Median wage in Canada
$21.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$32.00 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$19.23 an hour
Manitoba
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for receptionists by province and territory Canada: $21.00 (low $16.25, high $29.00). Northwest Territories: $32.00 (low $20.00, high $40.17). Nunavut: $31.00 (low $19.00, high $42.00). British Columbia: $24.00 (low $18.00, high $30.00). New Brunswick: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $28.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $21.32 (low $16.00, high $26.00). Alberta: $21.00 (low $16.75, high $30.00). Saskatchewan: $21.00 (low $15.35, high $30.00). Nova Scotia: $20.50 (low $16.50, high $25.50). Ontario: $20.50 (low $17.60, high $28.00). Prince Edward Island: $20.36 (low $16.50, high $25.00). Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $27.00). Manitoba: $19.23 (low $16.00, high $25.00). Yukon: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $21.00 (low $16.25, high $29.00) Canada $21.00 Northwest Territories: $32.00 (low $20.00, high $40.17) Northwest Territories $32.00 Nunavut: $31.00 (low $19.00, high $42.00) Nunavut $31.00 British Columbia: $24.00 (low $18.00, high $30.00) British Columbia $24.00 New Brunswick: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $28.00) New Brunswick $22.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $21.32 (low $16.00, high $26.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $21.32 Alberta: $21.00 (low $16.75, high $30.00) Alberta $21.00 Saskatchewan: $21.00 (low $15.35, high $30.00) Saskatchewan $21.00 Nova Scotia: $20.50 (low $16.50, high $25.50) Nova Scotia $20.50 Ontario: $20.50 (low $17.60, high $28.00) Ontario $20.50 Prince Edward Island: $20.36 (low $16.50, high $25.00) Prince Edward Island $20.36 Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $27.00) Quebec $20.00 Manitoba: $19.23 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Manitoba $19.23 Yukon: not stated Yukon 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 receptionists by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 .