Salaries

Carpenters Salary in Saint John – St. Stephen, New Brunswick

NOC 72310Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$25.00 an hour Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
4.2% higher $1.00 above the New Brunswick median of $24.00
Compared with Canada
22.2% lower $7.12 below the Canadian median of $32.12
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and CanadaSaint John – St. Stephen: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00. New Brunswick (province): median $24.00, from $18.00 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $30.00. Canada: median $32.12, from $22.00 to $44.23, middle half $26.00 to $40.00.$10$20$30$40$50Saint John – St. Stephen: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00Saint John – St. Stephen$25.00New Brunswick (province): median $24.00, from $18.00 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $30.00New Brunswick (province)$24.00Canada: median $32.12, from $22.00 to $44.23, middle half $26.00 to $40.00Canada$32.12
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 Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
WageSaint John – St. StephenNew BrunswickCanada
Low $18.00 $18.00 $22.00
Lower quartile $20.00 $20.00 $26.00
Median $25.00 $24.00 $32.12
Upper quartile $32.00 $30.00 $40.00
High $34.00 $34.00 $44.23
Average $26.30 $25.32 $33.21

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.

4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in New Brunswick?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in New Brunswick, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in New Brunswick

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 New BrunswickSaint John – St. Stephen: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $34.00. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $30.00. Moncton – Richibucto: median $23.50, from $17.00 to $32.00. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.00, from $21.30 to $30.00. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $23.00, from $16.50 to $34.50.$15$20$25$30$35Saint John – St. Stephen: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $34.00Saint John – St. Stephen$25.00Campbellton – Miramichi: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $30.00Campbellton – Miramichi$24.00Moncton – Richibucto: median $23.50, from $17.00 to $32.00Moncton – Richibucto$23.50Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.00, from $21.30 to $30.00Edmundston – Woodstock$23.00Fredericton – Oromocto: median $23.00, from $16.50 to $34.50Fredericton – Oromocto$23.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Saint John – St. Stephen$18.00$25.00$34.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Campbellton – Miramichi$19.00$24.00$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Moncton – Richibucto$17.00$23.50$32.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmundston – Woodstock$21.30$23.00$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Fredericton – Oromocto$16.50$23.00$34.50Moderate (3 of 5)

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