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Average Baker’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Bakers.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 6332.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation.
Examples of some job titles are: baker, pastry maker, bread baker, head baker and apprentice baker.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Alberta at $16.00 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick at $12.25 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $25,000 – $40,000.
Government labour market data indicates that the number of job seekers will balance job vacancies in this profession for the near future. Jobs in this occupation may pay at the minimum wage rates.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Bakers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 16.00 | 16.00 | 24.00 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 15.00 | 16.00 | 24.65 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 13.85 | 14.00 | 26.44 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 11.65 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick | 11.50 | 12.25 | 14.30 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 11.55 | 12.50 | 18.50 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 14.00 | 14.00 | 17.50 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario | 14.00 | 14.00 | 20.30 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 14.00 | 14.15 | 18.50 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.25 | 13.00 | 18.26 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 12.50 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 12.00 | 14.00 | 20.55 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for service supervisors and specialized service occupations, which includes bakers, is $20.98. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $700, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $36,000.
There are over 30,000 bakers working in Canada.
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