Salaries

Plumbers Salary in Saint John – St. Stephen, New Brunswick

NOC 72300Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$26.33 an hour Saint John – St. Stephen
Compared with New Brunswick
1.3% higher $0.33 above the New Brunswick median of $26.00
Compared with Canada
22.6% lower $7.67 below the Canadian median of $34.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Saint John – St. Stephen and CanadaSaint John – St. Stephen: median $26.33, from $20.82 to $35.29. New Brunswick (province): median $26.00, from $16.50 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00. Canada: median $34.00, from $21.00 to $46.00, middle half $25.00 to $41.38.$10$20$30$40$50Saint John – St. Stephen: median $26.33, from $20.82 to $35.29Saint John – St. Stephen$26.33New Brunswick (province): median $26.00, from $16.50 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00New Brunswick (province)$26.00Canada: median $34.00, from $21.00 to $46.00, middle half $25.00 to $41.38Canada$34.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Saint John – St. Stephen compared with Canada
WageSaint John – St. StephenNew BrunswickCanada
Low $20.82 $16.50 $21.00
Lower quartile Not stated $20.00 $25.00
Median $26.33 $26.00 $34.00
Upper quartile Not stated $32.00 $41.38
High $35.29 $34.00 $46.00
Average Not stated $25.94 $33.95

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saint John – St. Stephen.

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in New Brunswick?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in New Brunswick.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

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 BrunswickEdmundston – Woodstock: median $29.76, from $23.21 to $38.62. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $28.06, from $20.55 to $34.45. Saint John – St. Stephen: median $26.33, from $20.82 to $35.29. Moncton – Richibucto: median $26.00, from $16.50 to $34.00. Fredericton – Oromocto: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $34.00.$10$20$30$40Edmundston – Woodstock: median $29.76, from $23.21 to $38.62Edmundston – Woodstock$29.76Campbellton – Miramichi: median $28.06, from $20.55 to $34.45Campbellton – Miramichi$28.06Saint John – St. Stephen: median $26.33, from $20.82 to $35.29Saint John – St. Stephen$26.33Moncton – Richibucto: median $26.00, from $16.50 to $34.00Moncton – Richibucto$26.00Fredericton – Oromocto: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $34.00Fredericton – Oromocto$25.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Edmundston – Woodstock$23.21$29.76$38.62Good (4 of 5)
Campbellton – Miramichi$20.55$28.06$34.45Good (4 of 5)
Saint John – St. Stephen$20.82$26.33$35.29Good (4 of 5)
Moncton – Richibucto$16.50$26.00$34.00Good (4 of 5)
Fredericton – Oromocto$20.00$25.00$34.00Good (4 of 5)

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