Median wage
$58.23 an hour
Kootenay
Compared with British Columbia
4.6% higher
$2.55 above the British Columbia median of $55.68
Compared with Canada
5.3% higher
$2.94 above the Canadian median of $55.29
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Kootenay
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kootenay and Canada Kootenay: median $58.23, from $40.00 to $78.14. British Columbia (province): median $55.68, from $34.00 to $84.13, middle half $47.10 to $69.23. Canada: median $55.29, from $35.00 to $79.33, middle half $45.19 to $64.62. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Kootenay: median $58.23, from $40.00 to $78.14 Kootenay $58.23 British Columbia (province): median $55.68, from $34.00 to $84.13, middle half $47.10 to $69.23 British Columbia (province) $55.68 Canada: median $55.29, from $35.00 to $79.33, middle half $45.19 to $64.62 Canada $55.29 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kootenay compared with Canada
Wage Kootenay British Columbia Canada
Low
$40.00
$34.00
$35.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $47.10
$45.19
Median
$58.23
$55.68
$55.29
Upper quartile
Not stated $69.23
$64.62
High
$78.14
$84.13
$79.33
Average
Not stated $57.31
$56.53
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kootenay.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Columbia Vancouver Island and Coast: median $59.00, from $36.00 to $64.00. Kootenay: median $58.23, from $40.00 to $78.14. North Coast: median $56.94, from $41.07 to $76.39. Thompson – Okanagan: median $55.87, from $39.48 to $76.37. Cariboo: median $55.38, from $38.99 to $75.75. Lower Mainland: median $54.36, from $28.00 to $93.75. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $59.00, from $36.00 to $64.00 Vancouver Island and Coast $59.00 Kootenay: median $58.23, from $40.00 to $78.14 Kootenay $58.23 North Coast: median $56.94, from $41.07 to $76.39 North Coast $56.94 Thompson – Okanagan: median $55.87, from $39.48 to $76.37 Thompson – Okanagan $55.87 Cariboo: median $55.38, from $38.99 to $75.75 Cariboo $55.38 Lower Mainland: median $54.36, from $28.00 to $93.75 Lower Mainland $54.36 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 Vancouver Island and Coast $36.00 $59.00 $64.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kootenay $40.00 $58.23 $78.14 Moderate (3 of 5) North Coast $41.07 $56.94 $76.39 Undetermined Thompson – Okanagan $39.48 $55.87 $76.37 Limited (2 of 5) Cariboo $38.99 $55.38 $75.75 Moderate (3 of 5) Lower Mainland $28.00 $54.36 $93.75 Moderate (3 of 5) Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 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 .