Median wage
$20.00 an hour
Manitoba
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
87
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Manitoba
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Manitoba and Canada Manitoba: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00, middle half $17.00 to $24.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $28.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Manitoba: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00, middle half $17.00 to $24.00 Manitoba $20.00 Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $28.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00 Canada $20.00 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 Manitoba compared with Canada
Wage Manitoba Canada
Low
$16.00
$15.00
Lower quartile
$17.00
$16.00
Median
$20.00
$20.00
Upper quartile
$24.00
$24.00
High
$29.00
$28.00
Average
$21.54
$20.53
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Manitoba.
Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions. A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
87 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 Manitoba
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 Manitoba Manitoba (all regions): median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00. North Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00. Southeast: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00. Southwest: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00. Interlake: median $19.88, from $16.06 to $33.04. South Central: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $30.00. Winnipeg: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Manitoba (all regions): median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00 Manitoba (all regions) $20.00 North Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00 North Central $20.00 Southeast: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00 Southeast $20.00 Southwest: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.00 Southwest $20.00 Interlake: median $19.88, from $16.06 to $33.04 Interlake $19.88 South Central: median $19.00, from $16.00 to $30.00 South Central $19.00 Winnipeg: not stated Winnipeg Not stated Parklands: not stated Parklands Not stated North: not stated North Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Manitoba (all regions) $16.00 $20.00 $29.00 Limited (2 of 5) North Central $16.00 $20.00 $29.00 Limited (2 of 5) Southeast $16.00 $20.00 $29.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Southwest $16.00 $20.00 $29.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Interlake $16.06 $19.88 $33.04 Limited (2 of 5) South Central $16.00 $19.00 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Winnipeg Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Parklands Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) North Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 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 .