Median wage in Canada
$19.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$21.00 an hour
Quebec
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 hotel front desk clerks by province and territory Canada: $19.00 (low $15.50, high $26.50). Quebec: $21.00 (low $16.10, high $30.00). Yukon: $20.33 (low $18.61, high $26.10). British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $26.33). Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.19 (low $16.00, high $21.65). Ontario: $19.00 (low $17.60, high $27.16). New Brunswick: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $21.50). Alberta: $17.00 (low $16.00, high $23.00). Manitoba: $17.00 (low $16.00, high $20.00). Prince Edward Island: $17.00 (low $16.50, high $21.00). Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $18.04). Saskatchewan: $15.35 (low $15.35, high $19.00). Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $19.00 (low $15.50, high $26.50) Canada $19.00 Quebec: $21.00 (low $16.10, high $30.00) Quebec $21.00 Yukon: $20.33 (low $18.61, high $26.10) Yukon $20.33 British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $26.33) British Columbia $20.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.19 (low $16.00, high $21.65) Newfoundland and Labrador $19.19 Ontario: $19.00 (low $17.60, high $27.16) Ontario $19.00 New Brunswick: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $21.50) New Brunswick $18.00 Alberta: $17.00 (low $16.00, high $23.00) Alberta $17.00 Manitoba: $17.00 (low $16.00, high $20.00) Manitoba $17.00 Prince Edward Island: $17.00 (low $16.50, high $21.00) Prince Edward Island $17.00 Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $18.04) Nova Scotia $16.50 Saskatchewan: $15.35 (low $15.35, high $19.00) Saskatchewan $15.35 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.
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 hotel front desk clerks by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Limited (2 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Yukon: Limited (2 of 5) Yukon Limited British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
For some roles. This occupation group is not licensed as a whole, but some roles in it are:
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 .