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Average hourly wage in public administration

Measure: Average hourly wage in public administration ($). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Average hourly wages by industry by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0064-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 46.39 (Canada).

Lowest: 40.67 to 41.31 $
Group 2: 41.31 to 43.76 $
Group 3: 43.76 to 43.91 $
Group 4: 43.91 to 48.42 $
Highest: 48.42 to 48.81 $

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Labour Force Survey annual averages for the ten provinces; usual hourly wages of employees at their main job.


1	Ontario	48.81
2	British Columbia	48.42
3	Alberta	46.96
4	Nova Scotia	43.91
5	Quebec	43.78
6	Saskatchewan	43.76
7	Manitoba	41.92
8	New Brunswick	41.31
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	41.2
10	Prince Edward Island	40.67

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0064-01: Employee wages by industry, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by average hourly wage in public administration ($) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0064-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-average-hourly-wage-in-public-administration/

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