Median wage in Canada
$52.50 an hour
Highest median wage
$54.95 an hour
Quebec
Lowest median wage
$44.86 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for computer engineers by province and territory Canada: $52.50 (low $32.05, high $78.85). Quebec: $54.95 (low $32.00, high $74.00). British Columbia: $54.27 (low $36.34, high $81.57). Ontario: $52.88 (low $33.65, high $86.54). New Brunswick: $51.44 (low $40.02, high $71.79). Prince Edward Island: $48.33 (low $28.72, high $65.14). Nova Scotia: $47.12 (low $30.00, high $73.08). Manitoba: $46.29 (low $31.49, high $68.08). Saskatchewan: $46.17 (low $26.11, high $69.57). Alberta: $45.68 (low $27.52, high $68.06). Newfoundland and Labrador: $44.86 (low $30.00, high $68.75). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 Canada: $52.50 (low $32.05, high $78.85) Canada $52.50 Quebec: $54.95 (low $32.00, high $74.00) Quebec $54.95 British Columbia: $54.27 (low $36.34, high $81.57) British Columbia $54.27 Ontario: $52.88 (low $33.65, high $86.54) Ontario $52.88 New Brunswick: $51.44 (low $40.02, high $71.79) New Brunswick $51.44 Prince Edward Island: $48.33 (low $28.72, high $65.14) Prince Edward Island $48.33 Nova Scotia: $47.12 (low $30.00, high $73.08) Nova Scotia $47.12 Manitoba: $46.29 (low $31.49, high $68.08) Manitoba $46.29 Saskatchewan: $46.17 (low $26.11, high $69.57) Saskatchewan $46.17 Alberta: $45.68 (low $27.52, high $68.06) Alberta $45.68 Newfoundland and Labrador: $44.86 (low $30.00, high $68.75) Newfoundland and Labrador $44.86 Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Nunavut: not stated Nunavut Not stated Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for computer engineers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Alberta: Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
For some roles. This occupation group is not licensed as a whole, but some roles in it are:
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree is usually required.
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .