Salaries

Cooks Salary in South Coast – Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador

NOC 63200Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$17.55 an hour South Coast – Burin Peninsula
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
3.2% higher $0.55 above the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
2.5% lower $0.45 below the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in South Coast – Burin Peninsula

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in South Coast – Burin Peninsula and CanadaSouth Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.55, from $16.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $25.61. Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $27.54, middle half $16.00 to $19.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00.$15$20$25$30South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.55, from $16.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $25.61South Coast – Burin Peninsula$17.55Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $27.54, middle half $16.00 to $19.00Newfoundland and Labrador (province)$17.00Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00Canada$18.00
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 South Coast – Burin Peninsula compared with Canada
WageSouth Coast – Burin PeninsulaNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Low $16.00 $16.00 $15.00
Lower quartile $16.00 $16.00 $16.00
Median $17.55 $17.00 $18.00
Upper quartile $25.61 $19.00 $21.00
High $30.00 $27.54 $25.00
Average $19.94 $18.64 $19.19

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for South Coast – Burin Peninsula.

2 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 LabradorNotre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $17.55, from $16.00 to $30.00. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.55, from $16.00 to $30.00. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $27.54. Avalon Peninsula: median $16.50, from $16.00 to $26.19.$15$20$25$30Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: median $17.55, from $16.00 to $30.00Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay$17.55South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $17.55, from $16.00 to $30.00South Coast – Burin Peninsula$17.55West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $27.54West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$17.00Avalon Peninsula: median $16.50, from $16.00 to $26.19Avalon Peninsula$16.50
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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay$16.00$17.55$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
South Coast – Burin Peninsula$16.00$17.55$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$16.00$17.00$27.54Moderate (3 of 5)
Avalon Peninsula$16.00$16.50$26.19Moderate (3 of 5)

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