Salaries

Authors and Writers Salary in Winnipeg, Manitoba

NOC 51111Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$31.01 an hour Winnipeg
Compared with Manitoba
4.1% lower $1.33 below the Manitoba median of $32.34
Compared with Canada
15.8% lower $5.80 below the Canadian median of $36.81
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Winnipeg

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Winnipeg and CanadaWinnipeg: median $31.01, from $23.84 to $46.67. Manitoba (province): median $32.34, from $22.12 to $39.40. Canada: median $36.81, from $25.48 to $53.00, middle half $29.81 to $45.05.$20$30$40$50$60Winnipeg: median $31.01, from $23.84 to $46.67Winnipeg$31.01Manitoba (province): median $32.34, from $22.12 to $39.40Manitoba (province)$32.34Canada: median $36.81, from $25.48 to $53.00, middle half $29.81 to $45.05Canada$36.81
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Winnipeg compared with Canada
WageWinnipegManitobaCanada
Low $23.84 $22.12 $25.48
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $29.81
Median $31.01 $32.34 $36.81
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $45.05
High $46.67 $39.40 $53.00
Average Not stated Not stated $38.61

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Winnipeg.

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

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

By region in Manitoba

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 ManitobaWinnipeg: median $31.01, from $23.84 to $46.67. Southeast: not stated. South Central: not stated. Southwest: not stated. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated.$20$30$40$50Winnipeg: median $31.01, from $23.84 to $46.67Winnipeg$31.01Southeast: not statedSoutheastNot statedSouth Central: not statedSouth CentralNot statedSouthwest: not statedSouthwestNot statedNorth Central: not statedNorth CentralNot statedInterlake: not statedInterlakeNot statedParklands: not statedParklandsNot statedNorth: not statedNorthNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Winnipeg$23.84$31.01$46.67Moderate (3 of 5)
SoutheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
South CentralNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
SouthwestNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CentralNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
InterlakeNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
ParklandsNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NorthNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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