Median wage in Canada
$50.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$58.19 an hour
Nova Scotia
Lowest median wage
$40.00 an hour
Manitoba
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services by province and territory Canada: $50.00 (low $31.50, high $79.33). Nova Scotia: $58.19 (low $40.97, high $76.70). Newfoundland and Labrador: $57.69 (low $40.00, high $96.15). New Brunswick: $52.20 (low $31.63, high $105.87). Alberta: $50.96 (low $32.00, high $73.00). Saskatchewan: $50.00 (low $35.00, high $76.92). British Columbia: $46.15 (low $28.85, high $86.54). Ontario: $41.29 (low $27.24, high $70.73). Manitoba: $40.00 (low $25.00, high $60.00). Quebec: not stated. Prince Edward Island: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $50 $100 $150 Canada: $50.00 (low $31.50, high $79.33) Canada $50.00 Nova Scotia: $58.19 (low $40.97, high $76.70) Nova Scotia $58.19 Newfoundland and Labrador: $57.69 (low $40.00, high $96.15) Newfoundland and Labrador $57.69 New Brunswick: $52.20 (low $31.63, high $105.87) New Brunswick $52.20 Alberta: $50.96 (low $32.00, high $73.00) Alberta $50.96 Saskatchewan: $50.00 (low $35.00, high $76.92) Saskatchewan $50.00 British Columbia: $46.15 (low $28.85, high $86.54) British Columbia $46.15 Ontario: $41.29 (low $27.24, high $70.73) Ontario $41.29 Manitoba: $40.00 (low $25.00, high $60.00) Manitoba $40.00 Quebec: not stated Quebec Not stated Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated 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.
Median hourly wage for contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $31.50 $50.00 $79.33 Nova Scotia $40.97 $58.19 $76.70 Newfoundland and Labrador $40.00 $57.69 $96.15 New Brunswick $31.63 $52.20 $105.87 Alberta $32.00 $50.96 $73.00 Saskatchewan $35.00 $50.00 $76.92 British Columbia $28.85 $46.15 $86.54 Ontario $27.24 $41.29 $70.73 Manitoba $25.00 $40.00 $60.00 Quebec Not stated Not stated Not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated Not stated Not stated Yukon Not stated Not stated Not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Not stated Not stated Nunavut Not stated Not stated Not stated
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 contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nova Scotia: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: undetermined. Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: undetermined. Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: undetermined. Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Nova Scotia: undetermined Nova Scotia Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good New Brunswick: undetermined New Brunswick Undetermined Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Ontario: undetermined Ontario Undetermined Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Quebec: undetermined Quebec Undetermined Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island 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.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 .