Median wage in Canada
$52.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$63.00 an hour
Ontario
Lowest median wage
$41.43 an hour
Northwest Territories
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors by province and territory Canada: $52.00 (low $24.04, high $106.00). Ontario: $63.00 (low $28.85, high $126.92). British Columbia: $57.69 (low $30.00, high $96.15). New Brunswick: $55.29 (low $27.00, high $85.10). Alberta: $54.11 (low $28.05, high $89.95). Quebec: $50.56 (low $27.81, high $86.72). Saskatchewan: $50.00 (low $24.23, high $79.07). Manitoba: $45.11 (low $22.81, high $80.84). Nova Scotia: $44.00 (low $24.00, high $77.16). Newfoundland and Labrador: $41.87 (low $20.00, high $84.13). Northwest Territories: $41.43 (low $24.55, high $59.91). Prince Edward Island: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $50 $100 $150 Canada: $52.00 (low $24.04, high $106.00) Canada $52.00 Ontario: $63.00 (low $28.85, high $126.92) Ontario $63.00 British Columbia: $57.69 (low $30.00, high $96.15) British Columbia $57.69 New Brunswick: $55.29 (low $27.00, high $85.10) New Brunswick $55.29 Alberta: $54.11 (low $28.05, high $89.95) Alberta $54.11 Quebec: $50.56 (low $27.81, high $86.72) Quebec $50.56 Saskatchewan: $50.00 (low $24.23, high $79.07) Saskatchewan $50.00 Manitoba: $45.11 (low $22.81, high $80.84) Manitoba $45.11 Nova Scotia: $44.00 (low $24.00, high $77.16) Nova Scotia $44.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $41.87 (low $20.00, high $84.13) Newfoundland and Labrador $41.87 Northwest Territories: $41.43 (low $24.55, high $59.91) Northwest Territories $41.43 Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Nunavut: not stated Nunavut Not stated Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors by province and territory, 1 to 5 Ontario: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5) Northwest Territories Good Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
Yes. A federal licence is required to work in this occupation anywhere in Canada.
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.
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 .