Key information about Canada Monthly Earnings

• Canada Monthly Earnings stood at 3,624 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous figure of 3,680 USD in Nov 2024
• Canada Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 2,764 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 3,773 USD in Sep 2024 and a record low of 1,644 USD in Oct 1998

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings from Average Weekly Earnings multiplied by 4 and converts it into USD. Statistics Canada provides Average Weekly Earnings in local currency based on NAICS 2022. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings prior to January 2001 is based on NAICS 2017.


Further information about Canada Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Canada Population reached 41 million people in Jun 2024
• Unemployment Rate of Canada dropped to 7 % in Jan 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 65 % in Jan 2025

Of the seven largest developed economies, in 2023, the United States had the highest average wage by a significant margin at over 77,000 U.S. dollars per year. Canada had the second highest annual average wages, followed by Germany. Meanwhile, Japan had the lowest average wages out of the seven largest developed economies.

The median total income in Canada increased by 1,440 dollars (+3.46 percent) in 2022. With 43,090 dollars, the median total income thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.

Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Mining and Quarrying (MQ) data was reported at 2,163.230 USD in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,069.640 USD for Nov 2023. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Mining and Quarrying (MQ) data is updated monthly, averaging 1,542.485 USD from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,211.400 USD in Apr 2023 and a record low of 995.800 USD in Apr 2002. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Mining and Quarrying (MQ) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.WB007: Employment and Wage. Based on NAICS 2017

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Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Support Activity: Mining and Oil & Gas Extraction data was reported at 2,066.040 USD in Dec 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,195.200 USD for Nov 2023. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Support Activity: Mining and Oil & Gas Extraction data is updated monthly, averaging 1,679.375 USD from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,195.200 USD in Nov 2023 and a record low of 975.160 USD in Apr 2002. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Support Activity: Mining and Oil & Gas Extraction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.WB007: Employment and Wage. Based on NAICS 2017

Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: MQ: Metal Ore Mining data was reported at 2,279.230 USD in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,183.770 USD for Nov 2023. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: MQ: Metal Ore Mining data is updated monthly, averaging 1,619.790 USD from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 275 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,379.300 USD in Apr 2019 and a record low of 1,094.400 USD in Jul 2002. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: MQ: Metal Ore Mining data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.WB007: Employment and Wage. Based on NAICS 2017

This statistic depicts the median annual family income in Canada from 2000 to 2020. In 2020, the median annual family income in Canada was 96,220 Canadian dollars.

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Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Production and Processing: Alumina and Aluminum data was reported at 1,509.170 USD in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,499.000 USD for Nov 2023. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Production and Processing: Alumina and Aluminum data is updated monthly, averaging 1,233.010 USD from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 252 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,586.390 USD in Feb 2023 and a record low of 891.920 USD in Apr 2002. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Production and Processing: Alumina and Aluminum data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.WB007: Employment and Wage. Based on NAICS 2017

This statistic depicts the median annual family income in Canada in 2021, distinguished by province. In 2021, the median annual family income in Alberta was 106,960 Canadian dollars.

Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Production and Processing: Non-Ferrous Metal (Except Aluminum) data was reported at 2,096.250 USD in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,000.740 USD for Nov 2023. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Production and Processing: Non-Ferrous Metal (Except Aluminum) data is updated monthly, averaging 1,390.095 USD from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 272 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,529.320 USD in Feb 2023 and a record low of 1,030.980 USD in Feb 2001. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: Production and Processing: Non-Ferrous Metal (Except Aluminum) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.WB007: Employment and Wage. Based on NAICS 2017

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According to a survey of practicing physicians in various countries worldwide, physicians in the United States have the highest overall income with approximately 353,000 U.S. dollars. Second highest on the list, surveyed Canadian physicians were paid on average 273,000 U.S. dollars. In all surveyed countries, female physicians earned consistently less than their male counterparts.

Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: MQ: Non-metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying data was reported at 1,930.730 USD in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,804.450 USD for Nov 2023. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: MQ: Non-metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying data is updated monthly, averaging 1,365.340 USD from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 252 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,972.810 USD in May 2023 and a record low of 829.020 USD in Feb 2002. Canada Average Weekly Salary, incl Overtime: MQ: Non-metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.WB007: Employment and Wage. Based on NAICS 2017

The median total income of all families in Ontario increased by 2,370 dollars (+2.38 percent) since the previous year. Therefore, the median total income of all families in Ontario reached a peak in 2022 with 101,920 dollars. Find more key insights for the median total income of all families in countries and regions like number of families receiving employment insurance benefits (Canada), median employment insurance benefits received by persons not in census families (Canada), and median total income of all families (New Brunswick).

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The United States topped the list in 2018 for the country with the highest gap between CEO and worker pay. In that year, for every U.S. dollar an average worker received, the average CEO earned 265 U.S. dollars. India, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the Netherlands rounded out the top five for countries with the highest CEO to worker pay.

The 99 percent

It is a well-known issue that wages for average workers in the United States have been stagnating. Average hourly earnings for American employees, which have been hovering just below 11 U.S. dollars, have not gone up by much over the past year. The federal minimum wage in the United States has been 2.13 U.S. dollars for tipped workers and 7.25 U.S. dollars for non-tipped workers since 2009 and would be much higher today if minimum wage was adjusted for inflation.

The one percent

The gap between normal workers and CEOs is particularly high in the U.S. The richest CEO in 2018 was Elon Musk, with an annual compensation of about 2.84 billion U.S. dollars. America is also home to the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, who is the head of Amazon.com.