Income Percentile Calculator by Province for Canada (2026)
The same income sits at a different percentile depending on where you live. Enter your annual income, choose your province or territory, and this calculator ranks you against individual tax filers there, using Statistics Canada data. It runs in your browser, and nothing you enter is stored.
Why province changes the answer
Provincial economies differ in industry mix, wage levels, and cost of living, so an income that lands mid-pack in one province can rank higher in another. Picking your province compares you against the people you actually live and work among, which is a fairer benchmark than a single national line.
What the numbers show
In the current data, median individual income runs highest in Alberta at about $56,000 and lower in smaller provinces such as Prince Edward Island near $41,600. The same income can sit a full band higher or lower depending on which of those two you live in. The spread widens at the top, where the Ontario 95th percentile reaches around $159,400. Province matters most in the middle of the distribution, where tax filers are densely packed and a few thousand dollars moves you past a lot of people.
Reading your result
Ranking high in a lower-income province is not the same as ranking high in a higher-cost one, because a dollar buys different amounts of housing and daily life across the country. Treat the percentile as a placement, then weigh it against what living where you live actually costs.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does my percentile change when I switch provinces?
Because you are being compared against a different population. Wage levels and the shape of the income distribution vary by province, so the same income ranks differently in each.
Is this individual or household income?
Individual. The data measures the total income of individual tax filers by province, before tax.
Which provinces and territories are included?
The data covers all ten provinces and the three territories: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
Is my income stored?
No. The calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere.