Median wage in Canada
$17.58 an hour
Highest median wage
$19.23 an hour
British Columbia
Lowest median wage
$16.00 an hour
Manitoba, New Brunswick, and 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 maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses by province and territory Canada: $17.58 (low $15.00, high $26.00). British Columbia: $19.23 (low $17.85, high $27.00). Alberta: $18.00 (low $15.00, high $25.00). Prince Edward Island: $17.91 (low $16.62, high $29.34). Ontario: $17.60 (low $17.60, high $25.00). Quebec: $17.50 (low $16.10, high $35.00). Nova Scotia: $17.00 (low $16.50, high $24.50). Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.50 (low $16.00, high $26.44). Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $16.00 (low $15.65, high $22.25). Saskatchewan: $16.00 (low $15.35, high $25.00). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $17.58 (low $15.00, high $26.00) Canada $17.58 British Columbia: $19.23 (low $17.85, high $27.00) British Columbia $19.23 Alberta: $18.00 (low $15.00, high $25.00) Alberta $18.00 Prince Edward Island: $17.91 (low $16.62, high $29.34) Prince Edward Island $17.91 Ontario: $17.60 (low $17.60, high $25.00) Ontario $17.60 Quebec: $17.50 (low $16.10, high $35.00) Quebec $17.50 Nova Scotia: $17.00 (low $16.50, high $24.50) Nova Scotia $17.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.50 (low $16.00, high $26.44) Newfoundland and Labrador $16.50 Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Manitoba $16.00 New Brunswick: $16.00 (low $15.65, high $22.25) New Brunswick $16.00 Saskatchewan: $16.00 (low $15.35, high $25.00) Saskatchewan $16.00 Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated 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 maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses by province and territory, 1 to 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
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 .