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Average Painter’s and Decorator’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Painters and Decorators. The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 7294.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: painter and decorator, paperhanger, construction painter and building painter.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Edmonton – Alberta at $35.75 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island at $17.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary is in the region of $35,000 – $50,000.
Government labour market data indicates that the number of job seekers will balance job vacancies in this profession for the near future. Employment prospects are expected to be fair in most parts of Canada.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Painters and Decorators in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 16.50 | 24.00 | 37.18 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 24.67 | 35.75 | 40.00 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 14.00 | 21.00 | 35.00 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 14.00 | 20.29 | 29.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick | 12.75 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 15.00 | 19.00 | 28.10 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.00 | 32.00 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.00 | 34.00 | 2018 |
| Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario | 14.00 | 20.00 | 46.54 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 15.00 | 22.00 | 27.00 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.25 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 18.00 | 27.00 | 36.02 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 13.25 | 23.50 | 30.45 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for industrial, electrical and construction trades, which includes painters and decorators, is $31.74. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,240, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $64,000.
There are over 39,000 painters and decorators working in Canada.
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