Median wage
$28.85 an hour
Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
1.2% lower
$0.36 below the New Brunswick median of $29.21
Compared with Canada
16.7% lower
$5.77 below the Canadian median of $34.62
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and Canada Saint John – St. Stephen: median $28.85, from $21.43 to $43.96, middle half $24.00 to $38.46. New Brunswick (province): median $29.21, from $22.50 to $44.23, middle half $24.04 to $40.87. Canada: median $34.62, from $25.00 to $51.28, middle half $29.74 to $41.03. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $28.85, from $21.43 to $43.96, middle half $24.00 to $38.46 Saint John – St. Stephen $28.85 New Brunswick (province): median $29.21, from $22.50 to $44.23, middle half $24.04 to $40.87 New Brunswick (province) $29.21 Canada: median $34.62, from $25.00 to $51.28, middle half $29.74 to $41.03 Canada $34.62 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 Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
Wage Saint John – St. Stephen New Brunswick Canada
Low
$21.43
$22.50
$25.00
Lower quartile
$24.00
$24.04
$29.74
Median
$28.85
$29.21
$34.62
Upper quartile
$38.46
$40.87
$41.03
High
$43.96
$44.23
$51.28
Average
$30.59
$31.95
$36.95
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.
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 New Brunswick
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 New Brunswick Moncton – Richibucto: median $29.21, from $22.50 to $40.87. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $28.85, from $21.43 to $43.96. Campbellton – Miramichi: not stated. Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated. Edmundston – Woodstock: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 Moncton – Richibucto: median $29.21, from $22.50 to $40.87 Moncton – Richibucto $29.21 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $28.85, from $21.43 to $43.96 Saint John – St. Stephen $28.85 Campbellton – Miramichi: not stated Campbellton – Miramichi Not stated Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated Fredericton – Oromocto Not stated Edmundston – Woodstock: not stated Edmundston – Woodstock Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Moncton – Richibucto $22.50 $29.21 $40.87 Good (4 of 5) Saint John – St. Stephen $21.43 $28.85 $43.96 Good (4 of 5) Campbellton – Miramichi Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Fredericton – Oromocto Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Edmundston – Woodstock Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .