Salaries

Drillers and Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction Salary in Saskatchewan

NOC 73402Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$37.75 an hour Saskatchewan
Compared with Canada
0.7% higher $0.25 above the Canadian median of $37.50
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saskatchewan

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

Wage range in Saskatchewan and CanadaSaskatchewan: median $37.75, from $24.00 to $63.47, middle half $29.00 to $45.00. Canada: median $37.50, from $27.00 to $49.00, middle half $32.00 to $42.96.$20$30$40$50$60$70Saskatchewan: median $37.75, from $24.00 to $63.47, middle half $29.00 to $45.00Saskatchewan$37.75Canada: median $37.50, from $27.00 to $49.00, middle half $32.00 to $42.96Canada$37.50
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 Saskatchewan compared with Canada
WageSaskatchewanCanada
Low $24.00 $27.00
Lower quartile $29.00 $32.00
Median $37.75 $37.50
Upper quartile $45.00 $42.96
High $63.47 $49.00
Average $39.89 $37.74

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saskatchewan.

Job Bank has not determined the employment outlook for 2025-2027. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 SaskatchewanSaskatchewan (all regions): median $37.75, from $24.00 to $63.47. Regina – Moose Mountain: not stated. Swift Current – Moose Jaw: not stated. Saskatoon – Biggar: not stated. Yorkton – Melville: not stated. Prince Albert: not stated. Northern: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60$70Saskatchewan (all regions): median $37.75, from $24.00 to $63.47Saskatchewan (all regions)$37.75Regina – Moose Mountain: not statedRegina – Moose MountainNot statedSwift Current – Moose Jaw: not statedSwift Current – Moose JawNot statedSaskatoon – Biggar: not statedSaskatoon – BiggarNot statedYorkton – Melville: not statedYorkton – MelvilleNot statedPrince Albert: not statedPrince AlbertNot statedNorthern: not statedNorthernNot stated
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
Saskatchewan (all regions)$24.00$37.75$63.47Undetermined
Regina – Moose MountainNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Swift Current – Moose JawNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Saskatoon – BiggarNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Yorkton – MelvilleNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Prince AlbertNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NorthernNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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