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2021 industry Salary Guide

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NAICS 2021 Industry Compensation Information

The future forecast and current conditions for an occupation vary based on location or due to changes in the economy, technology, or demand for a product or service. Labour demand and labour supply are expected to be broadly in line for thess occupation groups over the period of 2015-2024 at the national level.

Average Hourly Wage Rate (Canadian Dollars)

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2021
All industries [T001]$33.32 / hr
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting [11]$20.87 / hr
Crop and animal production [11A]$16.29 / hr
Crop production [111]$19.4 / hr
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production [1114]$22.81 / hr
Crop production (except greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production) [111A]$17.97 / hr
Animal production [112]$12.71 / hr
Aquaculture [1125]$25.09 / hr
Animal production (except aquaculture) [112A]$12.32 / hr
Forestry and logging [113]$43.31 / hr
Fishing, hunting and trapping [114]$33.86 / hr
Support activities for agriculture and forestry [115]$31.7 / hr
Support activities for forestry [1153]$38.86 / hr
Support activities for crop and animal production [115A]$22.81 / hr
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction [21]$69.13 / hr
Oil and gas extraction [211]$89.73 / hr
Conventional oil and gas extraction [211113]$82.54 / hr
Non-conventional oil extraction [211114]$101.87 / hr
Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) [212]$64.53 / hr
Coal mining [2121]$64.81 / hr
Metal ore mining [2122]$72.38 / hr
Iron ore mining [21221]$81.96 / hr
Gold and silver ore mining [21222]$72.51 / hr
Copper, nickel, lead and zinc ore mining [21223]$70.7 / hr
Other metal ore mining [21229]$61.61 / hr
Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying [2123]$51.55 / hr
Stone mining and quarrying [21231]$43.47 / hr
Sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying [21232]$41.59 / hr
Diamond mining [212392]$86.47 / hr
Potash mining [212396]$72.49 / hr
Other non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying (except diamond and potash) [21239A]$45.59 / hr
Support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction [213]$54.38 / hr
Support activities for oil and gas extraction [21311A]$51.94 / hr
Support activities for mining [21311B]$58.97 / hr
Utilities [22]$63.18 / hr
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution [2211]$65.79 / hr
Natural gas distribution, water, sewage and other systems [221A]$52.39 / hr
Natural gas distribution [2212]$59.91 / hr
Water, sewage and other systems [2213]$45.02 / hr
Construction [23]$40.07 / hr
Residential building construction [23A]$36 / hr
Non-residential building construction [23B]$42.03 / hr
Engineering construction [23C]$48.05 / hr
Transportation engineering construction [23C1]$43.58 / hr
Oil and gas engineering construction [23C2]$48.29 / hr
Electric power engineering construction [23C3]$53.28 / hr
Communication engineering construction [23C4]$52.51 / hr
Other engineering construction [23C5]$50.46 / hr
Repair construction [23D]$37.48 / hr
Other activities of the construction industry [23E]$42.05 / hr
Manufacturing [31-33]$40.95 / hr
Food manufacturing [311]$35.6 / hr
Animal food manufacturing [3111]$39.53 / hr
Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing [3113]$41.11 / hr
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing [3114]$36.71 / hr
Dairy product manufacturing [3115]$47.06 / hr
Meat product manufacturing [3116]$35.73 / hr
Seafood product preparation and packaging [3117]$29.89 / hr
Miscellaneous food manufacturing [311A]$32.34 / hr
Grain and oilseed milling [3112]$47.57 / hr
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing [3118]$28.43 / hr
Other food manufacturing [3119]$34.35 / hr
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing [312]$33.48 / hr
Soft drink and ice manufacturing [31211]$32.61 / hr
Breweries [31212]$33.48 / hr
Wineries and distilleries [3121A]$29.07 / hr
Tobacco manufacturing [3122]$44.55 / hr
Textile and textile product mills [31A]$29.02 / hr
Clothing and leather and allied product manufacturing [31B]$20.27 / hr
Wood product manufacturing [321]$38.61 / hr
Sawmills and wood preservation [3211]$46.12 / hr
Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing [3212]$42.56 / hr
Other wood product manufacturing [3219]$30.54 / hr
Paper manufacturing [322]$52.75 / hr
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills [3221]$60.59 / hr
Converted paper product manufacturing [3222]$46.84 / hr
Printing and related support activities [323]$31.37 / hr
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing [324]$74.17 / hr
Petroleum refineries [32411]$92.5 / hr
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (except petroleum refineries) [3241A]$55.78 / hr
Chemical manufacturing [325]$49.89 / hr
Basic chemical manufacturing [3251]$68.61 / hr
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments manufacturing [3252]$73.27 / hr
Pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing [3253]$48.14 / hr
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing [3254]$50.13 / hr
Miscellaneous chemical product manufacturing [325A]$40.66 / hr
Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing [3255]$42.43 / hr
Soap, cleaning compound and toilet preparation manufacturing [3256]$35.43 / hr
Other chemical product manufacturing [3259]$48.66 / hr
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing [326]$38.43 / hr
Plastic product manufacturing [3261]$37.97 / hr
Rubber product manufacturing [3262]$40.97 / hr
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing [327]$41.67 / hr
Cement and concrete product manufacturing [3273]$43.97 / hr
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (except cement and concrete products) [327A]$38.56 / hr
Primary metal manufacturing [331]$57.93 / hr
Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing [3311]$59.51 / hr
Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel [3312]$50.88 / hr
Alumina and aluminum production and processing [3313]$61.31 / hr
Non-ferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing [3314]$69.51 / hr
Foundries [3315]$42.12 / hr
Fabricated metal product manufacturing [332]$38.9 / hr
Forging and stamping [3321]$37.24 / hr
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing [3323]$38.33 / hr
Boiler, tank and shipping container manufacturing [3324]$45.83 / hr
Hardware manufacturing [3325]$45.96 / hr
Spring and wire product manufacturing [3326]$37.33 / hr
Machine shops, turned product, and screw, nut and bolt manufacturing [3327]$35.05 / hr
Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities [3328]$37.39 / hr
Cutlery, hand tools and other fabricated metal product manufacturing [332A]$41.36 / hr
Machinery manufacturing [333]$41.42 / hr
Agricultural, construction and mining machinery manufacturing [3331]$39.85 / hr
Industrial, commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing [333A]$44.78 / hr
Industrial machinery manufacturing [3332]$42.71 / hr
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing [3333]$48.18 / hr
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing [3334]$36.38 / hr
Metalworking machinery manufacturing [3335]$39.08 / hr
Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment manufacturing [3336]$47.03 / hr
Other general-purpose machinery manufacturing [3339]$42.67 / hr
Computer and electronic product manufacturing [334]$44.84 / hr
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing [3341]$52.96 / hr
Communications equipment manufacturing [3342]$43.86 / hr
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing [3344]$38.57 / hr
Other electronic product manufacturing [334A]$48.4 / hr
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing [335]$43.17 / hr
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing [3351]$35.02 / hr
Household appliance manufacturing [3352]$34.76 / hr
Electrical equipment manufacturing [3353]$47.7 / hr
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing [3359]$43.02 / hr
Transportation equipment manufacturing [336]$50 / hr
Motor vehicle manufacturing [3361]$57.71 / hr
Automobile and light-duty motor vehicle manufacturing [33611]$61.2 / hr
Heavy-duty truck manufacturing [33612]$41.11 / hr
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing [3362]$34.02 / hr
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing [3363]$42.62 / hr
Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing [33631]$48.35 / hr
Motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing [33632]$41.8 / hr
Motor vehicle steering and suspension components (except spring) manufacturing [33633]$40.01 / hr
Motor vehicle brake system manufacturing [33634]$37.28 / hr
Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing [33635]$48.98 / hr
Motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing [33636]$43.91 / hr
Motor vehicle metal stamping [33637]$42.26 / hr
Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing [33639]$37.45 / hr
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing [3364]$58.39 / hr
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing [3365]$45.97 / hr
Ship and boat building [3366]$45.48 / hr
Other transportation equipment manufacturing [3369]$61.07 / hr
Furniture and related product manufacturing [337]$29.06 / hr
Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing [3371]$27.2 / hr
Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing [3372]$33.14 / hr
Other furniture-related product manufacturing [3379]$31.85 / hr
Miscellaneous manufacturing [339]$31.12 / hr
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing [3391]$33.88 / hr
Other miscellaneous manufacturing [3399]$29.74 / hr
Wholesale trade [41]$40.87 / hr
Farm product wholesaler-distributors [411]$30.89 / hr
Petroleum product wholesaler-distributors [412]$55.51 / hr
Food, beverage and tobacco wholesaler-distributors [413]$31.56 / hr
Personal and household goods wholesaler-distributors [414]$42.44 / hr
Motor vehicle and parts wholesaler-distributors [415]$39.72 / hr
Building material and supplies wholesaler-distributors [416]$39.71 / hr
Machinery, equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors [417]$48.4 / hr
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors [418]$35.93 / hr
Wholesale electronic markets, and agents and brokers [419]$40.98 / hr
Retail trade [44-45]$19.61 / hr
Motor vehicle and parts dealers [441]$33.38 / hr
Furniture and home furnishings stores [442]$21.85 / hr
Electronics and appliance stores [443]$24.3 / hr
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers [444]$22.11 / hr
Food and beverage stores [445]$16.36 / hr
Health and personal care stores [446]$19.76 / hr
Gasoline stations [447]$15.3 / hr
Clothing and clothing accessories stores [448]$15.08 / hr
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores [451]$15.33 / hr
General merchandise stores [452]$17.84 / hr
Miscellaneous store retailers [453]$15.92 / hr
Non-store retailers [454]$26.09 / hr
Transportation and warehousing [48-49]$33.37 / hr
Air transportation [481]$42.26 / hr
Rail transportation [482]$53.96 / hr
Water transportation [483]$46.78 / hr
Truck transportation [484]$29.31 / hr
Transit, ground passenger and scenic and sightseeing transportation [48Z]$27.2 / hr
Urban transit systems [4851]$43.17 / hr
Taxi and limousine service [4853]$11.61 / hr
Other transit and ground passenger transportation and scenic and sightseeing transportation [48A]$18.98 / hr
Support activities for transportation [488]$39.03 / hr
Pipeline transportation [486]$80.2 / hr
Pipeline transportation of natural gas [4862]$79.5 / hr
Crude oil and other pipeline transportation [486A]$80.83 / hr
Postal service and couriers and messengers [49A]$28.75 / hr
Postal service [491]$33.87 / hr
Couriers and messengers [492]$24.26 / hr
Warehousing and storage [493]$32.32 / hr
Information and cultural industries [51]$46.25 / hr
Publishing industries (except internet) [511]$57.26 / hr
Newspaper publishers [51111]$34.35 / hr
Periodical, book and directory publishers [5111A]$33.77 / hr
Software publishers [5112]$70.11 / hr
Motion picture and sound recording industries [512]$34.75 / hr
Motion picture and video exhibition [51213]$13.34 / hr
Motion picture and video industries (except exhibition) [5121A]$37.58 / hr
Sound recording industries [5122]$27.87 / hr
Broadcasting (except internet) [515]$45.62 / hr
Radio and television broadcasting [5151]$45.48 / hr
Pay and specialty television [5152]$47.05 / hr
Telecommunications [517]$43.72 / hr
Data processing, hosting, and related services [518]$57.27 / hr
Other information services [519]$42.66 / hr
Finance and insurance [52]$47.81 / hr
Depository credit intermediation and monetary authorities [52B]$50.13 / hr
Monetary authorities - central bank [521]$79.53 / hr
Local credit unions [52213]$37.37 / hr
Banking and other depository credit intermediation [5221A]$51.74 / hr
Non-depository credit intermediation [5222]$49.02 / hr
Activities related to credit intermediation [5223]$36.13 / hr
Insurance carriers and related activities [524]$43.77 / hr
Insurance carriers [5241]$47.76 / hr
Agencies, brokerages and other insurance related activities [5242]$38.45 / hr
Financial investment services, funds and other financial vehicles [52A]$49.08 / hr
Holding companies [551113]$43.59 / hr
Real estate and rental and leasing [53]$30.16 / hr
Real estate [531]$28.94 / hr
Lessors of real estate [5311]$27.28 / hr
Offices of real estate agents and brokers and activities related to real estate [531A]$30.36 / hr
Rental and leasing services [532]$35.43 / hr
Automotive equipment rental and leasing [5321]$31.01 / hr
Rental and leasing services (except automotive equipment) [532A]$37.18 / hr
Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) [533]$43.62 / hr
Professional, scientific and technical services [54]$40.62 / hr
Legal, accounting and related services [541A]$40.55 / hr
Legal services [5411]$46.6 / hr
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services [5412]$36.38 / hr
Architectural, engineering and related services [5413]$44.12 / hr
Other professional, scientific and technical services including scientific research and development [541B]$34.01 / hr
Specialized design services [5414]$20.4 / hr
Management, scientific and technical consulting services [5416]$35.6 / hr
Scientific research and development services [5417]$46.69 / hr
Other professional, scientific and technical services [5419]$29.65 / hr
Computer systems design and related services [5415]$46.44 / hr
Advertising, public relations, and related services [5418]$34.43 / hr
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services [56]$22.9 / hr
Administrative and support services [561]$22.1 / hr
Office administrative services [5611]$40.2 / hr
Employment services [5613]$24.08 / hr
Business support services [5614]$24.12 / hr
Travel arrangement and reservation services [5615]$27.29 / hr
Investigation and security services [5616]$20.01 / hr
Services to buildings and dwellings [5617]$15.53 / hr
Facilities and other support services [561A]$28.71 / hr
Waste management and remediation services [562]$35.9 / hr
Educational services [61]$32.29 / hr
Universities [6113]$34.03 / hr
Educational services (except universities) [611B]$31.78 / hr
Elementary and secondary schools [6111]$34.59 / hr
Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s [6112]$34.73 / hr
Other educational services [611A]$14.98 / hr
Health care and social assistance [62]$30.09 / hr
Health care [62X]$32.42 / hr
Ambulatory health care services [621]$33.67 / hr
Offices of physicians [6211]$57.47 / hr
Offices of dentists [6212]$28.96 / hr
Miscellaneous ambulatory health care services [621A]$29.1 / hr
Hospitals [622]$37.81 / hr
Nursing and residential care facilities [623]$22.85 / hr
Social assistance [624]$19.97 / hr
Arts, entertainment and recreation [71]$18.62 / hr
Performing arts, spectator sports and related industries, and heritage institutions [71A]$20.96 / hr
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries [713]$16.92 / hr
Gambling industries [7132]$23.96 / hr
Amusement and recreation industries [713A]$15.28 / hr
Accommodation and food services [72]$15.25 / hr
Accommodation services [721]$20.01 / hr
Traveller accommodation [7211]$19.01 / hr
RV (recreational vehicle) parks, recreational camps, and rooming and boarding houses [721A]$25.55 / hr
Food services and drinking places [722]$14.42 / hr
Other services (except public administration) [81]$21.35 / hr
Repair and maintenance [811]$26.22 / hr
Automotive repair and maintenance [8111]$24.64 / hr
Repair and maintenance (except automotive) [811A]$28.55 / hr
Personal services and private households [81A]$14.5 / hr
Personal and laundry services [812]$13.79 / hr
Funeral services [8122]$22.99 / hr
Dry cleaning and laundry services [8123]$19.94 / hr
Personal care services and other personal services [812A]$12.08 / hr
Private households [814]$16.01 / hr
Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations [813]$25.4 / hr
Religious organizations [8131]$20.64 / hr
Grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations [813A]$27.14 / hr
Public administration [91]$48.28 / hr
Federal government public administration [911]$57.71 / hr
Defence services [9111]$50.18 / hr
Federal government public administration (except defence) [911A]$60.52 / hr
Provincial and territorial public administration [912]$51.38 / hr
Local, municipal, regional and aboriginal public administration [91A]$38.86 / hr
Local, municipal and regional public administration [913]$42.8 / hr
Aboriginal public administration [914]$2.31 / hr
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0489-05 Total compensation per job, by NAICS industry

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