Where you stand
Income percentiles in Ontario
Individual incomeHousehold income
See how any individual income compares in Ontario, 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 Ontario
Each anchor is from official data; values in between are interpolated.
Average salary
What is the average salary in Ontario?
The median individual income in Ontario is about $44,640 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 Ontario earn over $129,515. For typical pay in a specific job, check the median wage for your occupation.
Against the country
How Ontario compares to Canada
Ontario's median individual income of $44,640 ranks 7th of 13 provinces and territories, $360 below the national median of $45,000.
Reaching the top 10% takes $129,515 here versus $125,462 nationally; the top 1% starts at $311,177 ($293,943 nationally).
A single earner on the median $44,640 keeps about $35,465 after income tax, CPP and EI here, an average tax rate of 13.4%. At that income, Ontario ranks 6th of 13 for take-home pay.
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Where $44,640 goes furthest
Take-home pay, tax rate, and income percentile for $44,640 in every province and territory.
| # | Province / territory | Take-home pay | Avg. tax rate | Total deductions | Income percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nunavut | $36,514 | 11.1% | 18.2% | 52nd |
| 2 | Northwest Territories | $35,951 | 12.3% | 19.5% | 39th |
| 3 | British Columbia | $35,909 | 12.4% | 19.6% | 49th |
| 4 | Alberta | $35,764 | 12.8% | 19.9% | 46th |
| 5 | Yukon | $35,710 | 12.9% | 20.0% | 36th |
| 6 | Ontario You | $35,465 | 13.4% | 20.6% | 50th |
| 7 | Saskatchewan | $34,768 | 15.0% | 22.1% | 49th |
| 8 | Newfoundland and Labrador | $34,611 | 15.3% | 22.5% | 54th |
| 9 | New Brunswick | $34,600 | 15.4% | 22.5% | 53rd |
| 10 | Manitoba | $34,417 | 15.8% | 22.9% | 52nd |
| 11 | Quebec | $34,330 | 15.6% | 23.1% | 49th |
| 12 | Prince Edward Island | $34,178 | 16.3% | 23.4% | 52nd |
| 13 | Nova Scotia | $33,782 | 17.2% | 24.3% | 53rd |
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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