NOC 2021 · 21101 · TEER 1
Chemists: wages in Canada
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $24.00 per hour | $38.46 per hour | $65.93 per hour |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $29.36 per hour | $43.69 per hour | $70.91 per hour |
| Prince Edward Island | $22.00 per hour | $36.41 per hour | $51.79 per hour |
| Nova Scotia | $26.52 per hour | $39.23 per hour | $56.76 per hour |
| New Brunswick | $25.30 per hour | $36.83 per hour | $56.10 per hour |
| Quebec | $24.94 per hour | $38.88 per hour | $60.75 per hour |
| Ontario | $27.09 per hour | $39.49 per hour | $66.67 per hour |
| Manitoba | $27.22 per hour | $39.40 per hour | $67.01 per hour |
| Saskatchewan | $27.86 per hour | $42.97 per hour | $72.14 per hour |
| Alberta | $27.00 per hour | $43.74 per hour | $68.19 per hour |
| British Columbia | $26.69 per hour | $39.95 per hour | $59.34 per hour |
No local figure for Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut (they are not drawn).
Data Job Bank wages 2025 (Employment and Social Development Canada), released . Reference periods 2021–2024; each occupation page names its own. Sources and notes
Figures are per hour, in Canadian dollars.
Hourly to yearly
$79,997 a year
At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $38.46 an hour (low $49,920, high $137,134 a year).
A plain multiplication (hourly wage × hours per week × weeks per year) using your assumptions. It is not a published annual wage and ignores overtime, unpaid time off, benefits and taxes.
By province and territory
“Larger-area figure only” means Job Bank shows that area with a provincial, Atlantic or national figure; it is not a local wage and is not shown here. Differences are calculated only between figures in the same unit.
Chemists (NOC 21101): published wages by area
14 areas
| Area | Low | Median | High | Figure | Median vs Canada | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $24.00 per hour | $38.46 per hour | $65.93 per hour | Hourly | This area | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $29.36 per hour | $43.69 per hour | $70.91 per hour | Hourly | +$5.23 (+13.6%) | |
| Prince Edward Island | $22.00 per hour | $36.41 per hour | $51.79 per hour | Hourly | −$2.05 (−5.3%) | |
| Nova Scotia | $26.52 per hour | $39.23 per hour | $56.76 per hour | Hourly | +$0.77 (+2.0%) | |
| New Brunswick | $25.30 per hour | $36.83 per hour | $56.10 per hour | Hourly | −$1.63 (−4.2%) | |
| Quebec | $24.94 per hour | $38.88 per hour | $60.75 per hour | Hourly | +$0.42 (+1.1%) | |
| Ontario | $27.09 per hour | $39.49 per hour | $66.67 per hour | Hourly | +$1.03 (+2.7%) | |
| Manitoba | $27.22 per hour | $39.40 per hour | $67.01 per hour | Hourly | +$0.94 (+2.4%) | |
| Saskatchewan | $27.86 per hour | $42.97 per hour | $72.14 per hour | Hourly | +$4.51 (+11.7%) | |
| Alberta | $27.00 per hour | $43.74 per hour | $68.19 per hour | Hourly | +$5.28 (+13.7%) | |
| British Columbia | $26.69 per hour | $39.95 per hour | $59.34 per hour | Hourly | +$1.49 (+3.9%) | |
| Yukon | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No match | |
| Northwest Territories | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No match | |
| Nunavut | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No match |
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Source of these figures
- Source code: LFS 2023-24 CAN NOC5 — Labour Force Survey, reference period 2023-2024
- Job Bank wages 2025, released (sources)
Sources and notes
Independent site Canada Wage Atlas is not a Government of Canada website and is not affiliated with Employment and Social Development Canada or Job Bank.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Coverage, symbols, caveats and source file
Coverage. 516 NOC 2021 occupation groups for Canada: 515 with a local figure, 0 shown by Job Bank only with a larger area’s figure, 1 not published.
- Not published No value released for this cell; a gap, never zero.
- Job Bank leaves a cell empty when it cannot publish a reliable wage. This site shows “Not published”, never zero.
- Where Job Bank shows an area with a larger area’s wage, this site says “Larger-area figure only” and does not present it as a local wage.
- Hourly and annual figures are never mixed or compared. See the methodology.
Job Bank wages 2025 (open data)
- Publisher
- Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank)
- Dataset page
- open.canada.ca — Job Bank wages
- Released
- Reference period
- 2021–2024 (Labour Force Survey 2023–2024 for most rows)
- File
- wages-2025.csv
- SHA-256
7bd29fb41b2a84eb61a4dbf49bfb63651a8a694c62ce42ac69cb785679d66328- Methodology
- Job Bank wage methodology