Social Workers - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Social Workers 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.



Social Workers

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta	15.50	25.68	33.35	2005
Edmonton and Area - Alberta	20.63	29.93	33.93	2005
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	17.70	27.75	34.79	2006/7
Winnipeg - Manitoba	14.42	22.84	34.62	2004
Fredericton - New Brunswick	17.33	23.33	27.54	2006/7
Halifax - Nova Scotia	9.75	24.84	32.95	2006/7
Toronto - Ontario	17.45	28.25	39.20	2006
Ottawa - Ontario	16.85	25.20	34.45	2005
Windsor-Essex County - Ontario	16.50	26.50	33.45	2006
Waterloo Region / Huron / Perth / Wellington, Dufferin - Ontario	16.53	27.47	35.89	2006
Prince Edward Island	18.52	24.29	28.66	2003
Montreal - Quebec	14.96	19.53	24.73	2006
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	-	22.64	-	-