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bronto18
12-11-2008, 02:07 PM
What income you should have to be considered upper middle class? Living in Toronto.

Jason
12-11-2008, 02:09 PM
I would say at least $500,000 per year. This is not as much considering that the government grabs almost 50% of it in taxes.

bullish
12-12-2008, 01:34 PM
I think that anybody earning $100K+ is a middle class and anybody earning $300K+ is upper middle class.

Zephyr
12-12-2008, 01:48 PM
$300K+ is upper middle class. Anything beyond I would consider rich. As Jason pointed out don't forget that 50% of it goes back to the government for taxes so if you earn $300K you are left with only $150K...:(
Don't forget that the majority of the population in Canada earns between $30K and $50K per year!

Canadian
12-15-2008, 01:29 PM
I think $200,000 and more per year will be upper middle class, like doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc.

bronto18
12-16-2008, 03:23 PM
Don't forget that the majority of the population in Canada earns between $30K and $50K per year!

That's true but people with income like this don't live in North Toronto I guess...

Jason
12-18-2008, 01:13 PM
Toronto is one of the most expensive place to live worldwide. There was a post on these forums a few weeks back, how Toronto is the 2nd most expensive city second only to New York. In fact if you don't count housing, everything is cheaper in New York.