Median wage in Canada
$23.99 an hour
Highest median wage
$33.38 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$21.99 an hour
Nova Scotia
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for general office support workers by province and territory Canada: $23.99 (low $16.55, high $34.00). Nunavut: $33.38 (low $19.00, high $46.45). Yukon: $30.00 (low $23.00, high $40.96). Northwest Territories: $29.81 (low $20.00, high $42.00). Alberta: $25.00 (low $15.50, high $36.13). British Columbia: $25.00 (low $17.85, high $34.04). Newfoundland and Labrador: $23.75 (low $16.55, high $29.74). New Brunswick: $23.16 (low $16.75, high $33.00). Ontario: $23.08 (low $17.60, high $35.00). Quebec: $23.08 (low $16.10, high $33.00). Prince Edward Island: $22.25 (low $16.50, high $29.74). Manitoba: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $30.77). Saskatchewan: $22.00 (low $16.12, high $31.25). Nova Scotia: $21.99 (low $16.50, high $31.80). $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $23.99 (low $16.55, high $34.00) Canada $23.99 Nunavut: $33.38 (low $19.00, high $46.45) Nunavut $33.38 Yukon: $30.00 (low $23.00, high $40.96) Yukon $30.00 Northwest Territories: $29.81 (low $20.00, high $42.00) Northwest Territories $29.81 Alberta: $25.00 (low $15.50, high $36.13) Alberta $25.00 British Columbia: $25.00 (low $17.85, high $34.04) British Columbia $25.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $23.75 (low $16.55, high $29.74) Newfoundland and Labrador $23.75 New Brunswick: $23.16 (low $16.75, high $33.00) New Brunswick $23.16 Ontario: $23.08 (low $17.60, high $35.00) Ontario $23.08 Quebec: $23.08 (low $16.10, high $33.00) Quebec $23.08 Prince Edward Island: $22.25 (low $16.50, high $29.74) Prince Edward Island $22.25 Manitoba: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $30.77) Manitoba $22.00 Saskatchewan: $22.00 (low $16.12, high $31.25) Saskatchewan $22.00 Nova Scotia: $21.99 (low $16.50, high $31.80) Nova Scotia $21.99 Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for general office support workers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: Limited (2 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5) Northwest Territories Good Alberta: Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Limited British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma is usually required.
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .