Median wage
$35.90 an hour
Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
7.7% higher
$2.57 above the New Brunswick median of $33.33
Compared with Canada
0.4% lower
$0.16 below the Canadian median of $36.06
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and Canada Saint John – St. Stephen: median $35.90, from $29.88 to $49.62, middle half $30.77 to $37.39. New Brunswick (province): median $33.33, from $22.56 to $64.10, middle half $26.00 to $49.62. Canada: median $36.06, from $23.91 to $73.08, middle half $29.00 to $49.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $35.90, from $29.88 to $49.62, middle half $30.77 to $37.39 Saint John – St. Stephen $35.90 New Brunswick (province): median $33.33, from $22.56 to $64.10, middle half $26.00 to $49.62 New Brunswick (province) $33.33 Canada: median $36.06, from $23.91 to $73.08, middle half $29.00 to $49.00 Canada $36.06 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 Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
Wage Saint John – St. Stephen New Brunswick Canada
Low
$29.88
$22.56
$23.91
Lower quartile
$30.77
$26.00
$29.00
Median
$35.90
$33.33
$36.06
Upper quartile
$37.39
$49.62
$49.00
High
$49.62
$64.10
$73.08
Average
$37.23
$38.73
$43.57
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree is usually required.
By region in New Brunswick
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 New Brunswick Fredericton – Oromocto: median $35.96, from $26.07 to $58.54. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $35.90, from $29.88 to $49.62. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $35.85, from $25.16 to $61.28. Moncton – Richibucto: median $30.77, from $21.15 to $66.67. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $28.75, from $25.00 to $62.50. $20 $40 $60 $80 Fredericton – Oromocto: median $35.96, from $26.07 to $58.54 Fredericton – Oromocto $35.96 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $35.90, from $29.88 to $49.62 Saint John – St. Stephen $35.90 Edmundston – Woodstock: median $35.85, from $25.16 to $61.28 Edmundston – Woodstock $35.85 Moncton – Richibucto: median $30.77, from $21.15 to $66.67 Moncton – Richibucto $30.77 Campbellton – Miramichi: median $28.75, from $25.00 to $62.50 Campbellton – Miramichi $28.75 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .