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Join Canada’s youngest workforce. Explore opportunities in manufacturing, construction, and telecommunications. Plus, enjoy higher wages and lower taxes.

$77,000

Alberta’s average median after-tax income

Start daydreaming about life in Alberta.

On average, people make more in Alberta, both in yearly salaries and in hourly wages.

$48.08

mechanical ENGINEER average hourly wage

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$38.46

AVERAGE hourly wage IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

$43.51

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Quebec

$43.27

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Ontario

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$42.75

crane operator average hourly wage

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$40.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

$35.20

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Quebec

$35.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Ontario

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$28.00

truck driver average hourly wage

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$27.50

AVERAGE hourly wage IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

$24.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Quebec

$25.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Ontario

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$36.00

Welder average hourly wage

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$32.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

$26.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Quebec

$25.85

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Ontario

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$41.52

Accountant average hourly wage

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$37.33

AVERAGE hourly wage IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

$39.42

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Quebec

$39.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Ontario

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$35.00

Plumber average hourly wage

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$34.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

$38.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Quebec

$30.00

AVERAGE hourly wage IN Ontario

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| Updated:
March 2024

More Money, More Time

Work to live

Pursue your dreams, plan for your future, and still have plenty of time to discover all that Alberta has to offer.

Alberta offers the highest median after-tax income in Canada.

Alberta

AB

$77,000

ontario

ON

$73,000

British Columbia

BC

$68,500

Saskatchewan

SK

$68,200

Manitoba

MB

$64,700

Quebec

Qc

$61,400

Source:
www150.statcan.gc.ca
| Updated:
March 2024

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