Salaries

Fish and Seafood Plant Workers Salary in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador

NOC 94142Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$17.65 an hour West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
0.3% higher $0.05 above the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $17.60
Compared with Canada
2.3% higher $0.40 above the Canadian median of $17.25
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
10 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador

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

Wage range in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador and CanadaWest Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $17.65, from $16.89 to $18.41, middle half $17.25 to $17.94. 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$20West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $17.65, from $16.89 to $18.41, middle half $17.25 to $17.94West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$17.65Newfoundland 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 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador compared with Canada
WageWest Coast – Northern Peninsula – LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Low $16.89 $16.00 $15.50
Lower quartile $17.25 $16.55 $16.04
Median $17.65 $17.60 $17.25
Upper quartile $17.94 $18.25 $18.50
High $18.41 $18.93 $20.00
Average $17.59 $17.52 $17.61

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador.

10 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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