Median wage
$18.24 an hour
Southwest
Compared with Manitoba
7.3% higher
$1.24 above the Manitoba median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
8.8% lower
$1.76 below the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Southwest
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Southwest and Canada Southwest: median $18.24, from $16.00 to $24.34. Manitoba (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $20.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.75 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Southwest: median $18.24, from $16.00 to $24.34 Southwest $18.24 Manitoba (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $20.00 Manitoba (province) $17.00 Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.75 to $25.00 Canada $20.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southwest compared with Canada
Wage Southwest Manitoba Canada
Low
$16.00
$16.00
$15.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $16.00
$16.75
Median
$18.24
$17.00
$20.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $20.00
$25.00
High
$24.34
$25.00
$30.00
Average
Not stated $18.38
$21.70
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Southwest.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Manitoba Southwest: median $18.24, from $16.00 to $24.34. Southeast: median $16.15, from $16.00 to $23.59. Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $28.63. South Central: not stated. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 Southwest: median $18.24, from $16.00 to $24.34 Southwest $18.24 Southeast: median $16.15, from $16.00 to $23.59 Southeast $16.15 Winnipeg: median $16.00, from $16.00 to $28.63 Winnipeg $16.00 South Central: not stated South Central Not stated North Central: not stated North Central Not stated Interlake: not stated Interlake Not stated Parklands: not stated Parklands Not stated North: not stated North Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Southwest $16.00 $18.24 $24.34 Moderate (3 of 5) Southeast $16.00 $16.15 $23.59 Limited (2 of 5) Winnipeg $16.00 $16.00 $28.63 Limited (2 of 5) South Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined North Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Interlake Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Parklands Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) North Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 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 .