See table for salaries.
Electricans — Plumbers — Carpenters — Truck Drivers — Bricklayers — Mechanics — Line and Cable — Painters
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 Trades Jobs in Canada
| Job | Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | Toronto | $14 | $27 | $37 |
| Calgary | $24 | $34 | $39 | |
| Winnipeg | $12 | $23 | $34 | |
| Plumber | Toronto | $14 | $25 | $37 |
| Calgary | $17 | $31 | $38 | |
| Winnipeg | $14 | $23 | $31 | |
| Carpenter | Toronto | $16 | $25 | $32 |
| Calgary | $12 | $30 | $35 | |
| Winnipeg | $15 | $20 | $28 | |
| Painter and Decorator | Toronto | $13 | $20 | $30 |
| Calgary | $17 | $29 | $37 | |
| Winnipeg | $16 | $20 | $27 | |
| Truck Driver | Toronto | $17 | $21 | $29 |
| Calgary | $17 | $23 | $37 | |
| Winnipeg | $13 | $17 | $33 | |
| Telecoms Line and Cable Workers | Toronto | $13 | $19 | $29 |
| Calgary | $12 | $24 | $39 | |
| Winnipeg | $12 | $17 | $25 | |
| Bricklayer | Toronto | $17 | $25 | $33 |
| Calgary | $18 | $35 | $39 | |
| Winnipeg | $18 | $25 | $33 | |
| Automotive Service Mechanic / Technician | Toronto | $11 | $18 | $28 |
| Calgary | $21 | $31 | $36 | |
| Winnipeg | $12 | $18 | $28 | |
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