Median wage
$19.00 an hour
Kootenay
Compared with British Columbia
5% lower
$1.00 below the British Columbia median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
2.7% higher
$0.50 above the Canadian median of $18.50
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Kootenay
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kootenay and Canada Kootenay: median $19.00, from $18.00 to $25.00, middle half $18.38 to $25.00. British Columbia (province): median $20.00, from $17.85 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. Canada: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kootenay: median $19.00, from $18.00 to $25.00, middle half $18.38 to $25.00 Kootenay $19.00 British Columbia (province): median $20.00, from $17.85 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 British Columbia (province) $20.00 Canada: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00 Canada $18.50 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 Kootenay compared with Canada
Wage Kootenay British Columbia Canada
Low
$18.00
$17.85
$15.00
Lower quartile
$18.38
$18.00
$16.00
Median
$19.00
$20.00
$18.50
Upper quartile
$25.00
$25.00
$24.00
High
$25.00
$30.00
$30.00
Average
$21.49
$21.78
$20.65
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kootenay.
5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 $20.00, from $17.85 to $28.21. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $35.00. Cariboo: median $19.50, from $17.85 to $25.00. Nechako: median $19.50, from $17.85 to $23.00. North Coast: median $19.50, from $17.85 to $23.00. Kootenay: median $19.00, from $18.00 to $25.00. Thompson – Okanagan: median $19.00, from $17.85 to $28.00. Northeast: median $18.85, from $17.85 to $30.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Lower Mainland: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $28.21 Lower Mainland $20.00 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $35.00 Vancouver Island and Coast $20.00 Cariboo: median $19.50, from $17.85 to $25.00 Cariboo $19.50 Nechako: median $19.50, from $17.85 to $23.00 Nechako $19.50 North Coast: median $19.50, from $17.85 to $23.00 North Coast $19.50 Kootenay: median $19.00, from $18.00 to $25.00 Kootenay $19.00 Thompson – Okanagan: median $19.00, from $17.85 to $28.00 Thompson – Okanagan $19.00 Northeast: median $18.85, from $17.85 to $30.00 Northeast $18.85 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 $17.85 $20.00 $28.21 Limited (2 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $17.85 $20.00 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Cariboo $17.85 $19.50 $25.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nechako $17.85 $19.50 $23.00 Very limited (1 of 5) North Coast $17.85 $19.50 $23.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Kootenay $18.00 $19.00 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $17.85 $19.00 $28.00 Limited (2 of 5) Northeast $17.85 $18.85 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .