Median wage
$39.52 an hour
Southwest
Compared with Manitoba
16.8% higher
$5.68 above the Manitoba median of $33.84
Compared with Canada
10.2% lower
$4.48 below the Canadian median of $44.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Southwest
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Southwest and Canada Southwest: median $39.52, from $23.49 to $70.23. Manitoba (province): median $33.84, from $27.40 to $72.12, middle half $29.20 to $43.09. Canada: median $44.00, from $27.64 to $69.23, middle half $34.62 to $53.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 Southwest: median $39.52, from $23.49 to $70.23 Southwest $39.52 Manitoba (province): median $33.84, from $27.40 to $72.12, middle half $29.20 to $43.09 Manitoba (province) $33.84 Canada: median $44.00, from $27.64 to $69.23, middle half $34.62 to $53.00 Canada $44.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southwest compared with Canada
Wage Southwest Manitoba Canada
Low
$23.49
$27.40
$27.64
Lower quartile
Not stated $29.20
$34.62
Median
$39.52
$33.84
$44.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $43.09
$53.00
High
$70.23
$72.12
$69.23
Average
Not stated $40.23
$46.33
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Southwest.
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 Manitoba Winnipeg: median $40.77, from $30.29 to $83.16. Southwest: median $39.52, from $23.49 to $70.23. South Central: median $37.92, from $27.10 to $55.63. Southeast: median $36.76, from $25.23 to $52.00. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Winnipeg: median $40.77, from $30.29 to $83.16 Winnipeg $40.77 Southwest: median $39.52, from $23.49 to $70.23 Southwest $39.52 South Central: median $37.92, from $27.10 to $55.63 South Central $37.92 Southeast: median $36.76, from $25.23 to $52.00 Southeast $36.76 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 Winnipeg $30.29 $40.77 $83.16 Limited (2 of 5) Southwest $23.49 $39.52 $70.23 Undetermined South Central $27.10 $37.92 $55.63 Undetermined Southeast $25.23 $36.76 $52.00 Undetermined North Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Interlake Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Parklands Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined North Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 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 .