Characteristics of high income Canadians, total income, national thresholds, Canada, 2010
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| Income group | ||
|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | Bottom 99% | |
| Threshold value (dollars) | 201,400 | 201,400 |
| Number of taxfilers (persons) | 254,730 | 25,217,145 |
| Males (%) | 79.1 | 47.7 |
| Females (%) | 20.9 | 52.3 |
| Married or common-law (%) | 82.7 | 56.9 |
| Males (%) | 86.7 | 59.2 |
| Females (%) | 67.7 | 54.8 |
| Median age (years) | 51 | 47 |
| Median income (dollars) | 283,400 | 28,400 |
| Average income (dollars) | 429,600 | 36,600 |
| Share of income (%) | 10.6 | 89.4 |
| Males (%) | 8.7 | 49.9 |
| Females (%) | 1.9 | 39.5 |
| Federal and provincial or territorial income taxes paid | ||
| Median (dollars) | 90,100 | 1,800 |
| Average (dollars) | 142,900 | 5,400 |
| Share (%) | 21.2 | 78.8 |
| Income from wages and salaries (%) | 63.9 | 68.4 |
| Males (%) | 66.9 | 71.3 |
| Females (%) | 50.2 | 64.7 |
| Percentage in same quantile | ||
| Last year (%) | 72.1 | 99.7 |
| Five years ago (%) | 52.7 | 99.5 |
| Percentage in top 5 percentiles | ||
| Last year (%) | 94.1 | 4.2 |
| Five years ago (%) | 84.9 | 4.3 |
| At least once during the preceding five-year period (%) | 96.9 | 8.1 |
| Percentage always in top 5 percentiles during the preceding five-year period | 80.4 | 2.1 |
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