NOC 2021 · 41400 · TEER 1

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers: wages in Canada

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers: the wage band by areaHourly wage, Job Bank 2025. Canada first, then each province or territory with a local figure.

CanadaThis site$28.57 per hour$43.27 per hour$65.38 per hour

Newfoundland and Labrador$33.50 per hour$39.90 per hour$58.46 per hour

Prince Edward Island$32.31 per hour$36.60 per hour$51.52 per hour

Nova Scotia$21.38 per hour$40.00 per hour$59.49 per hour

New Brunswick$22.50 per hour$40.00 per hour$67.69 per hour

Quebec$28.00 per hour$47.19 per hour$68.68 per hour

Ontario$31.00 per hour$43.59 per hour$67.31 per hour

Manitoba$20.52 per hour$37.14 per hour$64.10 per hour

Saskatchewan$24.00 per hour$41.03 per hour$67.31 per hour

Alberta$28.60 per hour$44.20 per hour$65.00 per hour

British Columbia$30.00 per hour$39.49 per hour$55.00 per hour

Yukon$30.00 per hour$41.00 per hour$53.33 per hour

Northwest Territories$44.00 per hour$56.25 per hour$63.59 per hour

Nunavut$45.01 per hour$62.77 per hour$77.76 per hour

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers: the wage band by area
Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	$28.57 per hour	$43.27 per hour	$65.38 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador	$33.50 per hour	$39.90 per hour	$58.46 per hour
Prince Edward Island	$32.31 per hour	$36.60 per hour	$51.52 per hour
Nova Scotia	$21.38 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$59.49 per hour
New Brunswick	$22.50 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$67.69 per hour
Quebec	$28.00 per hour	$47.19 per hour	$68.68 per hour
Ontario	$31.00 per hour	$43.59 per hour	$67.31 per hour
Manitoba	$20.52 per hour	$37.14 per hour	$64.10 per hour
Saskatchewan	$24.00 per hour	$41.03 per hour	$67.31 per hour
Alberta	$28.60 per hour	$44.20 per hour	$65.00 per hour
British Columbia	$30.00 per hour	$39.49 per hour	$55.00 per hour
Yukon	$30.00 per hour	$41.00 per hour	$53.33 per hour
Northwest Territories	$44.00 per hour	$56.25 per hour	$63.59 per hour
Nunavut	$45.01 per hour	$62.77 per hour	$77.76 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

$90,002 a year

At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $43.27 an hour (low $59,426, high $135,990 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.

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41400): published wages by area

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14 areas

Area	Low	Median	High	Figure	Median vs Canada
Canada	$28.57 per hour	$43.27 per hour	$65.38 per hour	Hourly	This area
Newfoundland and Labrador	$33.50 per hour	$39.90 per hour	$58.46 per hour	Hourly	−$3.37 (−7.8%)
Prince Edward Island	$32.31 per hour	$36.60 per hour	$51.52 per hour	Hourly	−$6.67 (−15.4%)
Nova Scotia	$21.38 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$59.49 per hour	Hourly	−$3.27 (−7.6%)
New Brunswick	$22.50 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$67.69 per hour	Hourly	−$3.27 (−7.6%)
Quebec	$28.00 per hour	$47.19 per hour	$68.68 per hour	Hourly	+$3.92 (+9.1%)
Ontario	$31.00 per hour	$43.59 per hour	$67.31 per hour	Hourly	+$0.32 (+0.7%)
Manitoba	$20.52 per hour	$37.14 per hour	$64.10 per hour	Hourly	−$6.13 (−14.2%)
Saskatchewan	$24.00 per hour	$41.03 per hour	$67.31 per hour	Hourly	−$2.24 (−5.2%)
Alberta	$28.60 per hour	$44.20 per hour	$65.00 per hour	Hourly	+$0.93 (+2.1%)
British Columbia	$30.00 per hour	$39.49 per hour	$55.00 per hour	Hourly	−$3.78 (−8.7%)
Yukon	$30.00 per hour	$41.00 per hour	$53.33 per hour	Hourly	−$2.27 (−5.2%)
Northwest Territories	$44.00 per hour	$56.25 per hour	$63.59 per hour	Hourly	+$12.98 (+30.0%)
Nunavut	$45.01 per hour	$62.77 per hour	$77.76 per hour	Hourly	+$19.50 (+45.1%)

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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