Median wage in Canada
$22.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$23.66 an hour
Yukon
Lowest median wage
$19.00 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, and Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for material handlers by province and territory Canada: $22.00 (low $16.55, high $30.29). Yukon: $23.66 (low $18.27, high $31.92). Alberta: $22.00 (low $16.50, high $31.95). British Columbia: $22.00 (low $17.85, high $33.99). Quebec: $22.00 (low $16.94, high $31.32). Ontario: $21.50 (low $17.60, high $29.96). Manitoba: $21.12 (low $16.00, high $29.69). New Brunswick: $20.65 (low $15.65, high $26.50). Nova Scotia: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $26.20). Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $30.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.00 (low $16.00, high $31.94). Nunavut: $19.00 (low $19.00, high $26.10). Prince Edward Island: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $24.00). Northwest Territories: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $22.00 (low $16.55, high $30.29) Canada $22.00 Yukon: $23.66 (low $18.27, high $31.92) Yukon $23.66 Alberta: $22.00 (low $16.50, high $31.95) Alberta $22.00 British Columbia: $22.00 (low $17.85, high $33.99) British Columbia $22.00 Quebec: $22.00 (low $16.94, high $31.32) Quebec $22.00 Ontario: $21.50 (low $17.60, high $29.96) Ontario $21.50 Manitoba: $21.12 (low $16.00, high $29.69) Manitoba $21.12 New Brunswick: $20.65 (low $15.65, high $26.50) New Brunswick $20.65 Nova Scotia: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $26.20) Nova Scotia $20.00 Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $30.00) Saskatchewan $20.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.00 (low $16.00, high $31.94) Newfoundland and Labrador $19.00 Nunavut: $19.00 (low $19.00, high $26.10) Nunavut $19.00 Prince Edward Island: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $24.00) Prince Edward Island $19.00 Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for material handlers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Yukon: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5). Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Yukon: Limited (2 of 5) Yukon Limited Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Limited Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .