Salaries

Authors and Writers Salary in Manitoba

NOC 51111Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$32.34 an hour Manitoba
Compared with Canada
12.1% lower $4.47 below the Canadian median of $36.81
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Manitoba

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Manitoba and CanadaManitoba: median $32.34, from $22.12 to $39.40. Canada: median $36.81, from $25.48 to $53.00, middle half $29.81 to $45.05.$20$30$40$50$60Manitoba: median $32.34, from $22.12 to $39.40Manitoba$32.34Canada: median $36.81, from $25.48 to $53.00, middle half $29.81 to $45.05Canada$36.81
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Manitoba compared with Canada
WageManitobaCanada
Low $22.12 $25.48
Lower quartile Not stated $29.81
Median $32.34 $36.81
Upper quartile Not stated $45.05
High $39.40 $53.00
Average Not stated $38.61

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Manitoba.

Job Bank has not determined the employment outlook for 2025-2027. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in Manitoba

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 ManitobaManitoba (all regions): median $32.34, from $22.12 to $39.40. Winnipeg: median $31.01, from $23.84 to $46.67. Southeast: not stated. South Central: not stated. Southwest: not stated. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated.$20$30$40$50Manitoba (all regions): median $32.34, from $22.12 to $39.40Manitoba (all regions)$32.34Winnipeg: median $31.01, from $23.84 to $46.67Winnipeg$31.01Southeast: not statedSoutheastNot statedSouth Central: not statedSouth CentralNot statedSouthwest: not statedSouthwestNot statedNorth Central: not statedNorth CentralNot statedInterlake: not statedInterlakeNot statedParklands: not statedParklandsNot statedNorth: not statedNorthNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Manitoba (all regions)$22.12$32.34$39.40Undetermined
Winnipeg$23.84$31.01$46.67Moderate (3 of 5)
SoutheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
South CentralNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
SouthwestNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CentralNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
InterlakeNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
ParklandsNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NorthNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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