Receptionists and Switchboard Operators - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Receptionists and Switchboard Operators 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.



Receptionists and Switchboard Operators

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta*	12.50	18.00	25.00	2009
Edmonton and Area - Alberta	9.96	14.88	27.38	2008
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	9.50	14.90	20.70	2007/8
Winnipeg - Manitoba	10.10	14.28	18.99	2009
Fredericton - New Brunswick	8.50	12.16	21.76	2008
Halifax - Nova Scotia	9.25	14.00	21.00	2009
Toronto - Ontario	10.50	14.50	20.00	2009
Ottawa - Ontario	10.50	14.30	20.00	2009
Windsor / Sarnia - Ontario	10.25	13.95	20.00	2009
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie / Guelph - Ontario	10.25	14.20	19.70	2009
Prince Edward Island	9.55	12.60	18.20	2009
Montreal - Quebec	9.00	11.00	15.00	2007
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	10.00	14.20	19.30	2009

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