Median wage
$49.74 an hour
Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
5.6% higher
$2.62 above the British Columbia median of $47.12
Compared with Canada
2.4% higher
$1.18 above the Canadian median of $48.56
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
10
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Lower Mainland
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Lower Mainland and Canada Lower Mainland: median $49.74, from $33.88 to $78.11. British Columbia (province): median $47.12, from $32.48 to $72.12, middle half $36.25 to $57.69. Canada: median $48.56, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $38.46 to $59.89. $20 $40 $60 $80 Lower Mainland: median $49.74, from $33.88 to $78.11 Lower Mainland $49.74 British Columbia (province): median $47.12, from $32.48 to $72.12, middle half $36.25 to $57.69 British Columbia (province) $47.12 Canada: median $48.56, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $38.46 to $59.89 Canada $48.56 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
Wage Lower Mainland British Columbia Canada
Low
$33.88
$32.48
$32.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $36.25
$38.46
Median
$49.74
$47.12
$48.56
Upper quartile
Not stated $57.69
$59.89
High
$78.11
$72.12
$72.12
Average
Not stated $49.59
$50.95
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.
10 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Licence needed in British Columbia?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in British Columbia, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in British Columbia
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree is usually required.
By region in British Columbia
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 British Columbia Northeast: median $54.69, from $36.89 to $84.15. Kootenay: median $52.76, from $35.85 to $78.38. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $50.38, from $34.34 to $76.10. Lower Mainland: median $49.74, from $33.88 to $78.11. Thompson – Okanagan: median $49.55, from $34.79 to $71.94. North Coast: median $49.50, from $33.76 to $72.63. Cariboo: median $47.14, from $34.26 to $74.17. Nechako: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Northeast: median $54.69, from $36.89 to $84.15 Northeast $54.69 Kootenay: median $52.76, from $35.85 to $78.38 Kootenay $52.76 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $50.38, from $34.34 to $76.10 Vancouver Island and Coast $50.38 Lower Mainland: median $49.74, from $33.88 to $78.11 Lower Mainland $49.74 Thompson – Okanagan: median $49.55, from $34.79 to $71.94 Thompson – Okanagan $49.55 North Coast: median $49.50, from $33.76 to $72.63 North Coast $49.50 Cariboo: median $47.14, from $34.26 to $74.17 Cariboo $47.14 Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Northeast $36.89 $54.69 $84.15 Moderate (3 of 5) Kootenay $35.85 $52.76 $78.38 Limited (2 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $34.34 $50.38 $76.10 Moderate (3 of 5) Lower Mainland $33.88 $49.74 $78.11 Moderate (3 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $34.79 $49.55 $71.94 Moderate (3 of 5) North Coast $33.76 $49.50 $72.63 Limited (2 of 5) Cariboo $34.26 $47.14 $74.17 Moderate (3 of 5) Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 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 .