Wage Atlas

What Canadian trades actually earn

Median hourly wages by occupation, province and economic region, with up to ten years of history — built from Employment and Social Development Canada's open wage data. Job Bank publishes only the current year; this shows how pay has moved.

TradeLowMedianHigh
Powerline Technicians$28.40$46.00$62.00
Electrical Contractors and Supervisors$30.00$44.79$64.00
Steamfitters and Pipefitters$27.00$43.89$55.59
Ironworkers$29.00$43.00$49.80
Industrial Electricians$28.00$42.00$54.00
Machining Contractors and Supervisors$28.10$40.00$55.00
Mechanic Shop Contractors and Supervisors$25.00$40.00$60.00
Aircraft Mechanics$24.48$39.00$52.88
Heavy Equipment Crew Supervisors$26.92$38.46$55.00
Carpentry Contractors and Supervisors$25.00$38.00$51.17
Construction Contractors and Supervisors$26.00$37.50$50.00
Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics$23.87$37.12$55.00
Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics$24.00$37.00$52.00
Electricians$20.00$35.00$48.00
Sheet Metal Workers$22.70$34.07$45.95
Plumbers$21.00$34.00$46.00
Concrete Finishers$24.50$34.00$43.47
Drywall Installers$23.00$33.00$43.75
Carpenters$22.00$32.12$44.23
Roofers$22.00$30.97$44.24
Welders$22.00$30.00$47.00
Machinists$21.00$30.00$41.50
Automotive Service Technicians$19.00$29.89$43.27
Painters and Decorators$20.00$28.00$40.99

Hourly wages for employees, national figures for 2025. Self-employed earnings are not included, which matters for trades where owner-operators are common.