Median wage
$28.00 an hour
Nechako
Compared with British Columbia
5.3% lower
$1.57 below the British Columbia median of $29.57
Compared with Canada
3.4% lower
$1.00 below the Canadian median of $29.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Nechako
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Nechako and Canada Nechako: median $28.00, from $24.00 to $33.52, middle half $26.37 to $32.69. British Columbia (province): median $29.57, from $22.12 to $46.70, middle half $26.00 to $36.06. Canada: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $44.15, middle half $24.52 to $35.99. $20 $30 $40 $50 Nechako: median $28.00, from $24.00 to $33.52, middle half $26.37 to $32.69 Nechako $28.00 British Columbia (province): median $29.57, from $22.12 to $46.70, middle half $26.00 to $36.06 British Columbia (province) $29.57 Canada: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $44.15, middle half $24.52 to $35.99 Canada $29.00 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 Nechako compared with Canada
Wage Nechako British Columbia Canada
Low
$24.00
$22.12
$21.00
Lower quartile
$26.37
$26.00
$24.52
Median
$28.00
$29.57
$29.00
Upper quartile
$32.69
$36.06
$35.99
High
$33.52
$46.70
$44.15
Average
$29.39
$32.77
$31.71
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nechako.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.
By region in British Columbia
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 British Columbia Cariboo: median $30.77, from $25.38 to $44.23. Thompson – Okanagan: median $30.00, from $24.64 to $44.23. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $30.00, from $22.66 to $45.00. Kootenay: median $29.57, from $22.12 to $46.70. Northeast: median $29.57, from $22.12 to $46.70. Lower Mainland: median $29.00, from $21.98 to $48.07. Nechako: median $28.00, from $24.00 to $33.52. North Coast: median $28.00, from $24.00 to $33.52. $20 $30 $40 $50 Cariboo: median $30.77, from $25.38 to $44.23 Cariboo $30.77 Thompson – Okanagan: median $30.00, from $24.64 to $44.23 Thompson – Okanagan $30.00 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $30.00, from $22.66 to $45.00 Vancouver Island and Coast $30.00 Kootenay: median $29.57, from $22.12 to $46.70 Kootenay $29.57 Northeast: median $29.57, from $22.12 to $46.70 Northeast $29.57 Lower Mainland: median $29.00, from $21.98 to $48.07 Lower Mainland $29.00 Nechako: median $28.00, from $24.00 to $33.52 Nechako $28.00 North Coast: median $28.00, from $24.00 to $33.52 North Coast $28.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Cariboo $25.38 $30.77 $44.23 Limited (2 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $24.64 $30.00 $44.23 Limited (2 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $22.66 $30.00 $45.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kootenay $22.12 $29.57 $46.70 Limited (2 of 5) Northeast $22.12 $29.57 $46.70 Very limited (1 of 5) Lower Mainland $21.98 $29.00 $48.07 Limited (2 of 5) Nechako $24.00 $28.00 $33.52 Limited (2 of 5) North Coast $24.00 $28.00 $33.52 Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .