Median wage in Canada
$57.69 an hour
Highest median wage
$69.23 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$50.00 an hour
Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for human resources managers by province and territory Canada: $57.69 (low $37.94, high $87.18). Nunavut: $69.23 (low $50.00, high $81.54). Northwest Territories: $68.57 (low $51.43, high $87.68). Saskatchewan: $60.58 (low $41.03, high $84.62). Alberta: $60.10 (low $34.62, high $105.29). New Brunswick: $57.95 (low $35.00, high $74.62). British Columbia: $57.69 (low $33.79, high $87.41). Quebec: $57.69 (low $38.46, high $78.34). Ontario: $56.41 (low $39.90, high $87.91). Yukon: $56.35 (low $39.69, high $77.41). Nova Scotia: $55.29 (low $39.49, high $92.31). Manitoba: $53.33 (low $38.46, high $76.92). Newfoundland and Labrador: $52.18 (low $29.75, high $72.12). Prince Edward Island: $50.00 (low $36.53, high $83.33). $0 $50 $100 $150 Canada: $57.69 (low $37.94, high $87.18) Canada $57.69 Nunavut: $69.23 (low $50.00, high $81.54) Nunavut $69.23 Northwest Territories: $68.57 (low $51.43, high $87.68) Northwest Territories $68.57 Saskatchewan: $60.58 (low $41.03, high $84.62) Saskatchewan $60.58 Alberta: $60.10 (low $34.62, high $105.29) Alberta $60.10 New Brunswick: $57.95 (low $35.00, high $74.62) New Brunswick $57.95 British Columbia: $57.69 (low $33.79, high $87.41) British Columbia $57.69 Quebec: $57.69 (low $38.46, high $78.34) Quebec $57.69 Ontario: $56.41 (low $39.90, high $87.91) Ontario $56.41 Yukon: $56.35 (low $39.69, high $77.41) Yukon $56.35 Nova Scotia: $55.29 (low $39.49, high $92.31) Nova Scotia $55.29 Manitoba: $53.33 (low $38.46, high $76.92) Manitoba $53.33 Newfoundland and Labrador: $52.18 (low $29.75, high $72.12) Newfoundland and Labrador $52.18 Prince Edward Island: $50.00 (low $36.53, high $83.33) Prince Edward Island $50.00 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 human resources managers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: undetermined. Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Yukon: Limited (2 of 5) Yukon Limited Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 .