Median wage
$17.93 an hour
Avalon Peninsula
Compared with Newfoundland and Labrador
6.6% lower
$1.26 below the Newfoundland and Labrador median of $19.19
Compared with Canada
5.6% lower
$1.07 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Avalon Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Avalon Peninsula and Canada Avalon Peninsula: median $17.93, from $16.26 to $22.34. Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $19.19, from $16.00 to $21.65. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Avalon Peninsula: median $17.93, from $16.26 to $22.34 Avalon Peninsula $17.93 Newfoundland and Labrador (province): median $19.19, from $16.00 to $21.65 Newfoundland and Labrador (province) $19.19 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00 Canada $19.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Avalon Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Low
$16.26
$16.00
$15.50
Lower quartile
Not stated Not stated $16.75
Median
$17.93
$19.19
$19.00
Upper quartile
Not stated Not stated $23.00
High
$22.34
$21.65
$26.50
Average
Not stated Not stated $20.38
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Avalon Peninsula.
2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Labrador West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $18.52, from $18.51 to $23.55. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $18.41, from $16.00 to $21.42. Avalon Peninsula: median $17.93, from $16.26 to $22.34. Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated. $16 $18 $20 $22 $24 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $18.52, from $18.51 to $23.55 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $18.52 South Coast – Burin Peninsula: median $18.41, from $16.00 to $21.42 South Coast – Burin Peninsula $18.41 Avalon Peninsula: median $17.93, from $16.26 to $22.34 Avalon Peninsula $17.93 Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $18.51 $18.52 $23.55 Moderate (3 of 5) South Coast – Burin Peninsula $16.00 $18.41 $21.42 Moderate (3 of 5) Avalon Peninsula $16.26 $17.93 $22.34 Moderate (3 of 5) Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 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 .