Median wage in Canada
$40.87 an hour
Highest median wage
$45.08 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lowest median wage
$33.65 an hour
Nova Scotia
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for database analysts and data administrators by province and territory Canada: $40.87 (low $25.00, high $61.03). Newfoundland and Labrador: $45.08 (low $24.04, high $68.66). British Columbia: $43.96 (low $28.75, high $60.00). Quebec: $43.96 (low $22.00, high $55.00). New Brunswick: $40.87 (low $26.92, high $51.28). Ontario: $40.87 (low $24.58, high $61.54). Alberta: $39.82 (low $28.27, high $60.58). Manitoba: $38.94 (low $31.25, high $47.12). Saskatchewan: $38.46 (low $25.34, high $61.03). Prince Edward Island: $36.30 (low $18.00, high $49.23). Nova Scotia: $33.65 (low $20.00, high $76.92). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Canada: $40.87 (low $25.00, high $61.03) Canada $40.87 Newfoundland and Labrador: $45.08 (low $24.04, high $68.66) Newfoundland and Labrador $45.08 British Columbia: $43.96 (low $28.75, high $60.00) British Columbia $43.96 Quebec: $43.96 (low $22.00, high $55.00) Quebec $43.96 New Brunswick: $40.87 (low $26.92, high $51.28) New Brunswick $40.87 Ontario: $40.87 (low $24.58, high $61.54) Ontario $40.87 Alberta: $39.82 (low $28.27, high $60.58) Alberta $39.82 Manitoba: $38.94 (low $31.25, high $47.12) Manitoba $38.94 Saskatchewan: $38.46 (low $25.34, high $61.03) Saskatchewan $38.46 Prince Edward Island: $36.30 (low $18.00, high $49.23) Prince Edward Island $36.30 Nova Scotia: $33.65 (low $20.00, high $76.92) Nova Scotia $33.65 Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Nunavut: not stated Nunavut 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 database analysts and data administrators by province and territory, 1 to 5 Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 .