Median wage in Canada
$33.95 an hour
Highest median wage
$48.77 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$25.64 an hour
Ontario
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for translators, terminologists and interpreters by province and territory Canada: $33.95 (low $20.00, high $51.00). Nunavut: $48.77 (low $31.48, high $70.48). Quebec: $36.26 (low $24.62, high $51.92). British Columbia: $33.55 (low $21.72, high $54.02). Saskatchewan: $33.53 (low $21.62, high $49.75). Alberta: $32.28 (low $19.84, high $55.66). Manitoba: $30.00 (low $16.00, high $51.28). New Brunswick: $30.00 (low $16.00, high $42.11). Nova Scotia: $30.00 (low $16.50, high $39.90). Ontario: $25.64 (low $20.00, high $50.00). Prince Edward Island: not stated. Newfoundland and Labrador: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Canada: $33.95 (low $20.00, high $51.00) Canada $33.95 Nunavut: $48.77 (low $31.48, high $70.48) Nunavut $48.77 Quebec: $36.26 (low $24.62, high $51.92) Quebec $36.26 British Columbia: $33.55 (low $21.72, high $54.02) British Columbia $33.55 Saskatchewan: $33.53 (low $21.62, high $49.75) Saskatchewan $33.53 Alberta: $32.28 (low $19.84, high $55.66) Alberta $32.28 Manitoba: $30.00 (low $16.00, high $51.28) Manitoba $30.00 New Brunswick: $30.00 (low $16.00, high $42.11) New Brunswick $30.00 Nova Scotia: $30.00 (low $16.50, high $39.90) Nova Scotia $30.00 Ontario: $25.64 (low $20.00, high $50.00) Ontario $25.64 Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated Newfoundland and Labrador: not stated Newfoundland and Labrador Not stated Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Median hourly wage for translators, terminologists and interpreters by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $20.00 $33.95 $51.00 Nunavut $31.48 $48.77 $70.48 Quebec $24.62 $36.26 $51.92 British Columbia $21.72 $33.55 $54.02 Saskatchewan $21.62 $33.53 $49.75 Alberta $19.84 $32.28 $55.66 Manitoba $16.00 $30.00 $51.28 New Brunswick $16.00 $30.00 $42.11 Nova Scotia $16.50 $30.00 $39.90 Ontario $20.00 $25.64 $50.00 Prince Edward Island Not stated Not stated Not stated Newfoundland and Labrador Not stated Not stated Not stated Yukon Not stated Not stated Not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Not stated Not stated
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for translators, terminologists and interpreters by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Yukon: Good (4 of 5). Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: Moderate (3 of 5) Nunavut Moderate Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Yukon: Good (4 of 5) Yukon Good Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5) Northwest Territories Good 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for translators, terminologists and interpreters by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table) Where Outlook Nunavut Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Yukon Good (4 of 5) Northwest Territories Good (4 of 5)
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree is usually required.
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 .