Salaries

Social and Community Service Workers Salary in Saint John – St. Stephen, New Brunswick

NOC 42201Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$22.00 an hour Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
4.7% lower $1.08 below the New Brunswick median of $23.08
Compared with Canada
15.4% lower $4.00 below the Canadian median of $26.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 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 $22.00, from $18.00 to $26.93, middle half $20.00 to $24.00. New Brunswick (province): median $23.08, from $18.00 to $32.85, middle half $20.00 to $26.00. Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38.$15$20$25$30$35$40Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $26.93, middle half $20.00 to $24.00Saint John – St. Stephen$22.00New Brunswick (province): median $23.08, from $18.00 to $32.85, middle half $20.00 to $26.00New Brunswick (province)$23.08Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38Canada$26.00
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 Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
WageSaint John – St. StephenNew BrunswickCanada
Low $18.00 $18.00 $19.00
Lower quartile $20.00 $20.00 $22.00
Median $22.00 $23.08 $26.00
Upper quartile $24.00 $26.00 $30.38
High $26.93 $32.85 $36.06
Average $22.88 $24.07 $27.01

Job outlook

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

2 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 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 BrunswickCampbellton – Miramichi: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $33.00. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.99, from $16.88 to $29.00. Moncton – Richibucto: median $23.11, from $19.00 to $34.00. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.00. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $26.93.$15$20$25$30$35Campbellton – Miramichi: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $33.00Campbellton – Miramichi$24.00Edmundston – Woodstock: median $23.99, from $16.88 to $29.00Edmundston – Woodstock$23.99Moncton – Richibucto: median $23.11, from $19.00 to $34.00Moncton – Richibucto$23.11Fredericton – Oromocto: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.00Fredericton – Oromocto$22.00Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $26.93Saint John – St. Stephen$22.00
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
Campbellton – Miramichi$18.00$24.00$33.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmundston – Woodstock$16.88$23.99$29.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Moncton – Richibucto$19.00$23.11$34.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Fredericton – Oromocto$18.00$22.00$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Saint John – St. Stephen$18.00$22.00$26.93Moderate (3 of 5)

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