Victoria has long been a prime destinations in British Columbia, and has a firm reputation for being one of Canada’s most charming cities.
Along with its beautiful scenery and great communities, Victoria has a thriving economy with a booming tech sector, a foundation of government work, and a plethora of infrastructure and construction projects.
Which means plenty of people make a fine living on this little island of ours.
Recently, The Huffington Post released a report on what it takes to be a part of the top 1% of earners in Canada’s 20 largest metropolitan areas.
Victoria slotted in at 11th place, with its top 1% earning at least $214,373 per year. The individual income required to be in the top 20%, a benchmark for “upper earning”, is $62,940 per year.
Assuming a 52-week work year, the top 1% of Victorians would gross roughly $103/hour, while the upper 20% would gross about $30/hour.
Here are the full results across the nation!
Canadian cities sorted by highest 1% earners
- Calgary: $451,609
- Toronto: $301,883
- Edmonton: $297,928
- St John’s: $256,918
- Vancouver: $246,266
- Ottawa*: $244,534 *(the Ontario region of Ottawa-Gatineau)
- Saskatoon: $240,932
- Hamilton, Ont.: $236,176
- Regina, Sask.: $232,623
- Montreal: $224,060
- Victoria, B.C.: $214,373
- Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont.: $214,098
- Oshawa, Ont.: $206,696
- Halifax: $204,622
- Winnipeg: $203,935
- London, Ont.: $203,743
- Windsor, Ont.: $200,561
- Quebec City: $189,121
- St Catharines-Niagara, Ont.: $177,591
- Sherbrooke, Que.: $172,069
Canadian cities sorted by highest 20% earners
- Calgary: $78,924
- Edmonton: $75,733
- Ottawa*: $74,488 *(the Ontario region of Ottawa-Gatineau)
- Regina, Sask.: $71,684
- Saskatoon: $68,683
- St John’s: $66,452
- Oshawa, Ont.: $66,207
- Hamilton, Ont.: $62,978
- Victoria, B.C.: $62,940
- Toronto: $61,665
- Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo: $61,419
- Halifax: $61,125
- Vancouver: $60,147
- Quebec City: $59,169
- Winnipeg: $58,631
- London, Ont.: $58,203
- Windsor, Ont.: $57,950
- Montreal: $56,348
- St Catharines-Niagara, Ont.: $53,393
- Sherbrooke, Que.: $51,413