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

Highlights: StatCan report, an increase of an hourly wages in Canada in February 2023

• As per the recent StatCan reports, hourly wages in Canada rise to $42.58.
• Both salaried professionals and hourly employees saw a rise in February 2023.
• The average hourly salaries continued to increase for the past six months.
• 9% rise in Canadian hourly salary compared to the past quarter. 

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Rise in hourly wages in Canada, hits $42.58 February 2023

Wages in Canada for salaried professionals have seen a rise of $0.21 in February 2023 compared to the previous month; similarly, employees paid on an hourly basis saw an increase of $0.19 in February 2023.

*Note: This also includes overtime hours.

As per the StatCan reports, the hourly wages of salaried professionals have been increasing for the past six months, whereas for hourly-paid workers, the salaries have been rising for the past eight months in a row.
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Average hourly wages as per Province/territory for salaried professionals
The below table outlines the average hourly wages for each province between December 2022 and February 2023.

Province	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23
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

Average hourly wages as per Province/territory for hourly-paid workers

The below table outlines the average hourly wages for hourly paid employees in each province

Province	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23
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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