Median wage
$26.00 an hour Cariboo
Compared with British Columbia
4% higher $1.00 above the British Columbia median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
8.4% higher $2.01 above the Canadian median of $23.99
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Cariboo

Wage range in Cariboo and CanadaCariboo: median $26.00, from $22.32 to $35.00, middle half $25.00 to $28.74. British Columbia (province): median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04, middle half $20.00 to $28.74. Canada: median $23.99, from $16.55 to $34.00, middle half $19.50 to $28.50.$15$20$25$30$35Cariboo: median $26.00, from $22.32 to $35.00, middle half $25.00 to $28.74Cariboo$26.00British Columbia (province): median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04, middle half $20.00 to $28.74British Columbia (province)$25.00Canada: median $23.99, from $16.55 to $34.00, middle half $19.50 to $28.50Canada$23.99
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 Cariboo compared with Canada
WageCaribooBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $22.32 $17.85 $16.55
Lower quartile $25.00 $20.00 $19.50
Median $26.00 $25.00 $23.99
Upper quartile $28.74 $28.74 $28.50
High $35.00 $34.04 $34.00
Average $27.20 $26.01 $25.10

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cariboo.

2 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 British Columbia

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaThompson – Okanagan: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $37.50. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $27.23, from $20.00 to $33.16. Cariboo: median $26.00, from $22.32 to $35.00. Kootenay: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $32.69. Lower Mainland: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04. Nechako: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04. North Coast: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04. Northeast: median $24.80, from $17.85 to $27.40.$15$20$25$30$35$40Thompson – Okanagan: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $37.50Thompson – Okanagan$28.00Vancouver Island and Coast: median $27.23, from $20.00 to $33.16Vancouver Island and Coast$27.23Cariboo: median $26.00, from $22.32 to $35.00Cariboo$26.00Kootenay: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $32.69Kootenay$26.00Lower Mainland: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04Lower Mainland$25.00Nechako: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04Nechako$25.00North Coast: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $34.04North Coast$25.00Northeast: median $24.80, from $17.85 to $27.40Northeast$24.80
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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Thompson – Okanagan$20.00$28.00$37.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$20.00$27.23$33.16Moderate (3 of 5)
Cariboo$22.32$26.00$35.00Limited (2 of 5)
Kootenay$20.00$26.00$32.69Moderate (3 of 5)
Lower Mainland$17.85$25.00$34.04Limited (2 of 5)
Nechako$17.85$25.00$34.04Limited (2 of 5)
North Coast$17.85$25.00$34.04Limited (2 of 5)
Northeast$17.85$24.80$27.40Limited (2 of 5)

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