EPRI-ESDC Tax Linkage Project Interactive Results
This project uses administrative data on students provided by 14 PSE institutions from four Canadian provinces linked to tax records held at Statistics Canada to track the labour market outcomes of Canadian college (diploma) and university (bachelor’s) graduates from 2005 through 2013. The project was funded by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and undertaken in partnership with Statistics Canada. Explore the results with the interactive graphs listed in the following index. For details about the data, follow this link ≫.
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| Mean Earnings by Field of Study | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
| Mean Earnings by Graduating Cohort | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
| Earnings Growth by Field of Study | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
| First Year Earnings and Earnings Growth | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
| Cumulative Earnings by Field of Study | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
| First Year Earnings by Field of Study | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
| Percentile Earnings by Field of Study | Bachelor's Degree ≫ | College Diploma ≫ |
Bachelor's Degree: Mean Earnings by Field of Study
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2005 2012
Selected Year: 2005
This graph shows the paths of the mean annual earnings of Bachelor's degree graduates from different fields of study. Use the accompanying slide bar, drop-down menu, and buttons to select a graduating cohort, gender, and a field of study.
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Bachelor's Degree: Mean Earnings by Graduating Cohort
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This graph compares the mean earnings of different graduating cohorts for a selected field of study. Use the accompanying drop-down menu to select a faculty group.
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Bachelor's Degree: Earnings Growth by Field of Study
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2005 2011
Selected Year: 2005
Note: All earnings figures are in constant 2014 dollars.
This graph shows the growth rates of the mean annual earnings from 2006 to 2013 for different fields of study for a selected graduating cohort. Use the accompanying drop-down menu and slide bar to select gender and a graduating cohort.
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Bachelor's Degree: First Year Earnings and Earnings Growth
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2005 2011
Selected Year: 2005
This graph shows the first year earnings after graduation and the growth rates of mean earnings from 2006 to 2013 for different fields of study in a selected graduating cohort. Use the accompanying buttons and drop down menu to choose field of study groups and a gender category.
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Bachelor's Degree: Cumulative Earnings by Field of Study
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2005 2012
Selected Year: 2005
Note: All earnings figures are in constant 2014 dollars.
This graph shows the average cumulative amount earned after graduation by graduates from 2006 to 2012. Use the accompanying slide bar to select a graduation cohort.
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Bachelor's Degree: First Year Earnings by Field of Study
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This graph shows the first year earnings after graduation for different graduating cohorts in selected fields of study. Use the accompanying buttons and drop-down menu to select fields of study and gender.
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Bachelor's Degree: Percentile Earnings by Field of Study
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2005 2012
Selected Year: 2005
This graph shows the paths of the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles of the annual earnings of Bachelor's degree graduates in a selected field of study group. Use the accompanying slide bar, drop-down menu, and buttons to select a graduation cohort, gender, and field of study.
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College Diploma: Mean Earnings by Field of Study
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2005 2012
Selected Year: 2005
This graph shows the paths of the mean annual earnings of college diploma graduates from different fields of study. Use the accompanying slide bar, drop-down menu, and buttons to select a graduation cohort, gender, and a field of study.
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College Diploma: Mean Earnings by Graduating Cohort
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This graph compares the mean earnings of different graduation cohorts for a selected field of study. Use the accompanying drop-down menus to select gender and a field of study.
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College Diploma: Earnings Growth by Field of Study
Select Gender:
Select a Graduating Cohort
2005 2011
Selected Year: 2005
Note: All earnings figures are in constant 2014 dollars.
This graph shows the growth rates of the mean annual earnings from 2006 to 2013 for different fields of study for a selected graduation cohort. Use the slide bar to pick a graduation cohort.
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College Diploma: First Year Earnings and Earnings Growth
Select Gender:
Select a Graduating Cohort
2005 2011
Selected Year: 2005
This graph shows the first year earnings after graduation and the growth rates of average earnings from 2006 to 2013 for different fields of study in a selected graduation cohort. Use the drop down menu and slide bar to select gender and a graduation cohort.
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About the Data ≫
College Diploma: Cumulative Earnings by Field of Study
Select Gender:
Select a Graduating Cohort
2005 2012
Selected Year: 2005
Note: All earnings figures are in constant 2014 dollars.
This graph shows the average cumulative amount earned after graduation by graduates from 2006 to 2013. Use the accompanying drop-down menu and slide bar to select gender and a graduation cohort.
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About the Data ≫
College Diploma: First Year Earnings by Field of Study
Select Gender:
This graph shows the first year earnings after graduation for different graduation cohorts in a selected field of study. Use the accompanying buttons and drop down menu to choose field of study groups and a gender category.
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About the Data ≫
College Diploma: Percentile Earnings by Field of Study
Select Field of Study:
Select Gender:
Select a Graduating Cohort
2005 2012
Selected Year: 2005
This graph shows the paths of the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles of the annual earnings of college graduates in a selected field of study. Use the accompanying slide bar, drop-down menu, and buttons to select a graduation cohort, gender, and a field of study.
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For more
Barista or Better? New Evidence on the Earnings of Post-Secondary Education Graduates: A Tax Linkage Approach
by Ross Finnie, Kaveh Afshar, Eda Bozkurt, Masashi Miyairi, and Deja Pavlic, 2016
About the Data
Sample Selection
The sample consists of PSE graduates who obtained either a College diploma or a Bachelor's degree and excludes individuals that graduated with advanced degrees. Bachelor's degrees which cannot be entered directly from high school (e.g. education or law) are excluded. Earnings records less than $1,000 are treated as non-employment and excluded. We exclude individuals that did not file taxes in a given year, but allow them to return into the sample for all years for which tax information is available. We consider individuals to have returned to school if they claim more than $100 in tuition expenses in a given tax year. At that point, we censor the earnings records.
Earnings Measure
The measure of earnings is total before-tax earnings, calculated as the sum of the earnings from T4 slips, any declared positive self-employment income, and other employment income. All earnings are Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjusted to 2014 dollars. To protect individual privacy, the results are rounded to the nearest $100.
Field of Study Classficiation
Each graduate observation is classified into one of fields of study based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. Click the accompanying plus icon to see the CIP codes under a given field of study.Fields of Study for Bachelor's Degree
Business
| 52. | Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services |
| 30.16 | Accounting and Computer Science |
Engineering
| 04. | Architecture and Related Services |
| 14. | Engineering |
| 15. | Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields |
| 46. | Construction Trades |
| 47. | Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians |
| 48. | Precision Production |
| 30.12 | Historic Preservation and Conservation |
Fine Arts
| 10. | Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services |
| 50. | Visual and Performing Arts |
Health
| 31. | Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies |
| 51. | Health Professions and Related Programs |
| 60. | Dental, Medical and Veterinary Residency Programs |
Humanities
| 16. | Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics |
| 23. | English Language and Literature/Letters |
| 24. | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
| 38. | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| 39. | Theology and Religious Vocations |
| 54. | History |
| 55. | French Language and Literature/Letters |
| 30.13 | Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
| 30.21 | Holocaust and Related Studies |
| 30.22 | Classical and Ancient Studies |
| 30.29 | Maritime Studies |
Mathematics & Computer Science
| 11. | Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services |
| 25. | Library Science |
| 27. | Mathematics and Statistics |
| 30.06 | Systems Science and Theory |
| 30.08 | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| 30.30 | Computational Science |
Sciences & Agriculture
| 01. | Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences |
| 03. | Natural Resources and Conservation |
| 26. | Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
| 40. | Physical Sciences |
| 41. | Science Technologies/Technicians |
| 30.01 | Biological and Physical Sciences |
| 30.18 | Natural Sciences |
| 30.19 | Nutrition Sciences |
| 30.24 | Neuroscience |
| 30.27 | Human Biology |
| 30.32 | Marine Sciences |
Social Sciences
| 05. | Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies |
| 09. | Communication, Journalism and Related Programs |
| 19. | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences |
| 22. | Legal Professions and Studies |
| 42. | Psychology |
| 44. | Public Administration and Social Service Professions |
| 45. | Social Sciences |
| 30.05 | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
| 30.10 | Biopsychology |
| 30.11 | Gerontology |
| 30.14 | Museology/Museum Studies |
| 30.15 | Science, Technology and Society |
| 30.17 | Behavioural Sciences |
| 30.20 | International/Global Studies |
| 30.23 | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies |
| 30.25 | Cognitive Science |
| 30.26 | Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis |
| 30.28 | Dispute Resolution |
| 30.31 | Human Computer Interaction |
| 30.33 | Sustainability Studies |
Fields of Study for College Diploma
Arts & Education
| 05. | Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies |
| 09. | Communication, Journalism and Related Programs |
| 13. | Education |
| 16. | Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics |
| 19. | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences |
| 22. | Legal Professions and Studies |
| 23. | English Language and Literature/Letters |
| 24. | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
| 38. | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| 39. | Theology and Religious Vocations |
| 42. | Psychology |
| 44. | Public Administration and Social Service Professions |
| 45. | Social Sciences |
| 54. | History |
| 55. | French Language and Literature/Letters |
| 30.05 | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
| 30.10 | Biopsychology |
| 30.11 | Gerontology |
| 30.13 | Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
| 30.14 | Museology/Museum Studies |
| 30.15 | Science, Technology and Society |
| 30.17 | Behavioural Sciences |
| 30.20 | International/Global Studies |
| 30.21 | Holocaust and Related Studies |
| 30.22 | Classical and Ancient Studies |
| 30.23 | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies |
| 30.25 | Cognitive Science |
| 30.26 | Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis |
| 30.28 | Dispute Resolution |
| 30.29 | Maritime Studies |
| 30.31 | Human Computer Interaction |
| 30.33 | Sustainability Studies |
Business
| 52. | Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services |
| 30.16 | Accounting and Computer Science |
Engineering
| 04. | Architecture and Related Services |
| 11. | Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services |
| 14. | Engineering |
| 15. | Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields |
| 46. | Construction Trades |
| 47. | Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians |
| 48. | Precision Production |
| 30.06 | Systems Science and Theory |
| 30.08 | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| 30.12 | Historic Preservation and Conservation |
| 30.30 | Computational Science |
Finer Arts
| 10. | Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services |
| 50. | Visual and Performing Arts |
Health
| 31. | Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies |
| 51. | Health Professions and Related Programs |
| 60. | Dental, Medical and Veterinary Residency Programs |
Personal, Protective and Transportation Services
| 12. | Personal and Culinary Services |
| 28. | Military Science, Leadership and Operational Art |
| 29. | Military Technologies and Applied Sciences |
| 43. | Security and Protective Services |
| 49. | Transportation and Materials Moving |
Sciences & Agriculture
| 01. | Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences |
| 03. | Natural Resources and Conservation |
| 25. | Library Science |
| 26. | Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
| 27. | Mathematics and Statistics |
| 40. | Physical Sciences |
| 41. | Science Technologies/Technicians |
| 30.01 | Biological and Physical Sciences |
| 30.18 | Natural Sciences |
| 30.19 | Nutrition Sciences |
| 30.24 | Neuroscience |
| 30.27 | Human Biology |
| 30.32 | Marine Sciences |
Funded in part by the Goverenment of Canada's Sectoral Initiatives Program.
Financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada par le biais du Programme d’appui aux initiatives sectorielles.