Salaries

Cooks Salary in Southwest, Manitoba

NOC 63200Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$17.00 an hour Southwest
Compared with Manitoba
3% higher $0.50 above the Manitoba median of $16.50
Compared with Canada
5.6% lower $1.00 below the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
7 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Southwest

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Southwest and CanadaSouthwest: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00, middle half $16.00 to $20.00. Manitoba (province): median $16.50, from $16.00 to $21.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.30. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25Southwest: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00, middle half $16.00 to $20.00Southwest$17.00Manitoba (province): median $16.50, from $16.00 to $21.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.30Manitoba (province)$16.50Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00Canada$18.00
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 Southwest compared with Canada
WageSouthwestManitobaCanada
Low $16.00 $16.00 $15.00
Lower quartile $16.00 $16.00 $16.00
Median $17.00 $16.50 $18.00
Upper quartile $20.00 $18.30 $21.00
High $22.00 $21.00 $25.00
Average $17.77 $17.16 $19.19

Job outlook

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

7 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Manitoba?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Manitoba, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

By region in Manitoba

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 ManitobaInterlake: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $21.00. North: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $21.44. Parklands: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $21.44. North Central: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00. South Central: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00. Southwest: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00. Southeast: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $18.30. Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $21.00.$16$18$20$22$24Interlake: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $21.00Interlake$18.00North: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $21.44North$18.00Parklands: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $21.44Parklands$18.00North Central: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00North Central$17.00South Central: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00South Central$17.00Southwest: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00Southwest$17.00Southeast: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $18.30Southeast$16.00Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $21.00Winnipeg$16.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Interlake$16.00$18.00$21.00Limited (2 of 5)
North$16.00$18.00$21.44Limited (2 of 5)
Parklands$16.00$18.00$21.44Limited (2 of 5)
North Central$16.00$17.00$23.00Moderate (3 of 5)
South Central$16.00$17.00$23.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Southwest$16.00$17.00$22.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Southeast$16.00$16.00$18.30Moderate (3 of 5)
Winnipeg$16.00$16.00$21.00Limited (2 of 5)

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