Salaries

Fish and Seafood Plant Workers Salary in Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador

NOC 94142Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$16.60 an hour Avalon Peninsula
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
5.7% lower $1.00 below the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $17.60
Compared with Canada
3.8% lower $0.65 below the Canadian median of $17.25
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
401 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Avalon Peninsula

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

Wage range in Avalon Peninsula and CanadaAvalon Peninsula: median $16.60, from $16.00 to $19.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.00. Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $17.60, from $16.00 to $18.93, middle half $16.55 to $18.25. Canada: median $17.25, from $15.50 to $20.00, middle half $16.04 to $18.50.$14$16$18$20Avalon Peninsula: median $16.60, from $16.00 to $19.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.00Avalon Peninsula$16.60Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $17.60, from $16.00 to $18.93, middle half $16.55 to $18.25Newfoundland and Labrador (province)$17.60Canada: median $17.25, from $15.50 to $20.00, middle half $16.04 to $18.50Canada$17.25
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 Avalon Peninsula compared with Canada
WageAvalon PeninsulaNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Low $16.00 $16.00 $15.50
Lower quartile $16.00 $16.55 $16.04
Median $16.60 $17.60 $17.25
Upper quartile $18.00 $18.25 $18.50
High $19.00 $18.93 $20.00
Average $17.11 $17.52 $17.61

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Avalon Peninsula.

401 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma is usually required.

By region in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 Newfoundland and LabradorNotre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $18.00, from $16.77 to $19.15. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $17.65, from $16.89 to $18.41. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.60, from $16.00 to $18.90. Avalon Peninsula: median $16.60, from $16.00 to $19.00.$16$17$18$19$20Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $18.00, from $16.77 to $19.15Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay$18.00West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $17.65, from $16.89 to $18.41West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$17.65South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.60, from $16.00 to $18.90South Coast – Burin Peninsula$17.60Avalon Peninsula: median $16.60, from $16.00 to $19.00Avalon Peninsula$16.60
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Newfoundland and Labrador (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay$16.77$18.00$19.15Moderate (3 of 5)
West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$16.89$17.65$18.41Moderate (3 of 5)
South Coast – Burin Peninsula$16.00$17.60$18.90Moderate (3 of 5)
Avalon Peninsula$16.00$16.60$19.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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