Salaries

Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing Salary in Lower Mainland, British Columbia

NOC 94100Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$37.76 an hour Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
0.6% lower $0.24 below the British Columbia median of $38.00
Compared with Canada
7.9% higher $2.76 above the Canadian median of $35.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Lower Mainland

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Lower Mainland and CanadaLower Mainland: median $37.76, from $25.13 to $48.73. British Columbia (province): median $38.00, from $29.30 to $46.00, middle half $32.00 to $44.00. Canada: median $35.00, from $22.00 to $50.00, middle half $27.00 to $42.00.$20$30$40$50Lower Mainland: median $37.76, from $25.13 to $48.73Lower Mainland$37.76British Columbia (province): median $38.00, from $29.30 to $46.00, middle half $32.00 to $44.00British Columbia (province)$38.00Canada: median $35.00, from $22.00 to $50.00, middle half $27.00 to $42.00Canada$35.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
WageLower MainlandBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $25.13 $29.30 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated $32.00 $27.00
Median $37.76 $38.00 $35.00
Upper quartile Not stated $44.00 $42.00
High $48.73 $46.00 $50.00
Average Not stated $37.41 $35.01

Job outlook

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

1 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

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 ColumbiaNorth Coast: median $42.63, from $31.98 to $56.98. Thompson – Okanagan: median $40.70, from $30.23 to $58.50. Kootenay: median $39.88, from $28.49 to $52.54. Lower Mainland: median $37.76, from $25.13 to $48.73. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $34.64, from $24.16 to $40.21. Cariboo: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60North Coast: median $42.63, from $31.98 to $56.98North Coast$42.63Thompson – Okanagan: median $40.70, from $30.23 to $58.50Thompson – Okanagan$40.70Kootenay: median $39.88, from $28.49 to $52.54Kootenay$39.88Lower Mainland: median $37.76, from $25.13 to $48.73Lower Mainland$37.76Vancouver Island and Coast: median $34.64, from $24.16 to $40.21Vancouver Island and Coast$34.64Cariboo: not statedCaribooNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
North Coast$31.98$42.63$56.98Limited (2 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$30.23$40.70$58.50Undetermined
Kootenay$28.49$39.88$52.54Undetermined
Lower Mainland$25.13$37.76$48.73Limited (2 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$24.16$34.64$40.21Undetermined
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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