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Average General Office Clerk’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for General Office Clerks.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 1411.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation.
Examples of some job titles are: general office clerk, general office support worker, office assistant and typist.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average wages are earned in Edmonton, Alberta at $26.33 per hour and the lowest average wages are earned in Montreal – Quebec at $18.03 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $40,000 – $60,000.
Government data indicates that the labour market for this profession will be balanced for the near future. Jobs in this occupation may pay at the minimum wage rates.
Average Hourly Wages for General Office Clerks in Canada
Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
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Calgary – Alberta* | 15.00 | 22.98 | 36.85 | 2019 |
Edmonton – Alberta* | 16.00 | 26.33 | 34.50 | 2019 |
Vancouver Island & Coast – British Columbia | 15.00 | 22.00 | 31.25 | 2018 |
Winnipeg – Manitoba | 12.02 | 19.09 | 28.37 | 2018 |
Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick | 12.00 | 19.06 | 23.59 | 2018 |
Halifax – Nova Scotia | 12.24 | 20.00 | 27.00 | 2018 |
Toronto – Ontario | 14.00 | 19.00 | 30.77 | 2018 |
Ottawa – Ontario | 14.000 | 21.40 | 29.50 | 2018 |
Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.00 | 28.00 | 2018 |
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 14.00 | 19.40 | 28.85 | 2018 |
Prince Edward Island | 13.75 | 21.54 | 26.67 | 2018 |
Montreal – Quebec | 12.50 | 18.03 | 26.00 | 2018 |
Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 15.00 | 21.25 | 28.21 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for office support occupations, which includes general office clerks, is $24.50. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $884, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $46,000.
There are over 180,000 general office support workers / clerks working in Canada.
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