Salaries

Firefighters Salary in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador

NOC 42101Wages 2024Updated

Voluntary certification in Newfoundland and Labrador How to get licensed

Median wage
$39.26 an hour West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
10.1% lower $4.41 below the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $43.67
Compared with Canada
14.3% lower $6.53 below the Canadian median of $45.79
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027

Wages in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador

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

Wage range in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador and CanadaWest Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $39.26, from $31.09 to $48.80. Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $43.67, from $25.00 to $54.95, middle half $29.00 to $47.00. Canada: median $45.79, from $29.00 to $61.40, middle half $37.93 to $53.57.$20$30$40$50$60$70West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $39.26, from $31.09 to $48.80West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$39.26Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $43.67, from $25.00 to $54.95, middle half $29.00 to $47.00Newfoundland and Labrador (province)$43.67Canada: median $45.79, from $29.00 to $61.40, middle half $37.93 to $53.57Canada$45.79
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador compared with Canada
WageWest Coast – Northern Peninsula – LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Low $31.09 $25.00 $29.00
Lower quartile Not stated $29.00 $37.93
Median $39.26 $43.67 $45.79
Upper quartile Not stated $47.00 $53.57
High $48.80 $54.95 $61.40
Average Not stated $39.96 $45.78

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador.

Licence needed in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Newfoundland and Labrador, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 Newfoundland and LabradorAvalon Peninsula: median $41.00, from $25.00 to $55.00. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $39.26, from $31.09 to $48.80. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: not stated. Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Avalon Peninsula: median $41.00, from $25.00 to $55.00Avalon Peninsula$41.00West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $39.26, from $31.09 to $48.80West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$39.26South Coast – Burin Peninsula: not statedSouth Coast – Burin PeninsulaNot statedNotre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not statedNotre Dame – Central Bonavista BayNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Newfoundland and Labrador (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Avalon Peninsula$25.00$41.00$55.00Good (4 of 5)
West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador$31.09$39.26$48.80Undetermined
South Coast – Burin PeninsulaNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Notre Dame – Central Bonavista BayNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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