Median wage
$20.70 an hour
North Coast
Compared with British Columbia
8% lower
$1.80 below the British Columbia median of $22.50
Compared with Canada
0.2% lower
$0.05 below the Canadian median of $20.75
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in North Coast
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in North Coast and Canada North Coast: median $20.70, from $18.00 to $28.00, middle half $19.61 to $23.25. British Columbia (province): median $22.50, from $18.00 to $30.85, middle half $20.00 to $27.00. Canada: median $20.75, from $17.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.50. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 North Coast: median $20.70, from $18.00 to $28.00, middle half $19.61 to $23.25 North Coast $20.70 British Columbia (province): median $22.50, from $18.00 to $30.85, middle half $20.00 to $27.00 British Columbia (province) $22.50 Canada: median $20.75, from $17.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.50 Canada $20.75 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 North Coast compared with Canada
Wage North Coast British Columbia Canada
Low
$18.00
$18.00
$17.00
Lower quartile
$19.61
$20.00
$18.00
Median
$20.70
$22.50
$20.75
Upper quartile
$23.25
$27.00
$24.50
High
$28.00
$30.85
$28.00
Average
$21.89
$23.69
$21.66
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for North Coast.
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 $24.00, from $18.70 to $33.24. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $23.50, from $19.00 to $31.39. Thompson – Okanagan: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $28.08. Cariboo: median $20.80, from $18.00 to $28.11. Kootenay: median $20.76, from $17.85 to $27.00. North Coast: median $20.70, from $18.00 to $28.00. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Lower Mainland: median $24.00, from $18.70 to $33.24 Lower Mainland $24.00 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $23.50, from $19.00 to $31.39 Vancouver Island and Coast $23.50 Thompson – Okanagan: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $28.08 Thompson – Okanagan $22.00 Cariboo: median $20.80, from $18.00 to $28.11 Cariboo $20.80 Kootenay: median $20.76, from $17.85 to $27.00 Kootenay $20.76 North Coast: median $20.70, from $18.00 to $28.00 North Coast $20.70 Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated Northeast: not stated Northeast Not stated 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 $18.70 $24.00 $33.24 Moderate (3 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $19.00 $23.50 $31.39 Moderate (3 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $18.00 $22.00 $28.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Cariboo $18.00 $20.80 $28.11 Limited (2 of 5) Kootenay $17.85 $20.76 $27.00 Moderate (3 of 5) North Coast $18.00 $20.70 $28.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Northeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
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 .