Salaries

Specialists in Surgery Salaries in Canada

NOC 31101TEER 1Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage in Canada
$419,180 a year
Highest median wage
$530,709 a year Prince Edward Island
Lowest median wage
$397,319 a year Quebec
Very good job outlook
5 provinces and territories Job Bank, 2025-2027

Wages by province and territory

Median wage in Canadian dollars a year, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).

Median yearly wage for specialists in surgery by province and territoryCanada: $419,180 (low $144,482, high $766,730). Prince Edward Island: $530,709 (low $73,872, high $309,016). Alberta: $508,561 (low $180,159, high $984,111). Manitoba: $457,991 (low $161,289, high $826,328). British Columbia: $441,788 (low $146,214, high $819,593). Newfoundland and Labrador: $434,053 (low $143,704, high $699,989). New Brunswick: $421,734 (low $175,076, high $634,999). Nova Scotia: $418,516 (low $175,086, high $597,217). Ontario: $403,957 (low $118,538, high $749,689). Yukon: $403,299. Quebec: $397,319 (low $165,663, high $642,495). Saskatchewan: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$250k$500k$750k$1,000kCanada: $419,180 (low $144,482, high $766,730)Canada$419,180Prince Edward Island: $530,709 (low $73,872, high $309,016)Prince Edward Island$530,709Alberta: $508,561 (low $180,159, high $984,111)Alberta$508,561Manitoba: $457,991 (low $161,289, high $826,328)Manitoba$457,991British Columbia: $441,788 (low $146,214, high $819,593)British Columbia$441,788Newfoundland and Labrador: $434,053 (low $143,704, high $699,989)Newfoundland and Labrador$434,053New Brunswick: $421,734 (low $175,076, high $634,999)New Brunswick$421,734Nova Scotia: $418,516 (low $175,086, high $597,217)Nova Scotia$418,516Ontario: $403,957 (low $118,538, high $749,689)Ontario$403,957Yukon: $403,299Yukon$403,299Quebec: $397,319 (low $165,663, high $642,495)Quebec$397,319Saskatchewan: not statedSaskatchewanNot statedNorthwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot 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.
Median yearly wage for specialists in surgery by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$144,482$419,180$766,730
Prince Edward Island$73,872$530,709$309,016
Alberta$180,159$508,561$984,111
Manitoba$161,289$457,991$826,328
British Columbia$146,214$441,788$819,593
Newfoundland and Labrador$143,704$434,053$699,989
New Brunswick$175,076$421,734$634,999
Nova Scotia$175,086$418,516$597,217
Ontario$118,538$403,957$749,689
YukonNot stated$403,299Not stated
Quebec$165,663$397,319$642,495
SaskatchewanNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

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 specialists in surgery by province and territory, 1 to 5Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5). Alberta: Very good (5 of 5). Manitoba: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Quebec: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5). Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5)Prince Edward IslandVery goodAlberta: Very good (5 of 5)AlbertaVery goodManitoba: Good (4 of 5)ManitobaGoodBritish Columbia: Good (4 of 5)British ColumbiaGoodNewfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorVery goodNew Brunswick: Good (4 of 5)New BrunswickGoodNova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5)Nova ScotiaVery goodOntario: Good (4 of 5)OntarioGoodYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedQuebec: Good (4 of 5)QuebecGoodSaskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5)SaskatchewanVery goodNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for specialists in surgery by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
Prince Edward IslandVery good (5 of 5)
AlbertaVery good (5 of 5)
ManitobaGood (4 of 5)
British ColumbiaGood (4 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorVery good (5 of 5)
New BrunswickGood (4 of 5)
Nova ScotiaVery good (5 of 5)
OntarioGood (4 of 5)
YukonUndetermined
QuebecGood (4 of 5)
SaskatchewanVery good (5 of 5)
Northwest TerritoriesUndetermined
NunavutUndetermined

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

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