Journalists - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Journalists in Canada

The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:

Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this on average.

High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this on average.

Average pay: The average wage of the remaining 80 percent of workers.



Journalists

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta*	15.00	31.98	31.98	2009
Edmonton and Area - Alberta*	14.25	27.00	31.98	2009
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	14.48	25.95	35.50	2007/8
Winnipeg - Manitoba	11.73	22.12	30.43	2009
Fredericton - New Brunswick	13.83	21.70	34.68	2006/7
Halifax - Nova Scotia	12.50	28.000	36.00	2009
Toronto - Ontario	15.85	26.70	40.15	2007
Ottawa - Ontario	-	-	-	-
Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk - Ontario	10.49	19.12	28.67	2007
Bruce / Grey / Simcoe / Muskoka District - Ontario	11.88	25.37	17.72	2007
Prince Edward Island	-	-	-	-
Montreal - Quebec	17.00		37.00	2008
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	12.36	21.51	31.89	2006

* 5^th percentile, median, 95^th percentile bands used.