Journalist Salary Canada

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Average Journalist’s Salary Canada

The table below details the hourly wages for Journalists.

The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 5123.

Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: journalist, reporter, correspondent, columnist and newspaper critic.

According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Alberta at $31.25 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Fredericton, New Brunswick at $20.45 per hour.

A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 – $65,000.

Government data indicates that there will be enough job seekers for this profession for the near future. Media mergers and new technologies have reduced the growth of journalists’ jobs.

Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Journalists in Canada

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average Wage $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary – Alberta*(1)	16.34	31.25	52.94	2015
Edmonton – Alberta*(1)	16.34	31.25	52.94	2015
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia(1)	11.81	28.57	51.75	2011
Winnipeg – Manitoba	11.00	25.46	38.24	2011
Fredericton – New Brunswick(1)	11.32	20.45	34.99	2011
Halifax – Nova Scotia(1)	12.25	22.33	35.56	2011
Toronto – Ontario(1)	16.00	31.25	45.05	2014
Ottawa – Ontario	16.00	31.25	45.05	2014
Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario(1)	16.00	31.25	45.05	2014
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario(1)	16.00	31.25	45.05	2014
Prince Edward Island	–	–	–	–
Montreal – Quebec	15.00	30.29	45.69	2014
Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan*	13.24	24.03	48.45	2013

Methodology*

The 2016 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in art and culture, which includes journalists, is $26.00. The 2016 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $948, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $49,000.

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