Canadian Salary Survey – Business, Finance and Administration

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Average Canadian Business, Finance and Administration Salary — Business, Finance and Administration Wages in Canada

The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:

›› Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this.
›› High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this.
›› Average pay: The average wage in this sector after removing the bottom 10 percent and the top 10 percent of workers. Average pay is then calculated on the remaining 80 percent of workers’ wages.

Average Hourly Wages for Business, Finance and Office Jobs

Job Location Low Wage
$ per hr
Average Wage
$ per hr
High Wage
$ per hr
General Office Clerk Toronto $11 $17 $24
Calgary $12 $18 $28
Winnipeg $11 $17 $28
Data Entry Clerk Toronto $10 $14 $19
Calgary $12 $17 $24
Winnipeg $10 $15 $19
Receptionist / Switchboard Operator Toronto $11 $15 $20
Calgary $11 $16 $24
Winnipeg $10 $14 $21
Accounting and Related Clerking Toronto $11 $16 $23
Calgary $14 $19 $26
Winnipeg $12 $17 $26
Bookkeeper Toronto $12 $18 $26
Calgary $12 $18 $26
Winnipeg $11 $17 $24
Executive Assistant Toronto $17 $24 $31
Calgary $18 $26 $33
Winnipeg $14 $20 $28