Table 8
Average annual earnings of women and men employed full-year, full-time, by age group and marital status, 2008
Age | Single | Married1 | Other2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 to 24 | dollars | |||
Women | 23,800 | 21,400 | x | 23,100 |
Men | 31,100 | 35,200 | x | 31,700 |
Earnings ratio | percentage | |||
76.7 | 60.9 | .. | 72.7 | |
25 to 34 | dollars | |||
Women | 39,400 | 40,000 | 35,000 | 39,600 |
Men | 46,900 | 54,500 | 51,400 | 51,400 |
Earnings ratio | percentage | |||
84.1 | 73.5 | 68.0 | 77.0 | |
35 to 44 | dollars | |||
Women | 47,300 | 45,300 | 41,000 | 45,100 |
Men | 60,000 | 72,100 | 60,200 | 69,100 |
Earnings ratio | percentage | |||
79.0 | 62.9 | 68.0 | 65.4 | |
45 to 54 | dollars | |||
Women | 54,300 | 52,300 | 53,800 | 52,800 |
Men | 50,300 | 74,200 | 56,300 | 69,500 |
Earnings ratio | percentage | |||
107.8 | 70.5 | 95.6 | 75.9 | |
55 and over | dollars | |||
Women | 43,700 | 42,000 | 43,600 | 42,500 |
Men | 47,600 | 68,800 | 54,500 | 65,900 |
Earnings ratio | percentage | |||
91.9 | 61.1 | 80.1 | 64.5 | |
Total aged 16 and over | dollars | |||
Women | 40,500 | 45,500 | 46,500 | 44,700 |
Men | 46,900 | 68,500 | 56,500 | 62,600 |
Earnings ratio | percentage | |||
86.4 | 66.5 | 82.4 | 71.3 | |
1. Includes common-law relationships. 2. Includes separated/divorced and widowed. Note: Average annual earnings excludes Canadians with no earnings. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. |
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