Median wage
$58.30 an hour Northwest Territories
Compared with Canada
29.6% higher $13.30 above the Canadian median of $45.00
Job outlook
Very limited 1 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Northwest Territories

Wage range in Northwest Territories and CanadaNorthwest Territories: median $58.30, from $39.24 to $80.41. Canada: median $45.00, from $29.33 to $56.41, middle half $36.00 to $51.28.$20$40$60$80$100Northwest Territories: median $58.30, from $39.24 to $80.41Northwest Territories$58.30Canada: median $45.00, from $29.33 to $56.41, middle half $36.00 to $51.28Canada$45.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northwest Territories compared with Canada
WageNorthwest TerritoriesCanada
Low $39.24 $29.33
Lower quartile Not stated $36.00
Median $58.30 $45.00
Upper quartile Not stated $51.28
High $80.41 $56.41
Average Not stated $44.21

Job outlook

Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northwest Territories.

The employment outlook is very limited for the 2025-2027 period due to employment decline and several unemployed workers. Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Outlook data

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in Northwest Territories

Job Bank publishes no regional wages for Northwest Territories.

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