Plumber Salary Canada

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Average Plumber’s Salary in Canada

The table below details the hourly wages for Plumbers. The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 7251.

Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: plumber, plumbing mechanic and maintenance and repair plumber.

According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Montreal, Quebec at $33.00 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick at $19.75 per hour.

A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $40,000 – $65,000.

Government data indicates that there will be enough job seekers for this profession for the near future.

Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Plumbers in Canada

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average Wage $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary – Alberta*	26.51	30.00	46.21	2017
Edmonton – Alberta*	24.65	26.13	52.00	2017
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia	15.90	26.00	39.18	2017
Winnipeg – Manitoba(1)	17.00	32.00	38.10	2016
Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick	13.00	19.75	29.56	2016
Halifax – Nova Scotia	16.50	26.00	35.00	2016
Toronto – Ontario(1)	14.99	29.95	46.00	2016
Ottawa – Ontario(1)	14.99	29.95	46.00	2016
Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario(1)	14.99	29.95	46.00	2016
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario	16.00	28.00	49.00	2016
Prince Edward Island	12.00	20.00	26.00	2016
Montreal – Quebec	18.00	33.00	37.40	2016
Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan	16.75	28.00	40.98	2016

Methodology

The 2018 full-time average hourly wage rate for industrial, electrical and construction trades, which includes plumbers, is $29.74. The 2018 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,176, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $61,000.

There are over 45,000 plumbers working in Canada.

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