Average hourly salary in Canada is now $42.58, an increase of 9% from last quarter - StatCan reports

Highlights: Average hourly salary in Canada increases by 9% from last quarter

• Canada saw an increase in the average hourly salary in Canada between January and February.
• The average hourly salary in Canada rose from $42.37 to $42.58 for salaried employees.
• The average hourly salary for hourly employees in Canada increased from $29.25 to $29.44.
• Nunavut has the highest average hourly wage for salaried employees, with $53.52.
• Northwest Territories has the highest average hourly wages for hourly employees at $41.93.

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Average Hourly Salary in Canada continues to rise

The average hourly salary in Canada rose from $42.37 to $42.58 for salaried employees and from $29.25 to $29.44 for hourly employees between January and February this year. Both the rise in salary includes overtime hours as well.

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Province/ Territory wise increase in the average hourly wages for salaried employees

The table below shows the average hourly wage increase for salaried employees in different provinces.

Province	December 2022	January 2023	February 2023
Alberta	$45.12	$44.67	$45.29
British Columbia	$42.24	$42.78	$42.92
Manitoba	$38.55	$39.04	$38.73
New Brunswick	$39.70	$39.49	$40.23
Newfoundland and Labrador	$41.10	$40.95	$40.39
Northwest Territories	$52.04	$51.59	$52.61
Nova Scotia	$38.03	$37.37	$37.18
Nunavut	$55.06	$56.79	$53.52
Ontario	$43.20	$43.17	$43.44
Prince Edward Island	$35.48	$34.48	$35.30
Quebec	$41.04	$40.68	$40.82
Saskatchewan	$41.32	$41.19	$41.16
Yukon	$47.45	$47.89	$47.31

Province/ Territory wise increase in the average hourly wages for hourly employees

The below table shows the increase in the average hourly wages for hourly employees in different provinces.

Province	December 2022	January 2023	February 2023
Alberta	$31.17	$30.57	$31.00
British Columbia	$30.40	$29.94	$30.34
Manitoba	$28.46	$28.02	$27.98
New Brunswick	$27.14	$27.16	$26.85
Newfoundland and Labrador	$28.83	$28.77	$28.45
Northwest Territories	$42.96	$41.37	$41.93
Nova Scotia	$26.45	$26.05	$25.99
Nunavut	$39.49	$38.59	$38.68
Ontario	$28.68	$28.71	$28.84
Prince Edward Island	$24.77	$24.51	$24.89
Quebec	$29.85	$29.76	$29.81
Saskatchewan	$28.88	$28.70	$29.28
Yukon	$33.19	$32.09	$32.82

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