| Year | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |||||
| Occupation | Median monthly Income | Proportion of employment | Median monthly Income | Proportion of employment | Median monthly Income | Proportion of employment | Median monthly Income | Proportion of employment | Median monthly Income | Proportion of employment |
| Managers and administrators | 20,000 | 12.1 | 26,000 | 10.7 | 26,000 | 10.8 | 36,250 | 10.1 | 43,000 | 10.1 |
| Professionals | 24,000 | 5.0 | 30,000 | 5.5 | 25,000 | 6.1 | 32,160 | 6.5 | 36,000 | 7.0 |
| Associate professionals | 14,000 | 12.1 | 16,000 | 15.3 | 15,000 | 16.1 | 18,000 | 19.6 | 21,250 | 20.5 |
| Clerical support workers | 9000 | 16.8 | 10,000 | 16.3 | 9500 | 16.9 | 10,000 | 15.6 | 14,000 | 14.1 |
| Craft and related workers | 8500 | 12.3 | 10,000 | 9.9 | 10,000 | 8.5 | 10,500 | 7.4 | 15,000 | 5.6 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 8500 | 8.5 | 10,000 | 7.3 | 9500 | 6.2 | 10,000 | 5.0 | 13,000 | 4.3 |
| Service and sales workers | 8500 | 13.8 | 9110 | 15.0 | 8500 | 16.4 | 9000 | 16.2 | 12,000 | 17.2 |
| Elementary occupations | 5500 | 18.6 | 5300 | 19.5 | 4900 | 18.8 | 5000 | 19.5 | 7000 | 20.9 |
| Skilled agricultural and fishery workers; and occupations not classifiable | 7000 | 0.8 | 7000 | 0.3 | 6500 | 0.3 | 7200 | 0.1 | 11,000 | 0.1 |
| Upper-level employment staff | 29.2 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 36.2 | 37.6 | |||||
| Middle-level employment staff | 37.6 | 33.5 | 31.6 | 28.0 | 24.0 | |||||
| Lower-level employment staff | 33.2 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 35.8 | 38.4 | |||||