Salaries

Cooks Salary in Swift Current – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

NOC 63200Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$16.00 an hour Swift Current – Moose Jaw
Compared with Saskatchewan
5.9% lower $1.00 below the Saskatchewan median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
11.1% lower $2.00 below the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
39 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Swift Current – Moose Jaw

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

Wage range in Swift Current – Moose Jaw and CanadaSwift Current – Moose Jaw: median $16.00, from $15.35 to $21.00, middle half $15.35 to $19.00. Saskatchewan (province): median $17.00, from $15.35 to $23.08, middle half $15.35 to $20.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25Swift Current – Moose Jaw: median $16.00, from $15.35 to $21.00, middle half $15.35 to $19.00Swift Current – Moose Jaw$16.00Saskatchewan (province): median $17.00, from $15.35 to $23.08, middle half $15.35 to $20.00Saskatchewan (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 Swift Current – Moose Jaw compared with Canada
WageSwift Current – Moose JawSaskatchewanCanada
Low $15.35 $15.35 $15.00
Lower quartile $15.35 $15.35 $16.00
Median $16.00 $17.00 $18.00
Upper quartile $19.00 $20.00 $21.00
High $21.00 $23.08 $25.00
Average $16.53 $17.58 $19.19

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Swift Current – Moose Jaw.

39 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Saskatchewan?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Saskatchewan, 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 Saskatchewan

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 SaskatchewanNorthern: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $24.00. Prince Albert: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $24.00. Regina – Moose Mountain: median $17.00, from $15.35 to $22.00. Yorkton – Melville: median $17.00, from $15.35 to $23.08. Saskatoon – Biggar: median $16.44, from $15.35 to $22.50. Swift Current – Moose Jaw: median $16.00, from $15.35 to $21.00.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25Northern: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $24.00Northern$18.00Prince Albert: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $24.00Prince Albert$18.00Regina – Moose Mountain: median $17.00, from $15.35 to $22.00Regina – Moose Mountain$17.00Yorkton – Melville: median $17.00, from $15.35 to $23.08Yorkton – Melville$17.00Saskatoon – Biggar: median $16.44, from $15.35 to $22.50Saskatoon – Biggar$16.44Swift Current – Moose Jaw: median $16.00, from $15.35 to $21.00Swift Current – Moose Jaw$16.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Saskatchewan (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Northern$15.35$18.00$24.00Limited (2 of 5)
Prince Albert$15.35$18.00$24.00Limited (2 of 5)
Regina – Moose Mountain$15.35$17.00$22.00Limited (2 of 5)
Yorkton – Melville$15.35$17.00$23.08Good (4 of 5)
Saskatoon – Biggar$15.35$16.44$22.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Swift Current – Moose Jaw$15.35$16.00$21.00Good (4 of 5)

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