Median wage
$51.32 an hour
Kootenay
Compared with British Columbia
7.8% lower
$4.33 below the British Columbia median of $55.65
Compared with Canada
14.6% lower
$8.78 below the Canadian median of $60.10
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Kootenay
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kootenay and Canada Kootenay: median $51.32, from $31.60 to $80.63. British Columbia (province): median $55.65, from $35.83 to $89.25. Canada: median $60.10, from $36.54 to $112.00, middle half $46.42 to $86.54. $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Kootenay: median $51.32, from $31.60 to $80.63 Kootenay $51.32 British Columbia (province): median $55.65, from $35.83 to $89.25 British Columbia (province) $55.65 Canada: median $60.10, from $36.54 to $112.00, middle half $46.42 to $86.54 Canada $60.10 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kootenay compared with Canada
Wage Kootenay British Columbia Canada
Low
$31.60
$35.83
$36.54
Lower quartile
Not stated Not stated $46.42
Median
$51.32
$55.65
$60.10
Upper quartile
Not stated Not stated $86.54
High
$80.63
$89.25
$112.00
Average
Not stated Not stated $69.29
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kootenay.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Columbia Northeast: median $57.12, from $37.13 to $86.79. Lower Mainland: median $57.04, from $35.66 to $89.51. Cariboo: median $55.61, from $34.29 to $86.37. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $55.36, from $34.40 to $85.89. Thompson – Okanagan: median $54.73, from $34.52 to $85.88. Kootenay: median $51.32, from $31.60 to $80.63. North Coast: median $50.80, from $32.92 to $79.24. Nechako: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Northeast: median $57.12, from $37.13 to $86.79 Northeast $57.12 Lower Mainland: median $57.04, from $35.66 to $89.51 Lower Mainland $57.04 Cariboo: median $55.61, from $34.29 to $86.37 Cariboo $55.61 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $55.36, from $34.40 to $85.89 Vancouver Island and Coast $55.36 Thompson – Okanagan: median $54.73, from $34.52 to $85.88 Thompson – Okanagan $54.73 Kootenay: median $51.32, from $31.60 to $80.63 Kootenay $51.32 North Coast: median $50.80, from $32.92 to $79.24 North Coast $50.80 Nechako: not stated Nechako Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Northeast $37.13 $57.12 $86.79 Undetermined Lower Mainland $35.66 $57.04 $89.51 Very limited (1 of 5) Cariboo $34.29 $55.61 $86.37 Undetermined Vancouver Island and Coast $34.40 $55.36 $85.89 Limited (2 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $34.52 $54.73 $85.88 Limited (2 of 5) Kootenay $31.60 $51.32 $80.63 Undetermined North Coast $32.92 $50.80 $79.24 Undetermined Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 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 .