Median wage
$18.00 an hour
Avalon Peninsula
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
5.3% lower
$1.00 below the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
8.8% lower
$1.74 below the Canadian median of $19.74
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
23
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Avalon Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Avalon Peninsula and Canada Avalon Peninsula: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $22.10, middle half $16.25 to $21.00. Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $19.00, from $16.00 to $22.63, middle half $16.00 to $21.46. Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Avalon Peninsula: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $22.10, middle half $16.25 to $21.00 Avalon Peninsula $18.00 Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $19.00, from $16.00 to $22.63, middle half $16.00 to $21.46 Newfoundland and Labrador (province) $19.00 Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.74 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 Avalon Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Low
$16.00
$16.00
$15.50
Lower quartile
$16.25
$16.00
$17.00
Median
$18.00
$19.00
$19.74
Upper quartile
$21.00
$21.46
$22.00
High
$22.10
$22.63
$25.00
Average
$18.79
$19.34
$20.11
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Avalon Peninsula.
23 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
By region in Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $22.63. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $22.63. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $27.50. Avalon Peninsula: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $22.10. $15 $20 $25 $30 Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $22.63 Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay $19.00 South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $22.63 South Coast – Burin Peninsula $19.00 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $27.50 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $19.00 Avalon Peninsula: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $22.10 Avalon Peninsula $18.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Newfoundland and Labrador (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay $16.00 $19.00 $22.63 Moderate (3 of 5) South Coast – Burin Peninsula $16.00 $19.00 $22.63 Moderate (3 of 5) West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $16.00 $19.00 $27.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Avalon Peninsula $16.00 $18.00 $22.10 Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .