Median wage
$28.41 an hour
Cariboo
Compared with British Columbia
8.4% lower
$2.59 below the British Columbia median of $31.00
Compared with Canada
5.4% higher
$1.46 above the Canadian median of $26.95
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Cariboo
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Cariboo and Canada Cariboo: median $28.41, from $20.38 to $35.08. British Columbia (province): median $31.00, from $20.00 to $36.95, middle half $25.00 to $34.00. Canada: median $26.95, from $18.00 to $34.70, middle half $22.00 to $31.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Cariboo: median $28.41, from $20.38 to $35.08 Cariboo $28.41 British Columbia (province): median $31.00, from $20.00 to $36.95, middle half $25.00 to $34.00 British Columbia (province) $31.00 Canada: median $26.95, from $18.00 to $34.70, middle half $22.00 to $31.00 Canada $26.95 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cariboo compared with Canada
Wage Cariboo British Columbia Canada
Low
$20.38
$20.00
$18.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $25.00
$22.00
Median
$28.41
$31.00
$26.95
Upper quartile
Not stated $34.00
$31.00
High
$35.08
$36.95
$34.70
Average
Not stated $29.93
$26.68
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cariboo.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
By region in British Columbia
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 British Columbia Vancouver Island and Coast: median $31.32, from $21.00 to $41.00. Lower Mainland: median $31.00, from $19.00 to $35.00. Kootenay: median $30.68, from $23.21 to $37.35. Thompson – Okanagan: median $29.96, from $21.02 to $36.70. North Coast: median $28.45, from $20.46 to $35.80. Cariboo: median $28.41, from $20.38 to $35.08. Northeast: median $27.25, from $19.82 to $35.28. Nechako: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $31.32, from $21.00 to $41.00 Vancouver Island and Coast $31.32 Lower Mainland: median $31.00, from $19.00 to $35.00 Lower Mainland $31.00 Kootenay: median $30.68, from $23.21 to $37.35 Kootenay $30.68 Thompson – Okanagan: median $29.96, from $21.02 to $36.70 Thompson – Okanagan $29.96 North Coast: median $28.45, from $20.46 to $35.80 North Coast $28.45 Cariboo: median $28.41, from $20.38 to $35.08 Cariboo $28.41 Northeast: median $27.25, from $19.82 to $35.28 Northeast $27.25 Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Vancouver Island and Coast $21.00 $31.32 $41.00 Limited (2 of 5) Lower Mainland $19.00 $31.00 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Kootenay $23.21 $30.68 $37.35 Very limited (1 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $21.02 $29.96 $36.70 Limited (2 of 5) North Coast $20.46 $28.45 $35.80 Limited (2 of 5) Cariboo $20.38 $28.41 $35.08 Limited (2 of 5) Northeast $19.82 $27.25 $35.28 Undetermined Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 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 .