Median wage in Canada
$30.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$49.83 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$26.15 an hour
Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for payroll administrators by province and territory Canada: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $43.27). Nunavut: $49.83 (low $31.56, high $62.44). Northwest Territories: $46.25 (low $30.89, high $58.81). Yukon: $34.18 (low $26.35, high $43.36). Alberta: $31.18 (low $19.63, high $45.19). British Columbia: $31.00 (low $22.00, high $41.83). New Brunswick: $31.00 (low $22.50, high $38.46). Ontario: $30.00 (low $19.23, high $44.41). Quebec: $30.00 (low $21.80, high $40.84). Saskatchewan: $30.00 (low $21.15, high $46.03). Manitoba: $29.05 (low $20.00, high $39.60). Nova Scotia: $28.57 (low $20.00, high $36.06). Newfoundland and Labrador: $27.40 (low $19.64, high $35.90). Prince Edward Island: $26.15 (low $18.75, high $35.00). $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Canada: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $43.27) Canada $30.00 Nunavut: $49.83 (low $31.56, high $62.44) Nunavut $49.83 Northwest Territories: $46.25 (low $30.89, high $58.81) Northwest Territories $46.25 Yukon: $34.18 (low $26.35, high $43.36) Yukon $34.18 Alberta: $31.18 (low $19.63, high $45.19) Alberta $31.18 British Columbia: $31.00 (low $22.00, high $41.83) British Columbia $31.00 New Brunswick: $31.00 (low $22.50, high $38.46) New Brunswick $31.00 Ontario: $30.00 (low $19.23, high $44.41) Ontario $30.00 Quebec: $30.00 (low $21.80, high $40.84) Quebec $30.00 Saskatchewan: $30.00 (low $21.15, high $46.03) Saskatchewan $30.00 Manitoba: $29.05 (low $20.00, high $39.60) Manitoba $29.05 Nova Scotia: $28.57 (low $20.00, high $36.06) Nova Scotia $28.57 Newfoundland and Labrador: $27.40 (low $19.64, high $35.90) Newfoundland and Labrador $27.40 Prince Edward Island: $26.15 (low $18.75, high $35.00) Prince Edward Island $26.15 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 payroll administrators by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: Good (4 of 5). Northwest Territories: undetermined. Yukon: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: Good (4 of 5) Nunavut Good Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Yukon: Limited (2 of 5) Yukon Limited Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 .