Table 8
Average annual earnings of women and men employed full-year, full-time, by age group and marital status, 2008

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Table 8
Average annual earnings of women and men employed full-year, full-time, by age group and marital status, 2008
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Average annual earnings of women and men employed full-year. The information is grouped by Age appearing as row headers and is grouped by Single, Married, Other, Total appearing as column headers, calculated using dollars and percentage as a unit of measure.
Age Single Married1 Other2 Total
16 to 24 dollars
Women 23,800 21,400 x 23,100
Men 31,100 35,200 x 31,700
Earnings ratio percentage
76.7 60.9 .. 72.7
25 to 34 dollars
Women 39,400 40,000 35,000 39,600
Men 46,900 54,500 51,400 51,400
Earnings ratio percentage
84.1 73.5 68.0 77.0
35 to 44 dollars
Women 47,300 45,300 41,000 45,100
Men 60,000 72,100 60,200 69,100
Earnings ratio percentage
79.0 62.9 68.0 65.4
45 to 54 dollars
Women 54,300 52,300 53,800 52,800
Men 50,300 74,200 56,300 69,500
Earnings ratio percentage
107.8 70.5 95.6 75.9
55 and over dollars
Women 43,700 42,000 43,600 42,500
Men 47,600 68,800 54,500 65,900
Earnings ratio percentage
91.9 61.1 80.1 64.5
Total aged 16 and over dollars
Women 40,500 45,500 46,500 44,700
Men 46,900 68,500 56,500 62,600
Earnings ratio percentage
86.4 66.5 82.4 71.3
1. Includes common-law relationships.
2. Includes separated/divorced and widowed.
Note: Average annual earnings excludes Canadians with no earnings.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.
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