Median wage
$23.00 an hour
South Central
Compared with Manitoba
4.5% higher
$1.00 above the Manitoba median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
27.8% higher
$5.00 above the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
55
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in South Central
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in South Central and Canada South Central: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $29.55, middle half $20.00 to $25.00. Manitoba (province): median $22.00, from $17.00 to $29.78, middle half $19.25 to $25.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $21.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 South Central: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $29.55, middle half $20.00 to $25.00 South Central $23.00 Manitoba (province): median $22.00, from $17.00 to $29.78, middle half $19.25 to $25.00 Manitoba (province) $22.00 Canada: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $21.00 Canada $18.00 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 South Central compared with Canada
Wage South Central Manitoba Canada
Low
$17.00
$17.00
$16.00
Lower quartile
$20.00
$19.25
$17.00
Median
$23.00
$22.00
$18.00
Upper quartile
$25.00
$25.00
$21.00
High
$29.55
$29.78
$25.00
Average
$22.96
$22.59
$19.71
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for South Central.
55 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
By region in Manitoba
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 Manitoba Parklands: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $32.00. South Central: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $29.55. North Central: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $28.50. Southwest: median $22.00, from $18.50 to $28.00. Southeast: not stated. Winnipeg: not stated. Interlake: not stated. North: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Parklands: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $32.00 Parklands $25.00 South Central: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $29.55 South Central $23.00 North Central: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $28.50 North Central $22.00 Southwest: median $22.00, from $18.50 to $28.00 Southwest $22.00 Southeast: not stated Southeast Not stated Winnipeg: not stated Winnipeg Not stated Interlake: not stated Interlake Not stated North: not stated North Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Parklands $18.00 $25.00 $32.00 Limited (2 of 5) South Central $17.00 $23.00 $29.55 Limited (2 of 5) North Central $17.50 $22.00 $28.50 Limited (2 of 5) Southwest $18.50 $22.00 $28.00 Limited (2 of 5) Southeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Winnipeg Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Interlake Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) North Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .