Journalists - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Journalist Salary :: Journalist Wages in Canada

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


* 5th percentile, median, 95th percentile bands used.
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Salary information is provided by Human Resources & Social Development Canada and Alberta Wage Survey.