Median wage
$40.00 an hour
Avalon Peninsula
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
8.1% higher
$3.00 above the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $37.00
Compared with Canada
4% higher
$1.54 above the Canadian median of $38.46
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Avalon Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Avalon Peninsula and Canada Avalon Peninsula: median $40.00, from $28.85 to $49.30, middle half $33.65 to $49.30. Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $37.00, from $23.56 to $49.30, middle half $25.00 to $49.30. Canada: median $38.46, from $24.52 to $54.95, middle half $31.25 to $46.15. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Avalon Peninsula: median $40.00, from $28.85 to $49.30, middle half $33.65 to $49.30 Avalon Peninsula $40.00 Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $37.00, from $23.56 to $49.30, middle half $25.00 to $49.30 Newfoundland and Labrador (province) $37.00 Canada: median $38.46, from $24.52 to $54.95, middle half $31.25 to $46.15 Canada $38.46 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 Avalon Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Low
$28.85
$23.56
$24.52
Lower quartile
$33.65
$25.00
$31.25
Median
$40.00
$37.00
$38.46
Upper quartile
$49.30
$49.30
$46.15
High
$49.30
$49.30
$54.95
Average
$40.44
$36.50
$39.57
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Avalon Peninsula.
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 Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Avalon Peninsula: median $40.00, from $28.85 to $49.30. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $38.16, from $28.38 to $56.78. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $37.63, from $26.95 to $54.53. Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Avalon Peninsula: median $40.00, from $28.85 to $49.30 Avalon Peninsula $40.00 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $38.16, from $28.38 to $56.78 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $38.16 South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $37.63, from $26.95 to $54.53 South Coast – Burin Peninsula $37.63 Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Newfoundland and Labrador (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Avalon Peninsula $28.85 $40.00 $49.30 Moderate (3 of 5) West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $28.38 $38.16 $56.78 Moderate (3 of 5) South Coast – Burin Peninsula $26.95 $37.63 $54.53 Moderate (3 of 5) Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .