Median wage
$20.00 an hour
North Central
Compared with Manitoba
8% lower
$1.75 below the Manitoba median of $21.75
Compared with Canada
9.1% lower
$2.00 below the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in North Central
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in North Central and Canada North Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.45, middle half $17.00 to $25.96. Manitoba (province): median $21.75, from $16.00 to $35.90, middle half $18.00 to $28.60. Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $36.06, middle half $18.27 to $28.37. $10 $20 $30 $40 North Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.45, middle half $17.00 to $25.96 North Central $20.00 Manitoba (province): median $21.75, from $16.00 to $35.90, middle half $18.00 to $28.60 Manitoba (province) $21.75 Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $36.06, middle half $18.27 to $28.37 Canada $22.00 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 North Central compared with Canada
Wage North Central Manitoba Canada
Low
$16.00
$16.00
$16.55
Lower quartile
$17.00
$18.00
$18.27
Median
$20.00
$21.75
$22.00
Upper quartile
$25.96
$28.60
$28.37
High
$29.45
$35.90
$36.06
Average
$21.71
$24.13
$24.67
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for North Central.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.
By region in Manitoba
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 Manitoba Winnipeg: median $22.12, from $16.00 to $35.90. North: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $43.27. Parklands: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $43.27. Interlake: median $21.75, from $16.00 to $35.90. Southwest: median $21.50, from $16.00 to $31.25. North Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.45. South Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.45. Southeast: median $19.00, from $16.25 to $40.87. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Winnipeg: median $22.12, from $16.00 to $35.90 Winnipeg $22.12 North: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $43.27 North $22.00 Parklands: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $43.27 Parklands $22.00 Interlake: median $21.75, from $16.00 to $35.90 Interlake $21.75 Southwest: median $21.50, from $16.00 to $31.25 Southwest $21.50 North Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.45 North Central $20.00 South Central: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $29.45 South Central $20.00 Southeast: median $19.00, from $16.25 to $40.87 Southeast $19.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Winnipeg $16.00 $22.12 $35.90 Moderate (3 of 5) North $16.00 $22.00 $43.27 Limited (2 of 5) Parklands $16.00 $22.00 $43.27 Limited (2 of 5) Interlake $16.00 $21.75 $35.90 Moderate (3 of 5) Southwest $16.00 $21.50 $31.25 Moderate (3 of 5) North Central $16.00 $20.00 $29.45 Good (4 of 5) South Central $16.00 $20.00 $29.45 Good (4 of 5) Southeast $16.25 $19.00 $40.87 Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .