The comments that were posted by viewers of the news story were very interesting. One of the things that is clear is that there are some people who think we are lying about the salaries of young university grads. We thought we'd post some salary data based on the January 2009 Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada. Below are the average salaries for full-time employed Canadian university graduates by age band.
| Age | Average Salary |
| 15 to 19 | $ 24,906.86 |
| 20 to 24 | $ 32,812.88 |
| 25 to 29 | $ 44,735.33 |
| 30 to 34 | $ 51,061.21 |
| 35 to 39 | $ 54,371.76 |
| 40 to 44 | $ 55,717.31 |
| 45 to 49 | $ 58,584.66 |
| 50 to 54 | $ 58,607.87 |
| 55 to 59 | $ 57,126.13 |
| 60 to 64 | $ 55,606.74 |
| 65 to 69 | $ 47,590.48 |
| 70+ | $ 56,123.41 |
To add further context, a Canadian earning $100,000 would be in the 96th percentile of Canadian earners, and a person earning $70,000 (the average salary expectation in our study after 5 years of career work) would be in the 83rd percentile. The 50th percentile (i.e., the median) salary is about $48,000.
If you're curious about how recent university grads fare depending on their occupation, here is that breakdown for ages 20-29.
| 20 to 24 | 25 to 29 | |
| Senior Management | . | $ 29,029.00 |
| Other Management | $ 33,432.88 | $ 58,610.65 |
| Prof-Business/Finance | $ 46,058.78 | $ 49,980.13 |
| Finan/Secret/Administ | $ 29,504.34 | $ 41,634.56 |
| Clerical/Supervisors | $ 28,697.27 | $ 35,257.00 |
| Natural/Appl Sciences | $ 37,155.29 | $ 54,470.63 |
| Prof-Health/Nurse/RNs | $ 44,314.34 | $ 57,463.18 |
| Tech/Assisting/Health | $ 34,295.81 | $ 39,519.43 |
| S.Science/Govt/Relig | $ 32,466.92 | $ 43,247.00 |
| Teachers & Professors | $ 37,594.93 | $ 43,304.40 |
| Art/Culture/Rec/Sport | $ 33,594.64 | $ 47,226.22 |
| Wholesale/Tech/Insur | $ 28,989.57 | $ 40,566.47 |
| Retail/Sales/Cashiers | $ 22,013.09 | $ 32,066.66 |
| Chefs/Cooks/Food/Bev | $ 24,250.17 | $ 28,053.88 |
| Protective Services | $ 34,047.52 | $ 51,413.84 |
| Childcare/Home Supp | $ 27,791.29 | $ 29,103.89 |
| Sales/Service/Travel | $ 23,364.17 | $ 28,277.85 |
| Contractors/Supervisor | $ 51,350.14 | $ 55,632.33 |
| Construction Trades | $ 39,563.32 | $ 46,081.62 |
| Other Trades | $ 39,267.76 | $ 52,155.71 |
| Transport/Equipment | $ 42,019.71 | $ 44,861.27 |
| Trades Helpers/Constr | $ 32,068.61 | $ 33,915.53 |
| Primary Industry | $ 46,795.97 | $ 52,239.61 |
| Machine Ops/Assemblers | $ 31,242.07 | $ 42,311.14 |
| Process/Manuf/Utility | $ 25,149.72 | $ 31,884.95 |
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