Salaries

Payroll Administrators Salary in Saint John – St. Stephen, New Brunswick

NOC 13102Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$27.66 an hour Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
10.8% lower $3.34 below the New Brunswick median of $31.00
Compared with Canada
7.8% lower $2.34 below the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen

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

Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and CanadaSaint John – St. Stephen: median $27.66, from $22.25 to $37.71. New Brunswick (province): median $31.00, from $22.50 to $38.46, middle half $25.64 to $35.90. Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06.$20$30$40$50Saint John – St. Stephen: median $27.66, from $22.25 to $37.71Saint John – St. Stephen$27.66New Brunswick (province): median $31.00, from $22.50 to $38.46, middle half $25.64 to $35.90New Brunswick (province)$31.00Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06Canada$30.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
WageSaint John – St. StephenNew BrunswickCanada
Low $22.25 $22.50 $20.00
Lower quartile Not stated $25.64 $24.73
Median $27.66 $31.00 $30.00
Upper quartile Not stated $35.90 $36.06
High $37.71 $38.46 $43.27
Average Not stated $30.97 $31.47

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

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 BrunswickMoncton – Richibucto: median $34.30, from $23.50 to $37.95. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $30.88, from $25.64 to $38.04. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $28.45, from $18.50 to $45.00. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $28.05, from $21.16 to $34.86. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $27.66, from $22.25 to $37.71.$10$20$30$40$50Moncton – Richibucto: median $34.30, from $23.50 to $37.95Moncton – Richibucto$34.30Campbellton – Miramichi: median $30.88, from $25.64 to $38.04Campbellton – Miramichi$30.88Fredericton – Oromocto: median $28.45, from $18.50 to $45.00Fredericton – Oromocto$28.45Edmundston – Woodstock: median $28.05, from $21.16 to $34.86Edmundston – Woodstock$28.05Saint John – St. Stephen: median $27.66, from $22.25 to $37.71Saint John – St. Stephen$27.66
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
Moncton – Richibucto$23.50$34.30$37.95Good (4 of 5)
Campbellton – Miramichi$25.64$30.88$38.04Moderate (3 of 5)
Fredericton – Oromocto$18.50$28.45$45.00Good (4 of 5)
Edmundston – Woodstock$21.16$28.05$34.86Moderate (3 of 5)
Saint John – St. Stephen$22.25$27.66$37.71Good (4 of 5)

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