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Wage earnings
The figure above shows the distribution of individual labour earnings in Canada for 2017, based on the Canadian Income Survey. The three vertical lines show the 10th percentile, the 50th percentile and the 90th percentile of the earnings. The 10th percentile of earnings is approximately $10,000, the 50th percentile is $43,000, and the 90th percentile is $100,000.
The top 10 percent of wage earners in Canada earned at least
more than the median wage-earner.
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