Median wage
$71.12 an hour
Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
5.3% higher
$3.59 above the British Columbia median of $67.53
Compared with Canada
13.5% higher
$8.48 above the Canadian median of $62.64
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Lower Mainland
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Lower Mainland and Canada Lower Mainland: median $71.12, from $47.44 to $91.60. British Columbia (province): median $67.53, from $43.77 to $92.49. Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Lower Mainland: median $71.12, from $47.44 to $91.60 Lower Mainland $71.12 British Columbia (province): median $67.53, from $43.77 to $92.49 British Columbia (province) $67.53 Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53 Canada $62.64 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
Wage Lower Mainland British Columbia Canada
Low
$47.44
$43.77
$37.02
Lower quartile
Not stated Not stated $48.08
Median
$71.12
$67.53
$62.64
Upper quartile
Not stated Not stated $74.53
High
$91.60
$92.49
$83.84
Average
Not stated Not stated $61.72
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.
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 Lower Mainland: median $71.12, from $47.44 to $91.60. North Coast: median $67.18, from $44.20 to $85.35. Thompson – Okanagan: median $66.38, from $37.94 to $82.61. Kootenay: median $64.35, from $40.15 to $80.27. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $63.05, from $39.65 to $79.56. Cariboo: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Lower Mainland: median $71.12, from $47.44 to $91.60 Lower Mainland $71.12 North Coast: median $67.18, from $44.20 to $85.35 North Coast $67.18 Thompson – Okanagan: median $66.38, from $37.94 to $82.61 Thompson – Okanagan $66.38 Kootenay: median $64.35, from $40.15 to $80.27 Kootenay $64.35 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $63.05, from $39.65 to $79.56 Vancouver Island and Coast $63.05 Cariboo: not stated Cariboo Not stated Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated Northeast: not stated Northeast 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 Lower Mainland $47.44 $71.12 $91.60 Undetermined North Coast $44.20 $67.18 $85.35 Undetermined Thompson – Okanagan $37.94 $66.38 $82.61 Undetermined Kootenay $40.15 $64.35 $80.27 Undetermined Vancouver Island and Coast $39.65 $63.05 $79.56 Undetermined Cariboo Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northeast 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 .