| Age group | Median income | Average income |
|---|---|---|
| 25-34 | $49,378 | $52,395 |
| 35-44 | $65,477 | $71,879 |
| 45-54 | $73,246 | $83,070 |
| 55-64 | $64,015 | $83,044 |
| 65+ | $34,400 | $45,520 |
| Age group | Median net worth | Average net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 25-34 | $118,300 | $344,600 |
| 35-44 | $304,200 | $564,700 |
| 45-54 | $502,300 | $862,500 |
| 55-64 | $649,200 | $1,009,800 |
| 65+ | $549,200 | $902,700 |
The age bands where Manitoba's income most departs from its own starting position are the two oldest, 55-64 and 65+, tied with each other: a province that ranks ninth of ten in the youngest age band climbs to fourth in both, a bigger jump than any other province in this dataset manages across the same span. Among Manitobans aged 25-34, a median income of $49,378 ties Nova Scotia's figure for the lowest recorded in that band; by the 55-64 and 65+ bands, Manitoba's median income has climbed past British Columbia's, into fourth of ten, at $64,015 and $34,400 respectively. Net worth tells none of this story — Manitoba's position never moves at all, sitting sixth of ten in every one of the five age bands, behind Saskatchewan and ahead of Quebec every time, from $118,300 among those 25-34 to $649,200 among those 55-64. So while Manitoba's income rank climbs five places over a working life, its net worth rank does not move a single place. The tie with Nova Scotia at 25-34 is worth pausing on: two provinces built on different industries — Manitoba's agricultural base against Nova Scotia's public-sector and coastal economy — arrive at the identical $49,378 median income for their youngest workers, even though Manitoba's net worth in that same band already runs about ten thousand dollars higher.
Income above is individual-level, from the 2021 Census, and varies by gender and education. Net worth is family-level, from the Survey of Financial Security, and is compared by province and age only — it is not broken down by gender or education, so changing those inputs would not change the net worth figures shown here.