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 Calgary – Alberta at $39.38 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Prince Edward Island at $20.00 per hour.

A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 – $70,000.

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*	32.00	39.38	41.75	2019
Edmonton – Alberta*	30.00	33.93	39.38	2019
Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia	15.00	26.00	36.00	2018
Winnipeg – Manitoba	17.00	31.50	41.00	2018
Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1)	17.00	23.00	30.01	2018
Halifax – Nova Scotia	13.50	23.00	32.50	2018
Toronto – Ontario	16.00	28.00	41.35	2018
Ottawa – Ontario	20.49	30.00	49.00	2018
Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario	21.50	27.50	32.00	2018
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario	16.00	28.00	44.00	2018
Prince Edward Island	13.00	20.00	29.50	2018
Montreal – Quebec	18.00	34.00	38.91	2018
Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan	21.00	30.00	39.00	2018

Methodology

The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for industrial, electrical and construction trades, which includes plumbers, is $31.74. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,240, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $64,000.

There are over 44,000 plumbers working in Canada.

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