Contact

Calgary Economic Development
Phone: 403-221-7831
Toll-free: 1-888-222-5855
Fax: 403-221-7828

Income

From personal income to investments, Calgary is Canada's leader in earnings and financial management.

Personal Income per Capita

  • Highest personal income per capita at $54,364 in 2010
  • Tied for third place in personal income per capita growth in 2010 at 2.4 per cent
  • Second highest five year (2006-2010) average annual growth in personal income per capita at 4.0 per cent  
  • Second highest average annual growth in personal income per capita over the past 10 years at 4.5 per cent (2001-2010)   

Wages and Salaries per Employee

  • Consistently highest wages and salaries per employee in Canada for the past 14 years -- $63,332 in 2010
  • Second highest total growth and average annual growth in wages and salaries per employee over the past 5 years (2006-2010), at 14.6 per cent and 4.3 per cent respectively
  • Second highest total growth and average annual growth in wages and salaries per employee over the past 10 years (2001-2010), at 48.9 per cent and 5.4 per cent respectively  

For additional information, visit Calgary Economic Development's
Calgary Wealth Fact Sheet.pdf - 151KB