Average & Median Income in Quebec by Age

In 2020, the median total income in Quebec was $40,800 and the average was $51,160, among people aged 15 and over with income (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census). That compares with a national median of $41,200. The median was $44,800 for men and $37,200 for women. After adjusting for inflation, the median was $35,600 in 2015, so it rose 15% 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 Quebec compares

Quebec's income rank starts near the top and fades with age. Among those 25-34, Quebec's median income of $45,200 ties Saskatchewan's for second of ten provinces, and at 35-44 its $56,800 is second on its own, ahead of Ontario's $56,000. By 65 and older Quebec has slipped to eighth, at $30,000, ahead of only New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. The fall from its peak band, 35-44, to 65 and older is 47.2 percent, the second-steepest of any province after Newfoundland and Labrador. Net worth does not move with income: Quebec ranks seventh of ten on median family net worth in every age band, from $113,600 among those 25-34 to $623,500 among those 55-64, but fifth on average net worth in every band. Two other features stand out. Quebec and British Columbia share the largest rise in inflation-adjusted median income between 2015 and 2020, and Quebec has the second-smallest gap between men's and women's median income, after Prince Edward Island.