Median wage
$21.22 an hour
New Brunswick
Compared with Canada
3.5% lower
$0.78 below the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in New Brunswick
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in New Brunswick and Canada New Brunswick: median $21.22, from $18.02 to $25.11. Canada: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $32.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.45. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 New Brunswick: median $21.22, from $18.02 to $25.11 New Brunswick $21.22 Canada: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $32.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.45 Canada $22.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in New Brunswick compared with Canada
Wage New Brunswick Canada
Low
$18.02
$18.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $20.00
Median
$21.22
$22.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $26.45
High
$25.11
$32.00
Average
Not stated $23.72
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for New Brunswick.
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 4
Usual education A high school diploma is usually required.
By region in New Brunswick
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 New Brunswick New Brunswick (all regions): median $21.22, from $18.02 to $25.11. Edmundston – Woodstock: median $22.69, from $19.30 to $27.86. Campbellton – Miramichi: median $22.35, from $18.89 to $28.46. Moncton – Richibucto: median $21.04, from $18.41 to $24.87. Saint John – St. Stephen: not stated. Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 New Brunswick (all regions): median $21.22, from $18.02 to $25.11 New Brunswick (all regions) $21.22 Edmundston – Woodstock: median $22.69, from $19.30 to $27.86 Edmundston – Woodstock $22.69 Campbellton – Miramichi: median $22.35, from $18.89 to $28.46 Campbellton – Miramichi $22.35 Moncton – Richibucto: median $21.04, from $18.41 to $24.87 Moncton – Richibucto $21.04 Saint John – St. Stephen: not stated Saint John – St. Stephen Not stated Fredericton – Oromocto: not stated Fredericton – Oromocto Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in New Brunswick (table) Region Low Median High Outlook New Brunswick (all regions) $18.02 $21.22 $25.11 Undetermined Edmundston – Woodstock $19.30 $22.69 $27.86 Undetermined Campbellton – Miramichi $18.89 $22.35 $28.46 Undetermined Moncton – Richibucto $18.41 $21.04 $24.87 Undetermined Saint John – St. Stephen Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Fredericton – Oromocto 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 .