Salaries

Contractors and Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Services Salary in Northeast, British Columbia

NOC 82021Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$59.86 an hour Northeast
Compared with British Columbia
29.7% higher $13.71 above the British Columbia median of $46.15
Compared with Canada
19.7% higher $9.86 above the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Northeast

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

Wage range in Northeast and CanadaNortheast: median $59.86, from $33.89 to $85.64. British Columbia (province): median $46.15, from $28.85 to $86.54, middle half $40.00 to $69.00. Canada: median $50.00, from $31.50 to $79.33, middle half $38.89 to $62.50.$20$40$60$80$100Northeast: median $59.86, from $33.89 to $85.64Northeast$59.86British Columbia (province): median $46.15, from $28.85 to $86.54, middle half $40.00 to $69.00British Columbia (province)$46.15Canada: median $50.00, from $31.50 to $79.33, middle half $38.89 to $62.50Canada$50.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northeast compared with Canada
WageNortheastBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $33.89 $28.85 $31.50
Lower quartile Not stated $40.00 $38.89
Median $59.86 $46.15 $50.00
Upper quartile Not stated $69.00 $62.50
High $85.64 $86.54 $79.33
Average Not stated $55.08 $52.83

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northeast.

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 ColumbiaNortheast: median $59.86, from $33.89 to $85.64. Vancouver Island and Coast: not stated. Lower Mainland: not stated. Thompson – Okanagan: not stated. Kootenay: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100Northeast: median $59.86, from $33.89 to $85.64Northeast$59.86Vancouver Island and Coast: not statedVancouver Island and CoastNot statedLower Mainland: not statedLower MainlandNot statedThompson – Okanagan: not statedThompson – OkanaganNot statedKootenay: 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
Northeast$33.89$59.86$85.64Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Lower MainlandNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Thompson – OkanaganNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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