Salaries

Welders and Related Machine Operators Salary in Northwest Territories

NOC 72106Wages 2024Updated

Voluntary certification in Northwest Territories How to get licensed

Median wage
$48.29 an hour Northwest Territories
Compared with Canada
61% higher $18.29 above the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027

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 $48.29, from $22.48 to $57.68. Canada: median $30.00, from $22.00 to $47.00, middle half $25.00 to $39.00.$20$30$40$50$60Northwest Territories: median $48.29, from $22.48 to $57.68Northwest Territories$48.29Canada: median $30.00, from $22.00 to $47.00, middle half $25.00 to $39.00Canada$30.00
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 $22.48 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated $25.00
Median $48.29 $30.00
Upper quartile Not stated $39.00
High $57.68 $47.00
Average Not stated $32.77

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northwest Territories.

Job Bank has not determined the employment outlook for 2025-2027. Outlook data

Licence needed in Northwest Territories?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Northwest Territories, but you can work in this occupation without it.

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 Northwest Territories

Job Bank publishes no regional wages for Northwest Territories.

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