Salaries

Bakers Salary in Vancouver Island and Coast, British Columbia

NOC 63202Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$18.00 an hour Vancouver Island and Coast
Compared with British Columbia
10% lower $2.00 below the British Columbia median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
2.9% higher $0.50 above the Canadian median of $17.50
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
19 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Vancouver Island and Coast

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Vancouver Island and Coast and CanadaVancouver Island and Coast: median $18.00, from $17.85 to $30.00, middle half $17.85 to $22.00. British Columbia (province): median $20.00, from $17.85 to $27.85, middle half $17.85 to $25.00. Canada: median $17.50, from $15.00 to $24.81, middle half $16.00 to $20.25.$15$20$25$30Vancouver Island and Coast: median $18.00, from $17.85 to $30.00, middle half $17.85 to $22.00Vancouver Island and Coast$18.00British Columbia (province): median $20.00, from $17.85 to $27.85, middle half $17.85 to $25.00British Columbia (province)$20.00Canada: median $17.50, from $15.00 to $24.81, middle half $16.00 to $20.25Canada$17.50
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Vancouver Island and Coast compared with Canada
WageVancouver Island and CoastBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $17.85 $17.85 $15.00
Lower quartile $17.85 $17.85 $16.00
Median $18.00 $20.00 $17.50
Upper quartile $22.00 $25.00 $20.25
High $30.00 $27.85 $24.81
Average $19.88 $21.18 $18.73

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Vancouver Island and Coast.

19 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in British Columbia?

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

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

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 British ColumbiaLower Mainland: median $20.20, from $17.85 to $27.40. Northeast: median $20.09. Thompson – Okanagan: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $27.85. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $18.00, from $17.85 to $30.00. Kootenay: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated.$15$20$25$30Lower Mainland: median $20.20, from $17.85 to $27.40Lower Mainland$20.20Northeast: median $20.09Northeast$20.09Thompson – Okanagan: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $27.85Thompson – Okanagan$20.00Vancouver Island and Coast: median $18.00, from $17.85 to $30.00Vancouver Island and Coast$18.00Kootenay: not statedKootenayNot statedCariboo: not statedCaribooNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Lower Mainland$17.85$20.20$27.40Moderate (3 of 5)
NortheastNot stated$20.09$29.77Undetermined
Thompson – Okanagan$17.85$20.00$27.85Limited (2 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$17.85$18.00$30.00Limited (2 of 5)
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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