Median wage in Canada
$29.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$38.50 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$26.15 an hour
Manitoba
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for administrative officers by province and territory Canada: $29.00 (low $21.00, high $44.15). Northwest Territories: $38.50 (low $30.00, high $61.00). Yukon: $38.00 (low $32.14, high $49.06). Nunavut: $37.00 (low $23.00, high $56.41). Alberta: $30.77 (low $21.00, high $48.08). British Columbia: $29.57 (low $22.12, high $46.70). Ontario: $29.38 (low $19.97, high $45.00). Quebec: $28.90 (low $22.08, high $41.54). Newfoundland and Labrador: $28.57 (low $20.00, high $43.96). Saskatchewan: $28.05 (low $20.00, high $45.00). Prince Edward Island: $27.88 (low $19.23, high $39.96). Nova Scotia: $26.67 (low $19.71, high $40.51). New Brunswick: $26.30 (low $19.23, high $45.13). Manitoba: $26.15 (low $18.00, high $42.44). $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Canada: $29.00 (low $21.00, high $44.15) Canada $29.00 Northwest Territories: $38.50 (low $30.00, high $61.00) Northwest Territories $38.50 Yukon: $38.00 (low $32.14, high $49.06) Yukon $38.00 Nunavut: $37.00 (low $23.00, high $56.41) Nunavut $37.00 Alberta: $30.77 (low $21.00, high $48.08) Alberta $30.77 British Columbia: $29.57 (low $22.12, high $46.70) British Columbia $29.57 Ontario: $29.38 (low $19.97, high $45.00) Ontario $29.38 Quebec: $28.90 (low $22.08, high $41.54) Quebec $28.90 Newfoundland and Labrador: $28.57 (low $20.00, high $43.96) Newfoundland and Labrador $28.57 Saskatchewan: $28.05 (low $20.00, high $45.00) Saskatchewan $28.05 Prince Edward Island: $27.88 (low $19.23, high $39.96) Prince Edward Island $27.88 Nova Scotia: $26.67 (low $19.71, high $40.51) Nova Scotia $26.67 New Brunswick: $26.30 (low $19.23, high $45.13) New Brunswick $26.30 Manitoba: $26.15 (low $18.00, high $42.44) Manitoba $26.15 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 administrative officers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Limited (2 of 5). Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Yukon: Limited (2 of 5) Yukon Limited Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.
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 .