Salaries

Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades Salary in Thompson – Okanagan, British Columbia

NOC 72020Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$42.88 an hour Thompson – Okanagan
Compared with British Columbia
4.7% lower $2.12 below the British Columbia median of $45.00
Compared with Canada
7.2% higher $2.88 above the Canadian median of $40.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Thompson – Okanagan

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

Wage range in Thompson – Okanagan and CanadaThompson – Okanagan: median $42.88, from $29.95 to $56.89. British Columbia (province): median $45.00, from $27.59 to $62.50, middle half $33.00 to $56.39. Canada: median $40.00, from $25.00 to $60.00, middle half $31.37 to $50.00.$20$30$40$50$60$70Thompson – Okanagan: median $42.88, from $29.95 to $56.89Thompson – Okanagan$42.88British Columbia (province): median $45.00, from $27.59 to $62.50, middle half $33.00 to $56.39British Columbia (province)$45.00Canada: median $40.00, from $25.00 to $60.00, middle half $31.37 to $50.00Canada$40.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Thompson – Okanagan compared with Canada
WageThompson – OkanaganBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $29.95 $27.59 $25.00
Lower quartile Not stated $33.00 $31.37
Median $42.88 $45.00 $40.00
Upper quartile Not stated $56.39 $50.00
High $56.89 $62.50 $60.00
Average Not stated $45.92 $41.40

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Thompson – Okanagan.

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 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 ColumbiaNortheast: median $45.95, from $30.71 to $66.89. Cariboo: median $45.78, from $31.33 to $58.77. Lower Mainland: median $45.00, from $29.79 to $61.00. Kootenay: median $44.34, from $31.14 to $59.04. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $43.73, from $25.00 to $54.35. North Coast: median $43.25, from $30.06 to $57.00. Thompson – Okanagan: median $42.88, from $29.95 to $56.89. Nechako: not stated.$20$40$60$80Northeast: median $45.95, from $30.71 to $66.89Northeast$45.95Cariboo: median $45.78, from $31.33 to $58.77Cariboo$45.78Lower Mainland: median $45.00, from $29.79 to $61.00Lower Mainland$45.00Kootenay: median $44.34, from $31.14 to $59.04Kootenay$44.34Vancouver Island and Coast: median $43.73, from $25.00 to $54.35Vancouver Island and Coast$43.73North Coast: median $43.25, from $30.06 to $57.00North Coast$43.25Thompson – Okanagan: median $42.88, from $29.95 to $56.89Thompson – Okanagan$42.88Nechako: not statedNechakoNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Northeast$30.71$45.95$66.89Good (4 of 5)
Cariboo$31.33$45.78$58.77Moderate (3 of 5)
Lower Mainland$29.79$45.00$61.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Kootenay$31.14$44.34$59.04Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$25.00$43.73$54.35Moderate (3 of 5)
North Coast$30.06$43.25$57.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$29.95$42.88$56.89Moderate (3 of 5)
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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