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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 $54,327 in 2008
• Third highest growth in personal income per capita in 2008 at 3.6%
• §Highest total 5 year (2004-2008) growth in personal income per capita at 30.7%  
• §Highest average annual growth in personal income per capita over the past 10 years at 5.5% (1999-2008) 

• Consistenly highest wages and salaries per employee in Canada for the past 8 years -- $59,272 in 2008
• Second highest total growth and average annual growth in wages and salaries per employee over the past 5 years (2004-2008), at 28.9% and 6.9% respectively
• §Second highest total growth and average annual growth in wages and salaries per employee over the past 10 years (1999-2008), at 64.7% and 5.2% respectively