Median wage in Canada
$48.56 an hour
Highest median wage
$61.75 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$36.30 an hour
Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for civil engineers by province and territory Canada: $48.56 (low $32.00, high $72.12). Northwest Territories: $61.75 (low $45.96, high $86.35). Alberta: $51.69 (low $34.00, high $76.92). Newfoundland and Labrador: $51.15 (low $35.11, high $74.82). Quebec: $49.74 (low $33.65, high $69.23). Manitoba: $49.50 (low $24.76, high $73.50). Ontario: $48.08 (low $30.50, high $72.12). Nova Scotia: $47.34 (low $30.14, high $77.14). British Columbia: $47.12 (low $32.48, high $72.12). Yukon: $46.18 (low $30.26, high $65.83). New Brunswick: $44.36 (low $30.00, high $73.56). Saskatchewan: $42.00 (low $28.85, high $62.00). Prince Edward Island: $36.30 (low $32.00, high $54.09). Nunavut: not stated. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 Canada: $48.56 (low $32.00, high $72.12) Canada $48.56 Northwest Territories: $61.75 (low $45.96, high $86.35) Northwest Territories $61.75 Alberta: $51.69 (low $34.00, high $76.92) Alberta $51.69 Newfoundland and Labrador: $51.15 (low $35.11, high $74.82) Newfoundland and Labrador $51.15 Quebec: $49.74 (low $33.65, high $69.23) Quebec $49.74 Manitoba: $49.50 (low $24.76, high $73.50) Manitoba $49.50 Ontario: $48.08 (low $30.50, high $72.12) Ontario $48.08 Nova Scotia: $47.34 (low $30.14, high $77.14) Nova Scotia $47.34 British Columbia: $47.12 (low $32.48, high $72.12) British Columbia $47.12 Yukon: $46.18 (low $30.26, high $65.83) Yukon $46.18 New Brunswick: $44.36 (low $30.00, high $73.56) New Brunswick $44.36 Saskatchewan: $42.00 (low $28.85, high $62.00) Saskatchewan $42.00 Prince Edward Island: $36.30 (low $32.00, high $54.09) Prince Edward Island $36.30 Nunavut: not stated Nunavut Not stated 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 civil engineers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: undetermined. Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: Good (4 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Quebec: Good (4 of 5) Quebec Good Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Nunavut: Good (4 of 5) Nunavut Good 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
For some roles. This occupation group is not licensed as a whole, but some roles in it are:
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 .