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Average Supervisor’s, General Office and Administrative Support Clerk’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this employment is 1211.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: clerical supervisor, switchboard operators supervisor, records office supervisor, office supervisor and data entry supervisor.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Calgary, Alberta at $32.55 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Winnipeg – Manitoba at $17.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 – $65,000.
Government data indicates that there will be enough job seekers for this profession for the near future. Retirements will be the main source of job vacancies for these positions.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 16.50 | 32.55 | 57.69 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 18.50 | 26.57 | 50.68 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 24.04 | 32.00 | 50.00 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 13.00 | 17.00 | 36.26 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 14.42 | 23.00 | 32.00 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 19.00 | 22.50 | 48.08 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.42 | 25.00 | 41.23 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 15.40 | 25.00 | 42.05 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario | 15.40 | 25.00 | 42.05 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 15.50 | 24.04 | 29.82 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 16.62 | 24.62 | 35.90 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 17.31 | 23.00 | 36.06 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 12.00 | 27.00 | 38.67 | 2018 |
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There are over 28,000 supervisors for general office and administrative support clerks working in Canada.
The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations, which includes supervisors for general office and administrative support clerks, 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.
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