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Firefighters Salary in Saint John – St. Stephen, New Brunswick

NOC 42101Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$40.45 an hour Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
0.2% higher $0.10 above the New Brunswick median of $40.35
Compared with Canada
11.7% lower $5.34 below the Canadian median of $45.79
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen

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

Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and CanadaSaint John – St. Stephen: median $40.45, from $29.82 to $50.47. New Brunswick (province): median $40.35, from $25.00 to $50.00, middle half $36.63 to $45.79. Canada: median $45.79, from $29.00 to $61.40, middle half $37.93 to $53.57.$20$30$40$50$60$70Saint John – St. Stephen: median $40.45, from $29.82 to $50.47Saint John – St. Stephen$40.45New Brunswick (province): median $40.35, from $25.00 to $50.00, middle half $36.63 to $45.79New Brunswick (province)$40.35Canada: median $45.79, from $29.00 to $61.40, middle half $37.93 to $53.57Canada$45.79
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
WageSaint John – St. StephenNew BrunswickCanada
Low $29.82 $25.00 $29.00
Lower quartile Not stated $36.63 $37.93
Median $40.45 $40.35 $45.79
Upper quartile Not stated $45.79 $53.57
High $50.47 $50.00 $61.40
Average Not stated $40.48 $45.78

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.

Licence needed in New Brunswick?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in New Brunswick, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in New Brunswick

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 New BrunswickSaint John – St. Stephen: median $40.45, from $29.82 to $50.47. Moncton – Richibucto: median $40.00, from $25.00 to $48.08. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $39.76, from $31.73 to $51.25. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $39.05, from $30.86 to $51.59. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $37.89, from $30.25 to $46.79.$20$30$40$50$60Saint John – St. Stephen: median $40.45, from $29.82 to $50.47Saint John – St. Stephen$40.45Moncton – Richibucto: median $40.00, from $25.00 to $48.08Moncton – Richibucto$40.00Fredericton – Oromocto: median $39.76, from $31.73 to $51.25Fredericton – Oromocto$39.76Edmundston – Woodstock: median $39.05, from $30.86 to $51.59Edmundston – Woodstock$39.05Campbellton – Miramichi: median $37.89, from $30.25 to $46.79Campbellton – Miramichi$37.89
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Saint John – St. Stephen$29.82$40.45$50.47Good (4 of 5)
Moncton – Richibucto$25.00$40.00$48.08Good (4 of 5)
Fredericton – Oromocto$31.73$39.76$51.25Good (4 of 5)
Edmundston – Woodstock$30.86$39.05$51.59Undetermined
Campbellton – Miramichi$30.25$37.89$46.79Undetermined

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