Median wage in Canada
$19.50 an hour
Highest median wage
$20.50 an hour
Quebec
Lowest median wage
$17.00 an hour
Saskatchewan
Very good job outlook
1 province or territory
Job Bank, 2025-2027
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations by province and territory Canada: $19.50 (low $15.75, high $24.00). Quebec: $20.50 (low $16.10, high $23.00). British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $25.48). Ontario: $19.72 (low $17.60, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $19.00 (low $15.65, high $21.50). Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.00 (low $16.00, high $21.50). Prince Edward Island: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $21.50). Manitoba: $18.43 (low $16.00, high $20.50). Alberta: $18.00 (low $15.50, high $28.00). Nova Scotia: $17.80 (low $16.50, high $21.00). Saskatchewan: $17.00 (low $15.35, high $20.34). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $19.50 (low $15.75, high $24.00) Canada $19.50 Quebec: $20.50 (low $16.10, high $23.00) Quebec $20.50 British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $25.48) British Columbia $20.00 Ontario: $19.72 (low $17.60, high $25.00) Ontario $19.72 New Brunswick: $19.00 (low $15.65, high $21.50) New Brunswick $19.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.00 (low $16.00, high $21.50) Newfoundland and Labrador $19.00 Prince Edward Island: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $21.50) Prince Edward Island $19.00 Manitoba: $18.43 (low $16.00, high $20.50) Manitoba $18.43 Alberta: $18.00 (low $15.50, high $28.00) Alberta $18.00 Nova Scotia: $17.80 (low $16.50, high $21.00) Nova Scotia $17.80 Saskatchewan: $17.00 (low $15.35, high $20.34) Saskatchewan $17.00 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.
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 dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Manitoba: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Manitoba: Good (4 of 5) Manitoba Good Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5) Saskatchewan Very good 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 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .