Median wage
$28.00 an hour
North Coast
Compared with British Columbia
3.5% lower
$1.01 below the British Columbia median of $29.01
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $28.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in North Coast
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in North Coast and Canada North Coast: median $28.00, from $22.08 to $43.31. British Columbia (province): median $29.01, from $20.00 to $34.07, middle half $22.00 to $31.43. Canada: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $36.56, middle half $23.00 to $32.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 North Coast: median $28.00, from $22.08 to $43.31 North Coast $28.00 British Columbia (province): median $29.01, from $20.00 to $34.07, middle half $22.00 to $31.43 British Columbia (province) $29.01 Canada: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $36.56, middle half $23.00 to $32.00 Canada $28.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in North Coast compared with Canada
Wage North Coast British Columbia Canada
Low
$22.08
$20.00
$20.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $22.00
$23.00
Median
$28.00
$29.01
$28.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $31.43
$32.00
High
$43.31
$34.07
$36.56
Average
Not stated $28.36
$28.13
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for North Coast.
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 British Columbia
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 British Columbia Lower Mainland: median $31.43, from $23.00 to $34.46. Thompson – Okanagan: median $30.66, from $25.51 to $39.72. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $29.65, from $25.02 to $44.54. North Coast: median $28.00, from $22.08 to $43.31. Kootenay: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 Lower Mainland: median $31.43, from $23.00 to $34.46 Lower Mainland $31.43 Thompson – Okanagan: median $30.66, from $25.51 to $39.72 Thompson – Okanagan $30.66 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $29.65, from $25.02 to $44.54 Vancouver Island and Coast $29.65 North Coast: median $28.00, from $22.08 to $43.31 North Coast $28.00 Kootenay: not stated Kootenay Not stated Cariboo: not stated Cariboo Not stated Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated Northeast: not stated Northeast Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Lower Mainland $23.00 $31.43 $34.46 Moderate (3 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $25.51 $30.66 $39.72 Moderate (3 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $25.02 $29.65 $44.54 Moderate (3 of 5) North Coast $22.08 $28.00 $43.31 Undetermined Kootenay Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Cariboo Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 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 .