Median wage
$18.75 an hour
Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
6.9% lower
$1.39 below the New Brunswick median of $20.14
Compared with Canada
6.3% lower
$1.25 below the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $18.75, from $15.65 to $24.00, middle half $15.80 to $23.00. New Brunswick (province): median $20.14, from $15.65 to $27.69, middle half $16.95 to $24.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $28.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $18.75, from $15.65 to $24.00, middle half $15.80 to $23.00 Saint John – St. Stephen $18.75 New Brunswick (province): median $20.14, from $15.65 to $27.69, middle half $16.95 to $24.00 New Brunswick (province) $20.14 Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $28.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00 Canada $20.00 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 Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
Wage Saint John – St. Stephen New Brunswick Canada
Low
$15.65
$15.65
$15.00
Lower quartile
$15.80
$16.95
$16.00
Median
$18.75
$20.14
$20.00
Upper quartile
$23.00
$24.00
$24.00
High
$24.00
$27.69
$28.00
Average
$19.45
$21.12
$20.53
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.
2 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 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 Campbellton – Miramichi: median $20.59, from $18.18 to $26.23. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $20.25, from $16.95 to $28.85. Moncton – Richibucto: median $20.00, from $15.65 to $27.69. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $18.99, from $17.28 to $23.48. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $18.75, from $15.65 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Campbellton – Miramichi: median $20.59, from $18.18 to $26.23 Campbellton – Miramichi $20.59 Edmundston – Woodstock: median $20.25, from $16.95 to $28.85 Edmundston – Woodstock $20.25 Moncton – Richibucto: median $20.00, from $15.65 to $27.69 Moncton – Richibucto $20.00 Fredericton – Oromocto: median $18.99, from $17.28 to $23.48 Fredericton – Oromocto $18.99 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $18.75, from $15.65 to $24.00 Saint John – St. Stephen $18.75 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .