Median wage in Canada
$34.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$44.82 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$26.00 an hour
New Brunswick
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for plumbers by province and territory Canada: $34.00 (low $21.00, high $46.00). Nunavut: $44.82 (low $25.28, high $53.12). Quebec: $40.00 (low $24.50, high $45.00). Northwest Territories: $38.58 (low $25.27, high $49.54). Saskatchewan: $35.00 (low $22.00, high $43.00). Nova Scotia: $33.00 (low $18.00, high $38.38). Ontario: $32.50 (low $20.00, high $50.38). British Columbia: $32.00 (low $23.00, high $48.00). Yukon: $31.02 (low $20.44, high $41.25). Manitoba: $30.11 (low $21.00, high $43.00). Alberta: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $43.00). Prince Edward Island: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $38.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $27.50 (low $18.50, high $36.03). New Brunswick: $26.00 (low $16.50, high $34.00). $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $34.00 (low $21.00, high $46.00) Canada $34.00 Nunavut: $44.82 (low $25.28, high $53.12) Nunavut $44.82 Quebec: $40.00 (low $24.50, high $45.00) Quebec $40.00 Northwest Territories: $38.58 (low $25.27, high $49.54) Northwest Territories $38.58 Saskatchewan: $35.00 (low $22.00, high $43.00) Saskatchewan $35.00 Nova Scotia: $33.00 (low $18.00, high $38.38) Nova Scotia $33.00 Ontario: $32.50 (low $20.00, high $50.38) Ontario $32.50 British Columbia: $32.00 (low $23.00, high $48.00) British Columbia $32.00 Yukon: $31.02 (low $20.44, high $41.25) Yukon $31.02 Manitoba: $30.11 (low $21.00, high $43.00) Manitoba $30.11 Alberta: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $43.00) Alberta $30.00 Prince Edward Island: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $38.00) Prince Edward Island $30.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $27.50 (low $18.50, high $36.03) Newfoundland and Labrador $27.50 New Brunswick: $26.00 (low $16.50, high $34.00) New Brunswick $26.00 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 plumbers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: Good (4 of 5) Nunavut Good Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5) Northwest Territories Good Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Limited New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
In 7 of 13 provinces and territories. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Certification is available but optional in 6 provinces or territories: British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more 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 .