Median wage
$21.50 an hour
New Brunswick
Compared with Canada
14% lower
$3.50 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in New Brunswick
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in New Brunswick and Canada New Brunswick: median $21.50, from $15.65 to $30.00, middle half $15.65 to $30.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $18.27 to $35.00, middle half $21.00 to $30.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 New Brunswick: median $21.50, from $15.65 to $30.00, middle half $15.65 to $30.00 New Brunswick $21.50 Canada: median $25.00, from $18.27 to $35.00, middle half $21.00 to $30.00 Canada $25.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in New Brunswick compared with Canada
Wage New Brunswick Canada
Low
$15.65
$18.27
Lower quartile
$15.65
$21.00
Median
$21.50
$25.00
Upper quartile
$30.00
$30.00
High
$30.00
$35.00
Average
$22.29
$26.16
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for New Brunswick.
Job Bank has not determined the employment outlook for 2025-2027. Outlook data
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Brunswick New Brunswick (all regions): median $21.50, from $15.65 to $30.00. Campbellton – Miramichi: not stated. Moncton – Richibucto: not stated. Saint John – St. Stephen: not stated. Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated. Edmundston – Woodstock: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 New Brunswick (all regions): median $21.50, from $15.65 to $30.00 New Brunswick (all regions) $21.50 Campbellton – Miramichi: not stated Campbellton – Miramichi Not stated Moncton – Richibucto: not stated Moncton – Richibucto Not stated Saint John – St. Stephen: not stated Saint John – St. Stephen Not stated Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated Fredericton – Oromocto Not stated Edmundston – Woodstock: not stated Edmundston – Woodstock Not stated 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) Region Low Median High Outlook New Brunswick (all regions) $15.65 $21.50 $30.00 Undetermined Campbellton – Miramichi Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Moncton – Richibucto Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Saint John – St. Stephen Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Fredericton – Oromocto Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Edmundston – Woodstock Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .