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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by median hourly wage

All 10 provinces and territories with data in Average and median wages by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0064-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-27

National value: 30.77 (Canada).

Lowest: 26.63 to 27 $
Group 2: 27 to 28 $
Group 3: 28 to 30 $
Group 4: 30 to 32 $
Highest: 32 to 32.49 $
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Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	British Columbia	32.49
2	Alberta	32
3	Ontario	31.25
4	Quebec	30
5	Saskatchewan	28.85
6	Newfoundland and Labrador	28
7	Nova Scotia	27.37
8	New Brunswick	27
9	Manitoba	26.75
10	Prince Edward Island	26.63

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0064-01: Employee wages by industry, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by median hourly wage (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0064-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-27. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-median-hourly-wage/

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