NOC 2021 · 40021 · TEER 0

School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education: wages in Canada

School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education: the wage band by areaHourly wage, Job Bank 2025. Canada first, then each province or territory with a local figure.

CanadaThis site$36.54 per hour$55.29 per hour$71.51 per hour

Newfoundland and Labrador$37.50 per hour$50.00 per hour$75.00 per hour

Prince Edward Island$29.74 per hour$52.31 per hour$61.54 per hour

Nova Scotia$33.33 per hour$55.29 per hour$71.15 per hour

New Brunswick$37.50 per hour$49.52 per hour$60.10 per hour

Quebec$38.18 per hour$54.81 per hour$65.93 per hour

Ontario$35.71 per hour$57.14 per hour$72.19 per hour

Manitoba$37.06 per hour$49.44 per hour$62.50 per hour

Saskatchewan$38.46 per hour$53.85 per hour$74.23 per hour

Alberta$39.53 per hour$56.73 per hour$64.16 per hour

British Columbia$30.77 per hour$57.21 per hour$90.38 per hour

Yukon$50.49 per hour$67.24 per hour$83.37 per hour

Northwest Territories$51.62 per hour$70.41 per hour$87.16 per hour

Nunavut$50.82 per hour$72.95 per hour$88.26 per hour

School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education: the wage band by area
Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	$36.54 per hour	$55.29 per hour	$71.51 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador	$37.50 per hour	$50.00 per hour	$75.00 per hour
Prince Edward Island	$29.74 per hour	$52.31 per hour	$61.54 per hour
Nova Scotia	$33.33 per hour	$55.29 per hour	$71.15 per hour
New Brunswick	$37.50 per hour	$49.52 per hour	$60.10 per hour
Quebec	$38.18 per hour	$54.81 per hour	$65.93 per hour
Ontario	$35.71 per hour	$57.14 per hour	$72.19 per hour
Manitoba	$37.06 per hour	$49.44 per hour	$62.50 per hour
Saskatchewan	$38.46 per hour	$53.85 per hour	$74.23 per hour
Alberta	$39.53 per hour	$56.73 per hour	$64.16 per hour
British Columbia	$30.77 per hour	$57.21 per hour	$90.38 per hour
Yukon	$50.49 per hour	$67.24 per hour	$83.37 per hour
Northwest Territories	$51.62 per hour	$70.41 per hour	$87.16 per hour
Nunavut	$50.82 per hour	$72.95 per hour	$88.26 per hour

Data Job Bank wages 2025 (Employment and Social Development Canada), released Nov 19, 2025. Reference periods 2021–2024; each occupation page names its own. Sources and notes

Figures are per hour, in Canadian dollars.

Education, law and social, community and government services
Source code LFS 2023-24 CAN NOC5
Reference period 2023-2024

Hourly to yearly

$115,003 a year

At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $55.29 an hour (low $76,003, high $148,741 a year).

Hours per weekWeeks per 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.

School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 40021): published wages by area

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14 areas

Area	Low	Median	High	Figure	Median vs Canada
Canada	$36.54 per hour	$55.29 per hour	$71.51 per hour	Hourly	This area
Newfoundland and Labrador	$37.50 per hour	$50.00 per hour	$75.00 per hour	Hourly	−$5.29 (−9.6%)
Prince Edward Island	$29.74 per hour	$52.31 per hour	$61.54 per hour	Hourly	−$2.98 (−5.4%)
Nova Scotia	$33.33 per hour	$55.29 per hour	$71.15 per hour	Hourly	same
New Brunswick	$37.50 per hour	$49.52 per hour	$60.10 per hour	Hourly	−$5.77 (−10.4%)
Quebec	$38.18 per hour	$54.81 per hour	$65.93 per hour	Hourly	−$0.48 (−0.9%)
Ontario	$35.71 per hour	$57.14 per hour	$72.19 per hour	Hourly	+$1.85 (+3.3%)
Manitoba	$37.06 per hour	$49.44 per hour	$62.50 per hour	Hourly	−$5.85 (−10.6%)
Saskatchewan	$38.46 per hour	$53.85 per hour	$74.23 per hour	Hourly	−$1.44 (−2.6%)
Alberta	$39.53 per hour	$56.73 per hour	$64.16 per hour	Hourly	+$1.44 (+2.6%)
British Columbia	$30.77 per hour	$57.21 per hour	$90.38 per hour	Hourly	+$1.92 (+3.5%)
Yukon	$50.49 per hour	$67.24 per hour	$83.37 per hour	Hourly	+$11.95 (+21.6%)
Northwest Territories	$51.62 per hour	$70.41 per hour	$87.16 per hour	Hourly	+$15.12 (+27.3%)
Nunavut	$50.82 per hour	$72.95 per hour	$88.26 per hour	Hourly	+$17.66 (+31.9%)

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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 Nov 19, 2025 (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: Nov 19, 2025
Reference period: 2021–2024 (Labour Force Survey 2023–2024 for most rows)
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada
File: wages-2025.csv
SHA-256: 7bd29fb41b2a84eb61a4dbf49bfb63651a8a694c62ce42ac69cb785679d66328
Methodology: Job Bank wage methodology