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Median and average full-time pay by occupation, from Statistics Canada — and how your pay compares. Pick an occupation to see its pay across the provinces.

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OccupationMedian pay
Administrative and financial supervisors and specialized administrative occupations$69,124
Administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations$52,000
Administrative occupations and transportation logistics occupations$58,403
Assisting occupations in education and in legal and public protection$58,013
Assisting occupations in support of health services$49,920
Business, finance and administration occupations, except management$64,350
Care providers and public protection support occupations and student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations$40,518
Front-line public protection services and paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community, education services$57,993
General trades$65,000
Health occupations, except management$70,473
Health treating and consultation services professionals$99,845
Helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers$50,960
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities$44,720
Legislative and senior management occupations$166,400
Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing$52,000
Mail and message distribution, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers$62,400
Management occupations$114,992
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services$85,010
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities$109,990
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations, except management$91,819
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations, except management$64,090
Nursing and allied health professionals$89,853
Occupations in art, culture and sport$61,991
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport, except management$65,790
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services, except management$78,998
Occupations in front-line public protection services$110,304
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities, except management$54,288
Occupations in sales and services$46,992
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services$52,000
Professional occupations in applied sciences (except engineering)$100,006
Professional occupations in art and culture$81,289
Professional occupations in business$82,223
Professional occupations in education services$93,002
Professional occupations in engineering$104,541
Professional occupations in finance$85,001
Professional occupations in finance and business$83,616
Professional occupations in government services$89,996
Professional occupations in health$91,650
Professional occupations in law$129,996
Professional occupations in law, education, social, community and government services$91,007
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences$100,006
Professional occupations in natural sciences$88,920
Professional occupations in social and community services$76,440
Retail sales and service supervisors and specialized occupations in sales and services$52,998
Sales and service occupations, except management$45,214
Sales and service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations$48,570
Sales and service support occupations$37,440
Specialized middle management occupations$119,995
Supervisors and occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production$100,006
Supervisors, central control and process operators in processing, manufacturing and utilities and aircraft assemblers and inspectors$82,855
Support occupations in art, culture and sport$41,600
Technical occupations in art, culture and sport$68,250
Technical occupations in health$68,796
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences$75,005
Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers$78,000
Therapy and assessment professionals$91,000
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations, except management$67,340
Workers and labourers in natural resources, agriculture and related production$52,000