Median wage
$22.50 an hour
Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
6.4% lower
$1.54 below the New Brunswick median of $24.04
Compared with Canada
10% lower
$2.50 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and Canada Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.50, from $15.65 to $30.00, middle half $18.72 to $26.44. New Brunswick (province): median $24.04, from $18.00 to $30.77, middle half $20.00 to $27.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.71, middle half $21.60 to $29.81. $10 $20 $30 $40 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.50, from $15.65 to $30.00, middle half $18.72 to $26.44 Saint John – St. Stephen $22.50 New Brunswick (province): median $24.04, from $18.00 to $30.77, middle half $20.00 to $27.00 New Brunswick (province) $24.04 Canada: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.71, middle half $21.60 to $29.81 Canada $25.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
Wage Saint John – St. Stephen New Brunswick Canada
Low
$15.65
$18.00
$18.46
Lower quartile
$18.72
$20.00
$21.60
Median
$22.50
$24.04
$25.00
Upper quartile
$26.44
$27.00
$29.81
High
$30.00
$30.77
$35.71
Average
$23.29
$24.08
$26.66
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma is usually required.
By region in New Brunswick
Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick Campbellton – Miramichi: median $24.04, from $17.95 to $33.35. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $24.04, from $18.00 to $30.77. Moncton – Richibucto: median $24.04, from $18.00 to $30.77. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.61, from $18.00 to $30.82. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.50, from $15.65 to $30.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Campbellton – Miramichi: median $24.04, from $17.95 to $33.35 Campbellton – Miramichi $24.04 Fredericton – Oromocto: median $24.04, from $18.00 to $30.77 Fredericton – Oromocto $24.04 Moncton – Richibucto: median $24.04, from $18.00 to $30.77 Moncton – Richibucto $24.04 Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.61, from $18.00 to $30.82 Edmundston – Woodstock $23.61 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.50, from $15.65 to $30.00 Saint John – St. Stephen $22.50 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Campbellton – Miramichi $17.95 $24.04 $33.35 Moderate (3 of 5) Fredericton – Oromocto $18.00 $24.04 $30.77 Good (4 of 5) Moncton – Richibucto $18.00 $24.04 $30.77 Good (4 of 5) Edmundston – Woodstock $18.00 $23.61 $30.82 Moderate (3 of 5) Saint John – St. Stephen $15.65 $22.50 $30.00 Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .