Median wage in Canada
$20.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$22.50 an hour
Manitoba
Lowest median wage
$18.00 an hour
Nova Scotia and 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 pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants by province and territory Canada: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $26.00). Manitoba: $22.50 (low $17.00, high $27.62). Quebec: $21.00 (low $16.10, high $28.00). Alberta: $20.00 (low $15.05, high $25.60). British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $26.95). Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $19.90 (low $15.65, high $26.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.50 (low $16.00, high $30.00). Ontario: $19.50 (low $17.60, high $26.00). Nova Scotia: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $25.00). Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $25.00). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $26.00) Canada $20.00 Manitoba: $22.50 (low $17.00, high $27.62) Manitoba $22.50 Quebec: $21.00 (low $16.10, high $28.00) Quebec $21.00 Alberta: $20.00 (low $15.05, high $25.60) Alberta $20.00 British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $26.95) British Columbia $20.00 Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $25.00) Saskatchewan $20.00 New Brunswick: $19.90 (low $15.65, high $26.00) New Brunswick $19.90 Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.50 (low $16.00, high $30.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $19.50 Ontario: $19.50 (low $17.60, high $26.00) Ontario $19.50 Nova Scotia: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $25.00) Nova Scotia $18.00 Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $25.00) Prince Edward Island $18.00 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 pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants by province and territory, 1 to 5 Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island 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 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 .