Sault Ste. Marie, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

32%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

17%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	National
Median household income	$71,102	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	53.2%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Sault Ste. Marie is 14% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Sault Ste. Marie is 32% lower than the national average
In Sault Ste. Marie 9.1% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Sault Ste. Marie 10.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Sault Ste. Marie 1.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$47,396 $71,102 $142,204

City

$58,229 $87,353 $174,706

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

Sault Ste. Marie median earnings by income bracket

Sault Ste. Marie employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.6%
Manufacturing sector	5.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	8.0%
Public administration	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.3%
Education, health & social services	12.1%
Other	15.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prince, ON	1,074	$116,561	41.4%
Rankin Location 15D, ON	626	$73,921	10.3%
Goulais Bay 15A, ON	85	$69,172	16.1%
Sault Ste. Marie, ON	74,249	$71,102	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pasco, WA	74,266	n/a
Centreville, VA	74,230	n/a
Wood Buffalo, AB	74,298	$193,893	135.2%
Jacksonville, NC	74,313	n/a
Bolingbrook, IL	74,319	n/a
Sault Ste. Marie, ON	74,249	$71,102	13.7%

Source: The Sault Ste. Marie, ON data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.