Salaries

Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Retail and Wholesale Salary in New Brunswick

NOC 65202Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$17.00 an hour New Brunswick
Compared with Canada
12.8% lower $2.50 below the Canadian median of $19.50
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in New Brunswick

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in New Brunswick and CanadaNew Brunswick: median $17.00, from $15.65 to $21.50, middle half $15.65 to $21.00. Canada: median $19.50, from $15.50 to $28.00, middle half $16.55 to $23.40.$15$20$25$30New Brunswick: median $17.00, from $15.65 to $21.50, middle half $15.65 to $21.00New Brunswick$17.00Canada: median $19.50, from $15.50 to $28.00, middle half $16.55 to $23.40Canada$19.50
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 New Brunswick compared with Canada
WageNew BrunswickCanada
Low $15.65 $15.50
Lower quartile $15.65 $16.55
Median $17.00 $19.50
Upper quartile $21.00 $23.40
High $21.50 $28.00
Average $17.81 $20.74

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for New Brunswick.

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

1 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 New Brunswick

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 New BrunswickNew Brunswick (all regions): median $17.00, from $15.65 to $21.50. Campbellton – Miramichi: not stated. Moncton – Richibucto: not stated. Saint John – St. Stephen: not stated. Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated. Edmundston – Woodstock: not stated.$14$16$18$20$22New Brunswick (all regions): median $17.00, from $15.65 to $21.50New Brunswick (all regions)$17.00Campbellton – Miramichi: not statedCampbellton – MiramichiNot statedMoncton – Richibucto: not statedMoncton – RichibuctoNot statedSaint John – St. Stephen: not statedSaint John – St. StephenNot statedFredericton – Oromocto: not statedFredericton – OromoctoNot statedEdmundston – Woodstock: not statedEdmundston – WoodstockNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
New Brunswick (all regions)$15.65$17.00$21.50Good (4 of 5)
Campbellton – MiramichiNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Moncton – RichibuctoNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Saint John – St. StephenNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Fredericton – OromoctoNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Edmundston – WoodstockNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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