Median wage
$20.71 an hour
Southwest
Compared with Manitoba
1.4% lower
$0.29 below the Manitoba median of $21.00
Compared with Canada
8% lower
$1.79 below the Canadian median of $22.50
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Southwest
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Southwest and Canada Southwest: median $20.71, from $18.80 to $26.32. Manitoba (province): median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.44, middle half $19.00 to $22.50. Canada: median $22.50, from $18.00 to $30.67, middle half $20.00 to $25.64. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Southwest: median $20.71, from $18.80 to $26.32 Southwest $20.71 Manitoba (province): median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.44, middle half $19.00 to $22.50 Manitoba (province) $21.00 Canada: median $22.50, from $18.00 to $30.67, middle half $20.00 to $25.64 Canada $22.50 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southwest compared with Canada
Wage Southwest Manitoba Canada
Low
$18.80
$17.00
$18.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $19.00
$20.00
Median
$20.71
$21.00
$22.50
Upper quartile
Not stated $22.50
$25.64
High
$26.32
$26.44
$30.67
Average
Not stated $21.48
$23.80
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Southwest.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Manitoba Southeast: median $22.00, from $18.70 to $26.50. North: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.44. North Central: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.44. South Central: median $20.83, from $16.27 to $28.63. Southwest: median $20.71, from $18.80 to $26.32. Winnipeg: median $20.51, from $17.00 to $25.00. Interlake: median $20.03, from $17.23 to $24.57. Parklands: median $20.02, from $18.19 to $27.27. $15 $20 $25 $30 Southeast: median $22.00, from $18.70 to $26.50 Southeast $22.00 North: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.44 North $21.00 North Central: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.44 North Central $21.00 South Central: median $20.83, from $16.27 to $28.63 South Central $20.83 Southwest: median $20.71, from $18.80 to $26.32 Southwest $20.71 Winnipeg: median $20.51, from $17.00 to $25.00 Winnipeg $20.51 Interlake: median $20.03, from $17.23 to $24.57 Interlake $20.03 Parklands: median $20.02, from $18.19 to $27.27 Parklands $20.02 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Southeast $18.70 $22.00 $26.50 Limited (2 of 5) North $17.00 $21.00 $26.44 Limited (2 of 5) North Central $17.00 $21.00 $26.44 Limited (2 of 5) South Central $16.27 $20.83 $28.63 Limited (2 of 5) Southwest $18.80 $20.71 $26.32 Limited (2 of 5) Winnipeg $17.00 $20.51 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Interlake $17.23 $20.03 $24.57 Moderate (3 of 5) Parklands $18.19 $20.02 $27.27 Limited (2 of 5)
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 .