Median wage in Canada
$25.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$29.00 an hour
Alberta
Lowest median wage
$23.50 an hour
Nova Scotia
Very good job outlook
4 provinces and territories
Job Bank, 2025-2027
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for medical administrative assistants by province and territory Canada: $25.00 (low $18.92, high $32.00). Alberta: $29.00 (low $20.00, high $35.00). Yukon: $27.54 (low $21.12, high $36.96). British Columbia: $26.50 (low $21.54, high $35.00). New Brunswick: $25.00 (low $20.00, high $28.00). Ontario: $25.00 (low $17.60, high $32.70). Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $18.34, high $30.30). Saskatchewan: $24.75 (low $18.46, high $31.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $24.50 (low $17.65, high $28.00). Manitoba: $24.00 (low $18.00, high $34.62). Quebec: $24.00 (low $19.23, high $28.00). Nova Scotia: $23.50 (low $18.00, high $29.80). Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $25.00 (low $18.92, high $32.00) Canada $25.00 Alberta: $29.00 (low $20.00, high $35.00) Alberta $29.00 Yukon: $27.54 (low $21.12, high $36.96) Yukon $27.54 British Columbia: $26.50 (low $21.54, high $35.00) British Columbia $26.50 New Brunswick: $25.00 (low $20.00, high $28.00) New Brunswick $25.00 Ontario: $25.00 (low $17.60, high $32.70) Ontario $25.00 Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $18.34, high $30.30) Prince Edward Island $25.00 Saskatchewan: $24.75 (low $18.46, high $31.00) Saskatchewan $24.75 Newfoundland and Labrador: $24.50 (low $17.65, high $28.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $24.50 Manitoba: $24.00 (low $18.00, high $34.62) Manitoba $24.00 Quebec: $24.00 (low $19.23, high $28.00) Quebec $24.00 Nova Scotia: $23.50 (low $18.00, high $29.80) Nova Scotia $23.50 Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Nunavut: not stated Nunavut 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 medical administrative assistants by province and territory, 1 to 5 Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: Very good (5 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5). Manitoba: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Very good (5 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good Ontario: Very good (5 of 5) Ontario Very good Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5) Saskatchewan Very good Newfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Very good Manitoba: Good (4 of 5) Manitoba Good Quebec: Very good (5 of 5) Quebec Very good Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.
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 .