Median wage
$25.82 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Compared with Canada
13.9% lower
$4.18 below the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Newfoundland and Labrador
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada Newfoundland and Labrador: median $25.82, from $17.32 to $39.74. Canada: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $48.08, middle half $22.50 to $38.46. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Newfoundland and Labrador: median $25.82, from $17.32 to $39.74 Newfoundland and Labrador $25.82 Canada: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $48.08, middle half $22.50 to $38.46 Canada $30.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Newfoundland and Labrador compared with Canada
Wage Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Low
$17.32
$19.23
Lower quartile
Not stated $22.50
Median
$25.82
$30.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $38.46
High
$39.74
$48.08
Average
Not stated $32.06
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Job Bank has not determined the employment outlook for 2025-2027. Outlook data
2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions): median $25.82, from $17.32 to $39.74. Avalon Peninsula: median $26.40, from $17.36 to $36.94. West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $24.48, from $17.49 to $35.52. South Coast – Burin Peninsula: not stated. Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions): median $25.82, from $17.32 to $39.74 Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions) $25.82 Avalon Peninsula: median $26.40, from $17.36 to $36.94 Avalon Peninsula $26.40 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador: median $24.48, from $17.49 to $35.52 West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $24.48 South Coast – Burin Peninsula: not stated South Coast – Burin Peninsula Not stated Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay: not stated Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Newfoundland and Labrador (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Newfoundland and Labrador (all regions) $17.32 $25.82 $39.74 Undetermined Avalon Peninsula $17.36 $26.40 $36.94 Undetermined West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador $17.49 $24.48 $35.52 Undetermined South Coast – Burin Peninsula Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .