All the units of the population, whether economic families or persons not in an economic family, are ranked from lowest to highest by the value of their income of a specified income concept. Then, the ranked population is divided into ten groups of equal numbers of units, called deciles.
Economic families and persons not in an economic family.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Average income of lowest and highest earners in Canada 2021, by province
In 2021, Canadians in the lowest decile had an average after-tax income of * Canadian dollars, while those in the highest decile had an income of ** dollars, a gap of over ** dollars. The province with the smallest average income for the lowest decile was Saskatchewan. By contrast, it was in Alberta that the income of the highest decile was the greatest, with an average after-tax income of almost ** Canadian dollars. It was also in this province that the gap between the two deciles was the most significant.
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StatCan. (May 2, 2023). Average after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada in 2021, by province (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1394621/average-income-lowest-highest-earners-canada-province/
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