Table 2 
Characteristics of couples' combined total income, by couple type, Canada, 2015 

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Characteristics of couples' combined total income, by couple type, Canada, 2015
Total for couple – Median total incomeHigher income partner – Median total incomeLower income partner – Median total income – Both partners have at least 40% of couple's income
  dollarsdollarsdollars %
All couples 87,688 59,121 25,015 32.0
Female same-sex couples 92,857 60,441 30,942 38.4
Male same-sex couples 100,707 67,570 31,192 33.2
Opposite-sex couples 87,605 59,078 24,969 32.0
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016
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