Median wage in Canada
$18.50 an hour
Highest median wage
$22.00 an hour
Yukon
Lowest median wage
$15.35 an hour
Saskatchewan
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for food and beverage servers by province and territory Canada: $18.50 (low $15.00, high $30.00). Yukon: $22.00 (low $17.94, high $30.00). British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $30.00). Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $35.00). Prince Edward Island: $18.81 (low $16.50, high $27.99). Alberta: $18.00 (low $15.00, high $30.00). Ontario: $17.60 (low $17.60, high $26.00). New Brunswick: $17.00 (low $15.65, high $25.00). Northwest Territories: $16.70 (low $16.70, high $24.61). Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.50 (low $16.00, high $25.00). Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $25.00). Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $23.00). Saskatchewan: $15.35 (low $15.35, high $22.50). Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $18.50 (low $15.00, high $30.00) Canada $18.50 Yukon: $22.00 (low $17.94, high $30.00) Yukon $22.00 British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $30.00) British Columbia $20.00 Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $35.00) Quebec $20.00 Prince Edward Island: $18.81 (low $16.50, high $27.99) Prince Edward Island $18.81 Alberta: $18.00 (low $15.00, high $30.00) Alberta $18.00 Ontario: $17.60 (low $17.60, high $26.00) Ontario $17.60 New Brunswick: $17.00 (low $15.65, high $25.00) New Brunswick $17.00 Northwest Territories: $16.70 (low $16.70, high $24.61) Northwest Territories $16.70 Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.50 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $16.50 Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $25.00) Nova Scotia $16.50 Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $23.00) Manitoba $16.00 Saskatchewan: $15.35 (low $15.35, high $22.50) Saskatchewan $15.35 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 food and beverage servers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
Not required. Certification is available but optional in 2 provinces or territories: Saskatchewan and Quebec.
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .