Median wage
$17.00 an hour
Manitoba
Compared with Canada
11.6% lower
$2.23 below the Canadian median of $19.23
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
7
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Manitoba
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Manitoba and Canada Manitoba: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.00. Canada: median $19.23, from $15.50 to $27.00, middle half $17.00 to $23.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Manitoba: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.00 Manitoba $17.00 Canada: median $19.23, from $15.50 to $27.00, middle half $17.00 to $23.00 Canada $19.23 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 Manitoba compared with Canada
Wage Manitoba Canada
Low
$16.00
$15.50
Lower quartile
$16.00
$17.00
Median
$17.00
$19.23
Upper quartile
$18.00
$23.00
High
$22.00
$27.00
Average
$17.80
$20.76
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Manitoba.
Employment is expected to remain relatively stable. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
7 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
By region in Manitoba
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 Manitoba Manitoba (all regions): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00. Southwest: median $17.50, from $16.00 to $22.15. Southeast: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $27.00. South Central: median $16.73, from $16.00 to $19.80. Winnipeg: median $16.50, from $16.00 to $20.00. North Central: not stated. Interlake: not stated. Parklands: not stated. North: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 Manitoba (all regions): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $22.00 Manitoba (all regions) $17.00 Southwest: median $17.50, from $16.00 to $22.15 Southwest $17.50 Southeast: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $27.00 Southeast $17.00 South Central: median $16.73, from $16.00 to $19.80 South Central $16.73 Winnipeg: median $16.50, from $16.00 to $20.00 Winnipeg $16.50 North Central: not stated North Central Not stated Interlake: not stated Interlake Not stated Parklands: not stated Parklands Not stated North: not stated North Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Manitoba (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Manitoba (all regions) $16.00 $17.00 $22.00 Limited (2 of 5) Southwest $16.00 $17.50 $22.15 Moderate (3 of 5) Southeast $16.00 $17.00 $27.00 Limited (2 of 5) South Central $16.00 $16.73 $19.80 Limited (2 of 5) Winnipeg $16.00 $16.50 $20.00 Limited (2 of 5) North Central Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Interlake Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Parklands Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined North Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .