Median wage in Canada
$34.62 an hour
Highest median wage
$40.00 an hour
Quebec
Lowest median wage
$31.72 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 editors by province and territory Canada: $34.62 (low $20.00, high $50.00). Quebec: $40.00 (low $25.00, high $54.95). Newfoundland and Labrador: $35.89 (low $24.81, high $49.70). Ontario: $34.62 (low $20.00, high $48.72). New Brunswick: $33.62 (low $26.39, high $45.03). British Columbia: $33.33 (low $20.00, high $50.00). Saskatchewan: $33.19 (low $17.78, high $44.24). Alberta: $32.50 (low $19.53, high $50.76). Manitoba: $32.13 (low $20.87, high $56.13). Nova Scotia: $31.72 (low $22.34, high $43.10). Prince Edward Island: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $34.62 (low $20.00, high $50.00) Canada $34.62 Quebec: $40.00 (low $25.00, high $54.95) Quebec $40.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $35.89 (low $24.81, high $49.70) Newfoundland and Labrador $35.89 Ontario: $34.62 (low $20.00, high $48.72) Ontario $34.62 New Brunswick: $33.62 (low $26.39, high $45.03) New Brunswick $33.62 British Columbia: $33.33 (low $20.00, high $50.00) British Columbia $33.33 Saskatchewan: $33.19 (low $17.78, high $44.24) Saskatchewan $33.19 Alberta: $32.50 (low $19.53, high $50.76) Alberta $32.50 Manitoba: $32.13 (low $20.87, high $56.13) Manitoba $32.13 Nova Scotia: $31.72 (low $22.34, high $43.10) Nova Scotia $31.72 Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated 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.
Median hourly wage for editors by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $20.00 $34.62 $50.00 Quebec $25.00 $40.00 $54.95 Newfoundland and Labrador $24.81 $35.89 $49.70 Ontario $20.00 $34.62 $48.72 New Brunswick $26.39 $33.62 $45.03 British Columbia $20.00 $33.33 $50.00 Saskatchewan $17.78 $33.19 $44.24 Alberta $19.53 $32.50 $50.76 Manitoba $20.87 $32.13 $56.13 Nova Scotia $22.34 $31.72 $43.10 Prince Edward Island Not stated Not stated Not stated Yukon Not stated Not stated Not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Not stated Not stated Nunavut Not stated Not stated Not stated
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 editors by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: undetermined. British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited New Brunswick: undetermined New Brunswick Undetermined British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate 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 .