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Average Crane Operator’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Crane Operators.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 7371.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: crane operator, tower crane operator and construction crane operator.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Alberta at $38.33 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in New Brunswick at $28.85 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $55,000 – $80,000.
Government data indicates that there will be enough job seekers for this profession for the near future. Employment prospects are expected to be fair in most parts of Canada.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Crane Operators in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | 20.00 | 38.33 | 48.98 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta*(1) | 20.00 | 38.33 | 48.98 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 21.78 | 32.00 | 46.81 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 20.00 | 30.00 | 47.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 22.00 | 28.85 | 42.00 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(3) | 20.19 | 31.25 | 42.50 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.25 | 29.00 | 43.00 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 20.00 | 30.00 | 43.00 | 2018 |
| Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario(1) | 20.00 | 30.00 | 43.00 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 20.00 | 30.00 | 43.00 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 20.19 | 31.25 | 42.50 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 19.85 | 30.00 | 42.00 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 25.00 | 34.72 | 42.00 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for maintenance and equipment operation trades, which includes crane operators, is $32.66. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,280, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $67,000.
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