Salaries

Drillers and Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction Salary in Lower Mainland, British Columbia

NOC 73402Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$39.93 an hour Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
0.2% lower $0.07 below the British Columbia median of $40.00
Compared with Canada
6.5% higher $2.43 above the Canadian median of $37.50
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Lower Mainland

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

Wage range in Lower Mainland and CanadaLower Mainland: median $39.93, from $27.50 to $47.71, middle half $34.92 to $43.00. British Columbia (province): median $40.00, from $31.60 to $50.14, middle half $36.85 to $46.00. Canada: median $37.50, from $27.00 to $49.00, middle half $32.00 to $42.96.$20$30$40$50$60Lower Mainland: median $39.93, from $27.50 to $47.71, middle half $34.92 to $43.00Lower Mainland$39.93British Columbia (province): median $40.00, from $31.60 to $50.14, middle half $36.85 to $46.00British Columbia (province)$40.00Canada: median $37.50, from $27.00 to $49.00, middle half $32.00 to $42.96Canada$37.50
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 Lower Mainland compared with Canada
WageLower MainlandBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $27.50 $31.60 $27.00
Lower quartile $34.92 $36.85 $32.00
Median $39.93 $40.00 $37.50
Upper quartile $43.00 $46.00 $42.96
High $47.71 $50.14 $49.00
Average $38.86 $40.92 $37.74

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 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 ColumbiaThompson – Okanagan: median $42.00, from $31.19 to $52.00. Lower Mainland: median $39.93, from $27.50 to $47.71. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $39.86, from $34.00 to $51.00. Kootenay: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Thompson – Okanagan: median $42.00, from $31.19 to $52.00Thompson – Okanagan$42.00Lower Mainland: median $39.93, from $27.50 to $47.71Lower Mainland$39.93Vancouver Island and Coast: median $39.86, from $34.00 to $51.00Vancouver Island and Coast$39.86Kootenay: not statedKootenayNot statedCariboo: not statedCaribooNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot 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
Thompson – Okanagan$31.19$42.00$52.00Undetermined
Lower Mainland$27.50$39.93$47.71Limited (2 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$34.00$39.86$51.00Limited (2 of 5)
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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