Median wage in Canada
$16.55 an hour
Highest median wage
$19.00 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$15.35 an hour
Saskatchewan
Very good job outlook
1 province or territory
Job Bank, 2025-2027
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers by province and territory Canada: $16.55 (low $15.00, high $22.00). Nunavut: $19.00 (low $19.00, high $24.00). Northwest Territories: $18.00 (low $16.70, high $21.00). Yukon: $17.94 (low $17.94, high $20.00). British Columbia: $17.85 (low $17.85, high $22.00). Ontario: $17.60 (low $17.60, high $22.00). Alberta: $16.50 (low $15.00, high $23.08). Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $20.00). Prince Edward Island: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $18.25). Quebec: $16.25 (low $16.10, high $21.50). Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $22.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $20.00). New Brunswick: $15.65 (low $15.65, high $20.00). Saskatchewan: $15.35 (low $15.35, high $22.00). $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $16.55 (low $15.00, high $22.00) Canada $16.55 Nunavut: $19.00 (low $19.00, high $24.00) Nunavut $19.00 Northwest Territories: $18.00 (low $16.70, high $21.00) Northwest Territories $18.00 Yukon: $17.94 (low $17.94, high $20.00) Yukon $17.94 British Columbia: $17.85 (low $17.85, high $22.00) British Columbia $17.85 Ontario: $17.60 (low $17.60, high $22.00) Ontario $17.60 Alberta: $16.50 (low $15.00, high $23.08) Alberta $16.50 Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $20.00) Nova Scotia $16.50 Prince Edward Island: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $18.25) Prince Edward Island $16.50 Quebec: $16.25 (low $16.10, high $21.50) Quebec $16.25 Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $22.00) Manitoba $16.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $20.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $16.00 New Brunswick: $15.65 (low $15.65, high $20.00) New Brunswick $15.65 Saskatchewan: $15.35 (low $15.35, high $22.00) Saskatchewan $15.35 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 store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: Very good (5 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate Northwest Territories: Very good (5 of 5) Northwest Territories Very good Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .