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Originally Posted by Gerbs
I agree with him on the TO observation. 90%+ of the professionals in TO I know are clearing $100 - 300k+, with even higher earnings when they hit their 30's. Even the folks that are doing hair / nails are clearing low 100's with a little bit of cash on the side.
While in Vancouver the majority of folks clearing $120K+ are business owners, medical field, CPA/CFA's, bankers, software devs at Amazon, most red seal jobs. I'm surprised by the vast amount of people on the lower end of $60 - 110K in engineering, boutique consulting, software developers at small places, IT, manager+ level at marketing, tech sales, recruiting. Especially since a lot of these jobs were glorified when I was in Uni. But most people native to Vancouver also has 1+ properties from their parents giving them an extra $1-2.5k/month in spending money  |
I agree that Toronto people work harder, longer hours and make higher incomes overall.
However, there are many people in Vancouver who easily clear 120K and are not your typical medical professional, SWE, or business owner. Perhaps it's a function of age as when you hit your 40s, it becomes more prevalent.