Median wage
$16.00 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Compared with Canada
8.6% lower
$1.50 below the Canadian median of $17.50
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
18
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Newfoundland and Labrador
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada Newfoundland and Labrador: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $19.27, middle half $16.00 to $16.35. Canada: median $17.50, from $15.00 to $24.81, middle half $16.00 to $20.25. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Newfoundland and Labrador: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $19.27, middle half $16.00 to $16.35 Newfoundland and Labrador $16.00 Canada: median $17.50, from $15.00 to $24.81, middle half $16.00 to $20.25 Canada $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 Newfoundland and Labrador compared with Canada
Wage Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Low
$16.00
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.00
$16.00
Median
$16.00
$17.50
Upper quartile
$16.35
$20.25
High
$19.27
$24.81
Average
$16.60
$18.73
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions. A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
18 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Licence needed in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Voluntary certification
Not required.
Certification is available in Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions): median $16.00, from $16.00 to $19.27. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.17, from $16.00 to $21.02. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $16.52, from $16.00 to $20.19. Avalon Peninsula: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $19.27. Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $17.00. $16 $18 $20 $22 Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions): median $16.00, from $16.00 to $19.27 Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions) $16.00 South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.17, from $16.00 to $21.02 South Coast – Burin Peninsula $17.17 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $16.52, from $16.00 to $20.19 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $16.52 Avalon Peninsula: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $19.27 Avalon Peninsula $16.00 Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $17.00 Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay $16.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Newfoundland and Labrador (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions) $16.00 $16.00 $19.27 Moderate (3 of 5) South Coast – Burin Peninsula $16.00 $17.17 $21.02 Moderate (3 of 5) West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $16.00 $16.52 $20.19 Moderate (3 of 5) Avalon Peninsula $16.00 $16.00 $19.27 Moderate (3 of 5) Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay $16.00 $16.00 $17.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .