Salaries

Security Guards and Related Security Service Occupations Salary in Northwest Territories

NOC 64410Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$26.33 an hour Northwest Territories
Compared with Canada
25.4% higher $5.33 above the Canadian median of $21.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Northwest Territories

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

Wage range in Northwest Territories and CanadaNorthwest Territories: median $26.33, from $17.82 to $46.06. Canada: median $21.00, from $16.55 to $31.45, middle half $18.30 to $25.00.$10$20$30$40$50Northwest Territories: median $26.33, from $17.82 to $46.06Northwest Territories$26.33Canada: median $21.00, from $16.55 to $31.45, middle half $18.30 to $25.00Canada$21.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northwest Territories compared with Canada
WageNorthwest TerritoriesCanada
Low $17.82 $16.55
Lower quartile Not stated $18.30
Median $26.33 $21.00
Upper quartile Not stated $25.00
High $46.06 $31.45
Average Not stated $23.26

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northwest Territories.

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

1 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 Northwest Territories

Job Bank publishes no regional wages for Northwest Territories.

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