Salaries

Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing Salary in Saint John – St. Stephen, New Brunswick

NOC 94140Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$18.75 an hour Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
1.3% lower $0.25 below the New Brunswick median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
16.7% lower $3.75 below the Canadian median of $22.50
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 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 $18.75, from $15.65 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $22.10. New Brunswick (province): median $19.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.75 to $23.10. Canada: median $22.50, from $17.20 to $32.00, middle half $19.60 to $27.00.$15$20$25$30$35Saint John – St. Stephen: median $18.75, from $15.65 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $22.10Saint John – St. Stephen$18.75New Brunswick (province): median $19.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.75 to $23.10New Brunswick (province)$19.00Canada: median $22.50, from $17.20 to $32.00, middle half $19.60 to $27.00Canada$22.50
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 Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
WageSaint John – St. StephenNew BrunswickCanada
Low $15.65 $16.00 $17.20
Lower quartile $16.00 $17.75 $19.60
Median $18.75 $19.00 $22.50
Upper quartile $22.10 $23.10 $27.00
High $30.00 $25.00 $32.00
Average $20.90 $20.75 $23.82

Job outlook

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

4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma 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 BrunswickEdmundston – Woodstock: median $23.10, from $17.00 to $25.09. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $22.71, from $18.48 to $27.94. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $20.55, from $17.55 to $26.41. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $18.75, from $15.65 to $30.00. Moncton – Richibucto: median $18.00, from $17.00 to $20.00.$15$20$25$30Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.10, from $17.00 to $25.09Edmundston – Woodstock$23.10Campbellton – Miramichi: median $22.71, from $18.48 to $27.94Campbellton – Miramichi$22.71Fredericton – Oromocto: median $20.55, from $17.55 to $26.41Fredericton – Oromocto$20.55Saint John – St. Stephen: median $18.75, from $15.65 to $30.00Saint John – St. Stephen$18.75Moncton – Richibucto: median $18.00, from $17.00 to $20.00Moncton – Richibucto$18.00
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
Edmundston – Woodstock$17.00$23.10$25.09Moderate (3 of 5)
Campbellton – Miramichi$18.48$22.71$27.94Moderate (3 of 5)
Fredericton – Oromocto$17.55$20.55$26.41Moderate (3 of 5)
Saint John – St. Stephen$15.65$18.75$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Moncton – Richibucto$17.00$18.00$20.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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