top 1-per-center in Canada of earners rose to $209,600 in 2011, up from $207,300 a year earlier, in constant dollars. In 2006, it was $207,200.

It takes more to become a top 1-per-center in Canada. The threshold to be in the top percentile of earners rose to $209,600 in 2011, up from $207,300 a year earlier, in constant dollars. In 2006, it was $207,200.

Among cities, the threshold to be part of the top 1 per cent is, by far, highest in Calgary at $391,700 (though that’s down from five years earlier). The threshold is lowest in Trois-Rivières, at $152,300.