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Average Motor Vehicle Body Repairer’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Motor Vehicle Body Repairers. The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 7322.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: motor vehicle body repairer, automotive body mechanic, used car renovator, dent remover and repairer and collision repair technician.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Edmonton, Alberta at $32.00 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Ottawa – Ontario at $19.67 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $40,000 – $65,000.
Government labour market data indicates that the number of job seekers will balance job vacancies in this profession for the near future. Turnover in this profession is high because of poor employment conditions and relatively low wages.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Motor Vehicle Body Repairers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 20.00 | 30.50 | 58.95 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 16.94 | 32.00 | 62.50 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 15.00 | 23.00 | 35.00 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 14.00 | 23.00 | 48.08 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick | 14.00 | 20.00 | 45.00 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 17.25 | 23.00 | 30.00 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.57 | 32.95 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 15.00 | 19.67 | 38.19 | 2018 |
| Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.00 | 32.95 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.67 | 32.95 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 15.00 | 20.00 | 26.47 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 14.75 | 21.00 | 30.96 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 17.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for maintenance and equipment operation trades, which includes motor vehicle body repairers, 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.
There are over 30,000 motor vehicle body repairers working in Canada.
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