Median wage
$39.18 an hour
Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
3.1% higher
$1.18 above the British Columbia median of $38.00
Compared with Canada
9.1% higher
$3.28 above the Canadian median of $35.90
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Lower Mainland
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Lower Mainland and Canada Lower Mainland: median $39.18, from $25.66 to $52.82. British Columbia (province): median $38.00, from $29.00 to $50.00, middle half $29.49 to $46.70. Canada: median $35.90, from $22.00 to $51.28, middle half $28.46 to $43.75. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Lower Mainland: median $39.18, from $25.66 to $52.82 Lower Mainland $39.18 British Columbia (province): median $38.00, from $29.00 to $50.00, middle half $29.49 to $46.70 British Columbia (province) $38.00 Canada: median $35.90, from $22.00 to $51.28, middle half $28.46 to $43.75 Canada $35.90 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
Wage Lower Mainland British Columbia Canada
Low
$25.66
$29.00
$22.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $29.49
$28.46
Median
$39.18
$38.00
$35.90
Upper quartile
Not stated $46.70
$43.75
High
$52.82
$50.00
$51.28
Average
Not stated $38.73
$36.90
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more 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 Columbia Cariboo: median $40.98, from $28.79 to $54.55. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $39.42, from $25.10 to $52.20. Lower Mainland: median $39.18, from $25.66 to $52.82. North Coast: median $39.10, from $23.83 to $51.58. Kootenay: median $38.09, from $23.13 to $47.12. Thompson – Okanagan: median $37.51, from $23.37 to $48.90. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Cariboo: median $40.98, from $28.79 to $54.55 Cariboo $40.98 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $39.42, from $25.10 to $52.20 Vancouver Island and Coast $39.42 Lower Mainland: median $39.18, from $25.66 to $52.82 Lower Mainland $39.18 North Coast: median $39.10, from $23.83 to $51.58 North Coast $39.10 Kootenay: median $38.09, from $23.13 to $47.12 Kootenay $38.09 Thompson – Okanagan: median $37.51, from $23.37 to $48.90 Thompson – Okanagan $37.51 Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated Northeast: not stated Northeast Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Cariboo $28.79 $40.98 $54.55 Moderate (3 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $25.10 $39.42 $52.20 Limited (2 of 5) Lower Mainland $25.66 $39.18 $52.82 Limited (2 of 5) North Coast $23.83 $39.10 $51.58 Undetermined Kootenay $23.13 $38.09 $47.12 Undetermined Thompson – Okanagan $23.37 $37.51 $48.90 Moderate (3 of 5) Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .