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Average Graphic Designers and Illustrator’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Graphic Designers and Illustrators.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 5241.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: graphic designer, graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Calgary, Alberta at $32.21 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island at $18.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $35,000 – $65,000.
It is expected that there will be a small shortage of workers in this profession for the near future. Over half of vacancies are expected to arise through expansion demand.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Graphic Designers and Illustrators in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 21.00 | 32.21 | 60.21 | 2017 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 19.50 | 28.89 | 40.77 | 2017 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia | 17.00 | 26.00 | 38.00 | 2016 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 14.50 | 21.63 | 33.00 | 2016 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 13.50 | 18.00 | 30.71 | 2016 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 13.50 | 23.08 | 36.06 | 2016 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 15.00 | 26.92 | 45.64 | 2016 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 15.55 | 24.00 | 37.31 | 2016 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario | 14.95 | 21.63 | 36.54 | 2016 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 13.00 | 20.00 | 30.00 | 2016 |
| Prince Edward Island | 13.50 | 18.00 | 30.71 | 2016 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 16.47 | 22.73 | 36.06 | 2016 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 17.00 | 21.00 | 37.95 | 2016 |
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The 2018 full-time average hourly wage rate for technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport, which includes graphic designers and illustrators, is $25.95. The 2018 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $923, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment unit of $48,000.
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