Opticians - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Opticians 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.



Opticians

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta*	12.94	21.80	25.60	2009
Edmonton and Area - Alberta*	12.94	21.80	25.60	2009
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	10.50	16.36	29.69	2006/7
Winnipeg - Manitoba	9.62	20.19	31.25	2009
Fredericton - New Brunswick	-	-	-	-
Halifax - Nova Scotia	17.00	22.00	25.15	2009
Toronto - Ontario	12.65	21.40	25.00	2006
Ottawa - Ontario	13.75	22.00	26.60	2005
Bruce / Grey / Simcoe / Muskoka District - Ontario	19.68	22.11	25.00	2007
Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Listowel - Ontario	-	-	-	-
Prince Edward Island	-	-	-	-
Montreal - Quebec	12.25	16.00	20.50	2007
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	-	-	-	-

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