Median wage
$16.00 an hour
Winnipeg
Compared with Manitoba
5.9% lower
$1.00 below the Manitoba median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
20% lower
$4.00 below the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
6
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Winnipeg
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Winnipeg and Canada Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $28.63, middle half $16.00 to $21.00. Manitoba (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $20.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.75 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $28.63, middle half $16.00 to $21.00 Winnipeg $16.00 Manitoba (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $20.00 Manitoba (province) $17.00 Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.75 to $25.00 Canada $20.00 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 Winnipeg compared with Canada
Wage Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Low
$16.00
$16.00
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.00
$16.00
$16.75
Median
$16.00
$17.00
$20.00
Upper quartile
$21.00
$20.00
$25.00
High
$28.63
$25.00
$30.00
Average
$18.41
$18.38
$21.70
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Winnipeg.
6 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 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 Manitoba Southwest: median $18.24, from $16.00 to $24.34. Southeast: median $16.15, from $16.00 to $23.59. Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $28.63. South Central: not stated. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 Southwest: median $18.24, from $16.00 to $24.34 Southwest $18.24 Southeast: median $16.15, from $16.00 to $23.59 Southeast $16.15 Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $28.63 Winnipeg $16.00 South Central: not stated South Central Not stated North Central: not stated North Central Not stated Interlake: not stated Interlake Not stated Parklands: not stated Parklands Not stated North: not stated North Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Southwest $16.00 $18.24 $24.34 Moderate (3 of 5) Southeast $16.00 $16.15 $23.59 Limited (2 of 5) Winnipeg $16.00 $16.00 $28.63 Limited (2 of 5) South Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined North Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Interlake Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Parklands Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) North Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 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 .