).
A single earner on the median $41,050 keeps about $33,843 after income tax, CPP and EI here, an average tax rate of 10.5%. At that income, Nunavut ranks 1st of 13 for take-home pay.
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Where $41,050 goes furthest
Take-home pay, tax rate, and income percentile for $41,050 in every province and territory.
| # | Province / territory | Take-home pay | Avg. tax rate | Total deductions | Income percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nunavut You | $33,843 | 10.5% | 17.6% | 50th |
| 2 | Northwest Territories | $33,348 | 11.7% | 18.8% | 36th |
| 3 | British Columbia | $33,276 | 11.9% | 18.9% | 45th |
| 4 | Alberta | $33,236 | 12.0% | 19.0% | 43rd |
| 5 | Yukon | $33,125 | 12.2% | 19.3% | 33rd |
| 6 | Ontario | $32,832 | 12.9% | 20.0% | 46th |
| 7 | Saskatchewan | $32,330 | 14.2% | 21.2% | 45th |
| 8 | New Brunswick | $32,122 | 14.7% | 21.7% | 50th |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | $32,109 | 14.7% | 21.8% | 51st |
| 10 | Manitoba | $31,990 | 15.0% | 22.1% | 49th |
| 11 | Quebec | $31,951 | 14.7% | 22.2% | 45th |
| 12 | Prince Edward Island | $31,846 | 15.3% | 22.4% | 48th |
| 13 | Nova Scotia | $31,503 | 16.2% | 23.3% | 49th |
Ontario and Quebec figures are approximate: Ontario's surtax and Quebec's QPP2, parental insurance (QPIP), and prescription-drug contribution aren't modelled.
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