Median wage in Canada
$36.15 an hour
Highest median wage
$47.14 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$32.00 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for correctional service officers by province and territory Canada: $36.15 (low $28.85, high $46.15). Northwest Territories: $47.14 (low $33.14, high $53.68). Nunavut: $41.78 (low $25.10, high $54.87). Ontario: $39.00 (low $29.43, high $48.08). Quebec: $38.98 (low $31.25, high $47.00). Manitoba: $37.00 (low $29.14, high $43.75). Alberta: $36.00 (low $27.00, high $46.15). British Columbia: $36.00 (low $32.00, high $48.00). Saskatchewan: $35.00 (low $30.00, high $45.00). New Brunswick: $34.00 (low $24.04, high $42.79). Nova Scotia: $34.00 (low $25.64, high $45.00). Prince Edward Island: $33.00 (low $25.38, high $43.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $32.00 (low $30.68, high $39.84). Yukon: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $36.15 (low $28.85, high $46.15) Canada $36.15 Northwest Territories: $47.14 (low $33.14, high $53.68) Northwest Territories $47.14 Nunavut: $41.78 (low $25.10, high $54.87) Nunavut $41.78 Ontario: $39.00 (low $29.43, high $48.08) Ontario $39.00 Quebec: $38.98 (low $31.25, high $47.00) Quebec $38.98 Manitoba: $37.00 (low $29.14, high $43.75) Manitoba $37.00 Alberta: $36.00 (low $27.00, high $46.15) Alberta $36.00 British Columbia: $36.00 (low $32.00, high $48.00) British Columbia $36.00 Saskatchewan: $35.00 (low $30.00, high $45.00) Saskatchewan $35.00 New Brunswick: $34.00 (low $24.04, high $42.79) New Brunswick $34.00 Nova Scotia: $34.00 (low $25.64, high $45.00) Nova Scotia $34.00 Prince Edward Island: $33.00 (low $25.38, high $43.00) Prince Edward Island $33.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $32.00 (low $30.68, high $39.84) Newfoundland and Labrador $32.00 Yukon: not stated Yukon 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 correctional service officers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: Limited (2 of 5). Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: Limited (2 of 5) Northwest Territories Limited Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 .