Median wage
$18.00 an hour
Northern
Compared with Saskatchewan
10% lower
$2.00 below the Saskatchewan median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
28% lower
$7.00 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Northern
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Northern and Canada Northern: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $25.96, middle half $16.00 to $23.00. Saskatchewan (province): median $20.00, from $15.35 to $27.16, middle half $16.84 to $24.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $34.00, middle half $22.00 to $29.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Northern: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $25.96, middle half $16.00 to $23.00 Northern $18.00 Saskatchewan (province): median $20.00, from $15.35 to $27.16, middle half $16.84 to $24.00 Saskatchewan (province) $20.00 Canada: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $34.00, middle half $22.00 to $29.00 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 Northern compared with Canada
Wage Northern Saskatchewan Canada
Low
$15.35
$15.35
$19.75
Lower quartile
$16.00
$16.84
$22.00
Median
$18.00
$20.00
$25.00
Upper quartile
$23.00
$24.00
$29.00
High
$25.96
$27.16
$34.00
Average
$19.60
$20.57
$26.04
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northern.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma is usually required.
By region in Saskatchewan
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 Saskatchewan Prince Albert: median $20.61, from $16.00 to $29.00. Northern: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $25.96. Regina – Moose Mountain: not stated. Swift Current – Moose Jaw: not stated. Saskatoon – Biggar: not stated. Yorkton – Melville: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 Prince Albert: median $20.61, from $16.00 to $29.00 Prince Albert $20.61 Northern: median $18.00, from $15.35 to $25.96 Northern $18.00 Regina – Moose Mountain: not stated Regina – Moose Mountain Not stated Swift Current – Moose Jaw: not stated Swift Current – Moose Jaw Not stated Saskatoon – Biggar: not stated Saskatoon – Biggar Not stated Yorkton – Melville: not stated Yorkton – Melville Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Saskatchewan (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Prince Albert $16.00 $20.61 $29.00 Undetermined Northern $15.35 $18.00 $25.96 Undetermined Regina – Moose Mountain Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Swift Current – Moose Jaw Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Saskatoon – Biggar Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Yorkton – Melville 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 .