Secretaries - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Secretaries 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.



Secretaries (excluding medical and legal Secretaries)

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta*	20.89	21.63	27.98	2009
Edmonton and Area - Alberta*	16.45	22.44	24.00	2009
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	13.14	19.78	24.43	2006/7
Winnipeg - Manitoba	11.78	17.48	23.18	2009
Fredericton - New Brunswick	10.00	17.60	28.00	2008
Halifax - Nova Scotia	10.50	16.80	24.00	2009
Toronto - Ontario	12.00	20.45	25.80	2007
Ottawa - Ontario	12.00	19.15	24.80	2007
Windsor-Essex County - Ontario	11.25	19.15	25.80	2007
Waterloo Region / Huron / Perth / Wellington / Dufferin - Ontario	12.50	19.60	25.84	2007
Prince Edward Island	11.25	15.60	22.45	2009
Montreal - Quebec	9.50	13.00	17.50	2008
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	11.10	17.40	22.80	2009

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