Median wage
$21.42 an hour Cariboo
Compared with British Columbia
3.3% lower $0.73 below the British Columbia median of $22.15
Compared with Canada
7.1% higher $1.42 above the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Cariboo

Wage range in Cariboo and CanadaCariboo: median $21.42, from $18.77 to $29.79. British Columbia (province): median $22.15, from $17.85 to $43.96, middle half $20.00 to $30.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.55 to $25.00.$10$20$30$40$50Cariboo: median $21.42, from $18.77 to $29.79Cariboo$21.42British Columbia (province): median $22.15, from $17.85 to $43.96, middle half $20.00 to $30.00British Columbia (province)$22.15Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.55 to $25.00Canada$20.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cariboo compared with Canada
WageCaribooBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $18.77 $17.85 $15.00
Lower quartile Not stated $20.00 $16.55
Median $21.42 $22.15 $20.00
Upper quartile Not stated $30.00 $25.00
High $29.79 $43.96 $30.00
Average Not stated $25.07 $21.39

Job outlook

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

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

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaVancouver Island and Coast: median $22.15, from $17.85 to $43.96. Lower Mainland: median $22.00, from $17.85 to $31.25. Thompson – Okanagan: median $21.54, from $17.85 to $32.10. Cariboo: median $21.42, from $18.77 to $29.79. Kootenay: median $20.48, from $17.85 to $27.01. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$10$20$30$40$50Vancouver Island and Coast: median $22.15, from $17.85 to $43.96Vancouver Island and Coast$22.15Lower Mainland: median $22.00, from $17.85 to $31.25Lower Mainland$22.00Thompson – Okanagan: median $21.54, from $17.85 to $32.10Thompson – Okanagan$21.54Cariboo: median $21.42, from $18.77 to $29.79Cariboo$21.42Kootenay: median $20.48, from $17.85 to $27.01Kootenay$20.48North 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
Vancouver Island and Coast$17.85$22.15$43.96Limited (2 of 5)
Lower Mainland$17.85$22.00$31.25Limited (2 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$17.85$21.54$32.10Limited (2 of 5)
Cariboo$18.77$21.42$29.79Limited (2 of 5)
Kootenay$17.85$20.48$27.01Limited (2 of 5)
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)

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