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Average Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellor’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 4153.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: family counsellor, marriage counsellor and registered marriage and family therapist.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Edmonton, Alberta at $34.15 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in New Brunswick at $17.75 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 – $70,000.
Government labour market indicators forecast that the number of job seekers will be enough to fill job vacancies in this occupation for the near future.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 24.13 | 30.00 | 51.60 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 22.12 | 34.15 | 49.47 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 17.00 | 26.39 | 39.66 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 18.75 | 31.79 | 46.09 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 14.60 | 17.75 | 37.00 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 19.12 | 21.05 | 35.71 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.50 | 28.85 | 47.44 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 17.75 | 27.00 | 45.67 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario | 17.75 | 27.00 | 45.67 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 17.75 | 27.00 | 45.67 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 18.00 | 28.55 | 46.50 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 17.50 | 30.84 | 40.10 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 19.50 | 29.70 | 43.00 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in law and social, community and government services, which includes family, marriage and other related counsellors, is $40.77. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,435, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $75,000.
There are over 43,000 family, marriage and other related counsellors working in Canada.
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