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Plumber Wages in Canada

National median hourly pay, the trend since 2024, and every province compared. 2025 data.

Median hourly
$34.00
Low (10th pct)
$21.00
High (90th pct)
$46.00
Full-time yearly
≈ $70,700

Wage trend

$33.00$33.50$34.00$34.50$35.00$35.5020242025$34.00

Only three years of comparable data exist for this occupation. Statistics Canada reclassified it in 2021, and this site will not join two different definitions into one trend line.

By province and territory

Province or territoryLowMedianHigh
Nunavut$25.28$44.82$53.12
Quebec$24.50$40.00$45.00
Northwest Territories$25.27$38.58$49.54
Saskatchewan$22.00$35.00$43.00
Nova Scotia$18.00$33.00$38.38
Ontario$20.00$32.50$50.38
British Columbia$23.00$32.00$48.00
Manitoba$21.00$30.11$43.00
Alberta$20.00$30.00$43.00
Prince Edward Island$20.00$30.00$38.00
Newfoundland and Labrador$18.50$27.50$36.03
New Brunswick$16.50$26.00$34.00

The full-time yearly figure is the median hourly wage × 2,080 hours (40 a week, 52 weeks). It is an equivalent, not a published salary, and excludes overtime. Official classification: Plumbers (NOC 72300). Source: Labour Force Survey.