Median wage
$19.16 an hour Kootenay
Compared with British Columbia
0.8% higher $0.16 above the British Columbia median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
9.5% higher $1.66 above the Canadian median of $17.50
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Kootenay

Wage range in Kootenay and CanadaKootenay: median $19.16, from $17.85 to $25.58. British Columbia (province): median $19.00, from $17.85 to $27.00, middle half $17.85 to $23.00. Canada: median $17.50, from $15.00 to $27.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00.$15$20$25$30Kootenay: median $19.16, from $17.85 to $25.58Kootenay$19.16British Columbia (province): median $19.00, from $17.85 to $27.00, middle half $17.85 to $23.00British Columbia (province)$19.00Canada: median $17.50, from $15.00 to $27.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00Canada$17.50
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kootenay compared with Canada
WageKootenayBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $17.85 $17.85 $15.00
Lower quartile Not stated $17.85 $16.00
Median $19.16 $19.00 $17.50
Upper quartile Not stated $23.00 $21.00
High $25.58 $27.00 $27.00
Average Not stated $20.89 $19.45

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kootenay.

Education and training

TEER category
5
Usual education
No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.

By region in British Columbia

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaThompson – Okanagan: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $23.00. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $28.85. Cariboo: median $19.80, from $17.85 to $28.96. Kootenay: median $19.16, from $17.85 to $25.58. Lower Mainland: median $18.80, from $17.85 to $30.00. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$15$20$25$30Thompson – Okanagan: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $23.00Thompson – Okanagan$20.00Vancouver Island and Coast: median $20.00, from $17.85 to $28.85Vancouver Island and Coast$20.00Cariboo: median $19.80, from $17.85 to $28.96Cariboo$19.80Kootenay: median $19.16, from $17.85 to $25.58Kootenay$19.16Lower Mainland: median $18.80, from $17.85 to $30.00Lower Mainland$18.80North Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Thompson – Okanagan$17.85$20.00$23.00Limited (2 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$17.85$20.00$28.85Limited (2 of 5)
Cariboo$17.85$19.80$28.96Very limited (1 of 5)
Kootenay$17.85$19.16$25.58Limited (2 of 5)
Lower Mainland$17.85$18.80$30.00Limited (2 of 5)
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)

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