Average & Median Income in New Brunswick by Age

In 2020, the median total income in New Brunswick was $37,600 and the average was $45,920, among people aged 15 and over with income (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census). That compares with a national median of $41,200. The median was $42,000 for men and $34,000 for women. After adjusting for inflation, the median was $33,600 in 2015, so it rose 12% over five years.

The average sits above the median because a smaller number of high incomes pull it up — the guide to average income in Canada explains which figure to use.

How New Brunswick compares

New Brunswick has the lowest median family net worth of the ten provinces in every age band, from $87,600 among those 25-34 to $481,000 among those 55-64, and its province-wide average income is also the lowest of the ten. Its income ranking is low but less fixed. Among those 25-34, New Brunswick's median income of $41,200 ranks seventh, ahead of Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Nova Scotia. From 35-44 onward it ranks ninth or tenth, and 45-54 is the band where it is last outright, at $48,800, below Newfoundland and Labrador's $50,000. New Brunswick's median income peaks in the 35-44 band, at $50,000, rather than at 45-54. Against Nova Scotia, New Brunswick's youngest adults come out ahead on income, $41,200 against $40,400, but Nova Scotia has the higher median income in every older band and the higher net worth at every age. Among those 65 and older, New Brunswick's median income of $28,200 sits above only Newfoundland and Labrador's $26,600, while its net worth of $406,900 in that band is the lowest of the ten.