
Median annual wages and number of wage earners rise in 2021
In 2021, annual median wages, salaries and commissions increased by 4.8% to $43,190 for tax filers who had wages, while the number of wage earners rose by 194,910 individuals, according to tax filer data.
Median annual wages increased in all provinces and two territories. The increases ranged from 1.9% in Newfoundland and Labrador to 7.2% in British Columbia. Among all the provinces and territories, only Nunavut saw a decrease in the median wage in 2021 (-3.1% to $36,950), however, the median wage in Nunavut remains higher than in 2019 (+3.6%).
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