Median wage
$22.00 an hour
Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
6.5% higher
$1.35 above the New Brunswick median of $20.65
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
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 $22.00, from $15.65 to $33.00, middle half $16.51 to $25.70. New Brunswick (province): median $20.65, from $15.65 to $26.50, middle half $17.25 to $24.67. Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $30.29, middle half $19.00 to $25.60. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.00, from $15.65 to $33.00, middle half $16.51 to $25.70 Saint John – St. Stephen $22.00 New Brunswick (province): median $20.65, from $15.65 to $26.50, middle half $17.25 to $24.67 New Brunswick (province) $20.65 Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $30.29, middle half $19.00 to $25.60 Canada $22.00 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
$16.55
Lower quartile
$16.51
$17.25
$19.00
Median
$22.00
$20.65
$22.00
Upper quartile
$25.70
$24.67
$25.60
High
$33.00
$26.50
$30.29
Average
$22.70
$21.10
$22.98
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.
3 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 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.00, from $15.65 to $33.00. Moncton – Richibucto: median $20.73, from $15.65 to $27.00. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $20.05, from $15.65 to $26.00. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $20.00, from $15.65 to $25.00. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $19.00, from $15.65 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Saint John – St. Stephen: median $22.00, from $15.65 to $33.00 Saint John – St. Stephen $22.00 Moncton – Richibucto: median $20.73, from $15.65 to $27.00 Moncton – Richibucto $20.73 Fredericton – Oromocto: median $20.05, from $15.65 to $26.00 Fredericton – Oromocto $20.05 Campbellton – Miramichi: median $20.00, from $15.65 to $25.00 Campbellton – Miramichi $20.00 Edmundston – Woodstock: median $19.00, from $15.65 to $25.00 Edmundston – Woodstock $19.00 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 .