NOC 2021 · 32100 · TEER 2
Opticians: wages in Canada
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $17.80 per hour | $28.50 per hour | $39.40 per hour |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $20.43 per hour | $29.59 per hour | $38.51 per hour |
| Nova Scotia | $22.08 per hour | $28.07 per hour | $32.41 per hour |
| New Brunswick | $20.73 per hour | $28.50 per hour | $34.30 per hour |
| Quebec | $17.00 per hour | $30.00 per hour | $36.50 per hour |
| Ontario | $17.80 per hour | $24.04 per hour | $42.80 per hour |
| Manitoba | $21.16 per hour | $29.69 per hour | $37.86 per hour |
| Saskatchewan | $22.24 per hour | $30.10 per hour | $36.51 per hour |
| Alberta | $17.36 per hour | $28.00 per hour | $39.40 per hour |
| British Columbia | $22.00 per hour | $30.82 per hour | $38.46 per hour |
No local figure for Prince Edward Island, 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
$59,280 a year
At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $28.50 an hour (low $37,024, high $81,952 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.
Opticians (NOC 32100): published wages by area
14 areas
| Area | Low | Median | High | Figure | Median vs Canada | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $17.80 per hour | $28.50 per hour | $39.40 per hour | Hourly | This area | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $20.43 per hour | $29.59 per hour | $38.51 per hour | Hourly | +$1.09 (+3.8%) | |
| Prince Edward Island | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No match | |
| Nova Scotia | $22.08 per hour | $28.07 per hour | $32.41 per hour | Hourly | −$0.43 (−1.5%) | |
| New Brunswick | $20.73 per hour | $28.50 per hour | $34.30 per hour | Hourly | same | |
| Quebec | $17.00 per hour | $30.00 per hour | $36.50 per hour | Hourly | +$1.50 (+5.3%) | |
| Ontario | $17.80 per hour | $24.04 per hour | $42.80 per hour | Hourly | −$4.46 (−15.6%) | |
| Manitoba | $21.16 per hour | $29.69 per hour | $37.86 per hour | Hourly | +$1.19 (+4.2%) | |
| Saskatchewan | $22.24 per hour | $30.10 per hour | $36.51 per hour | Hourly | +$1.60 (+5.6%) | |
| Alberta | $17.36 per hour | $28.00 per hour | $39.40 per hour | Hourly | −$0.50 (−1.8%) | |
| British Columbia | $22.00 per hour | $30.82 per hour | $38.46 per hour | Hourly | +$2.32 (+8.1%) | |
| 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