Median wage
$16.94 an hour
South Central
Compared with Manitoba
2.1% lower
$0.36 below the Manitoba median of $17.30
Compared with Canada
10.8% lower
$2.06 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
7
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in South Central
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in South Central and Canada South Central: median $16.94, from $16.00 to $27.83. Manitoba (province): median $17.30, from $16.00 to $26.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.75 to $27.69, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 South Central: median $16.94, from $16.00 to $27.83 South Central $16.94 Manitoba (province): median $17.30, from $16.00 to $26.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00 Manitoba (province) $17.30 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.75 to $27.69, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in South Central compared with Canada
Wage South Central Manitoba Canada
Low
$16.00
$16.00
$15.75
Lower quartile
Not stated $16.00
$17.00
Median
$16.94
$17.30
$19.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $21.00
$22.00
High
$27.83
$26.00
$27.69
Average
Not stated $19.31
$20.59
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for South Central.
7 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Manitoba
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 Manitoba Winnipeg: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $30.23. Southeast: median $17.50, from $16.00 to $28.24. Southwest: median $17.45, from $16.00 to $22.50. South Central: median $16.94, from $16.00 to $27.83. North: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $22.00. Parklands: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $22.00. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Winnipeg: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $30.23 Winnipeg $18.00 Southeast: median $17.50, from $16.00 to $28.24 Southeast $17.50 Southwest: median $17.45, from $16.00 to $22.50 Southwest $17.45 South Central: median $16.94, from $16.00 to $27.83 South Central $16.94 North: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $22.00 North $16.00 Parklands: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $22.00 Parklands $16.00 North Central: not stated North Central Not stated Interlake: not stated Interlake Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Winnipeg $16.00 $18.00 $30.23 Moderate (3 of 5) Southeast $16.00 $17.50 $28.24 Moderate (3 of 5) Southwest $16.00 $17.45 $22.50 Moderate (3 of 5) South Central $16.00 $16.94 $27.83 Moderate (3 of 5) North $16.00 $16.00 $22.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Parklands $16.00 $16.00 $22.00 Moderate (3 of 5) North Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Interlake Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 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 .