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Average Human Resources, Personnel and Recruitment Officer’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Personnel and Recruitment Officers.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 1223.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: human resources officer, personnel officer and recruitment officer.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in itchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario at $31.87 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in New Brunswick at $21.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 – $65,000.
Employment prospects for human resources, personnel and recruitment officers are good in Canada. Government data indicates that the labour market for this profession will be balanced for the near future.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Human Resources, Personnel and Recruitment Officers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 23.08 | 29.78 | 66.97 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 23.14 | 28.37 | 40.48 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 14.67 | 26.00 | 39.90 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 13.00 | 23.42 | 38.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 12.16 | 21.00 | 34.44 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 18.86 | 25.00 | 41.41 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 17.00 | 28.85 | 40.66 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 17.00 | 28.85 | 40.66 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario | 17.00 | 28.85 | 40.66 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 19.23 | 31.87 | 40.26 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 16.50 | 26.30 | 41.03 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 18.00 | 25.00 | 38.46 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan(1) | 32.00 | 31.25 | 47.12 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations, which includes human resources, personnel and recruitment officers, is $28.97. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,008, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $52,000.
There are over 30,000 human resources, personnel and recruitment officers working in Canada.
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