Median wage in Canada
$26.95 an hour
Highest median wage
$31.00 an hour
British Columbia
Lowest median wage
$20.00 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for public works and maintenance labourers by province and territory Canada: $26.95 (low $18.00, high $34.70). British Columbia: $31.00 (low $20.00, high $36.95). Northwest Territories: $28.99 (low $17.46, high $42.09). Alberta: $27.51 (low $19.53, high $37.38). Yukon: $27.19 (low $17.94, high $33.60). Saskatchewan: $27.00 (low $18.80, high $30.00). Quebec: $26.99 (low $20.00, high $33.57). Ontario: $26.70 (low $17.60, high $34.00). New Brunswick: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $30.00). Manitoba: $22.00 (low $17.00, high $29.00). Prince Edward Island: $21.00 (low $18.57, high $25.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $30.64). Nova Scotia: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $28.00). Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $26.95 (low $18.00, high $34.70) Canada $26.95 British Columbia: $31.00 (low $20.00, high $36.95) British Columbia $31.00 Northwest Territories: $28.99 (low $17.46, high $42.09) Northwest Territories $28.99 Alberta: $27.51 (low $19.53, high $37.38) Alberta $27.51 Yukon: $27.19 (low $17.94, high $33.60) Yukon $27.19 Saskatchewan: $27.00 (low $18.80, high $30.00) Saskatchewan $27.00 Quebec: $26.99 (low $20.00, high $33.57) Quebec $26.99 Ontario: $26.70 (low $17.60, high $34.00) Ontario $26.70 New Brunswick: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $30.00) New Brunswick $23.00 Manitoba: $22.00 (low $17.00, high $29.00) Manitoba $22.00 Prince Edward Island: $21.00 (low $18.57, high $25.00) Prince Edward Island $21.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $30.64) Newfoundland and Labrador $20.00 Nova Scotia: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $28.00) Nova Scotia $20.00 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 public works and maintenance labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Northwest Territories: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5). Yukon: Very limited (1 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5). New Brunswick: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Very limited (1 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Northwest Territories: Limited (2 of 5) Northwest Territories Limited Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5) Alberta Very limited Yukon: Very limited (1 of 5) Yukon Very limited Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5) Ontario Very limited New Brunswick: Limited (2 of 5) New Brunswick Limited Manitoba: Very limited (1 of 5) Manitoba Very limited Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5) Prince Edward Island Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Limited Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut 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 .