NOC 2021 · 41403 · TEER 1

Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers: wages in Canada

Social 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$26.67 per hour$42.56 per hour$60.00 per hour

Newfoundland and Labrador$24.73 per hour$36.06 per hour$53.33 per hour

Prince Edward Island$28.00 per hour$37.95 per hour$50.26 per hour

Nova Scotia$26.00 per hour$39.56 per hour$50.48 per hour

New Brunswick$26.57 per hour$40.00 per hour$51.37 per hour

Quebec$26.00 per hour$40.00 per hour$57.44 per hour

Ontario$26.92 per hour$44.62 per hour$64.10 per hour

Manitoba$25.33 per hour$38.00 per hour$54.87 per hour

Saskatchewan$28.85 per hour$39.49 per hour$54.05 per hour

Alberta$26.00 per hour$41.34 per hour$60.07 per hour

British Columbia$27.47 per hour$41.83 per hour$57.69 per hour

Yukon$29.40 per hour$49.32 per hour$56.24 per hour

Northwest Territories$38.00 per hour$56.25 per hour$72.00 per hour

Nunavut$38.10 per hour$55.90 per hour$71.79 per hour

Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers: the wage band by area
Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	$26.67 per hour	$42.56 per hour	$60.00 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador	$24.73 per hour	$36.06 per hour	$53.33 per hour
Prince Edward Island	$28.00 per hour	$37.95 per hour	$50.26 per hour
Nova Scotia	$26.00 per hour	$39.56 per hour	$50.48 per hour
New Brunswick	$26.57 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$51.37 per hour
Quebec	$26.00 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$57.44 per hour
Ontario	$26.92 per hour	$44.62 per hour	$64.10 per hour
Manitoba	$25.33 per hour	$38.00 per hour	$54.87 per hour
Saskatchewan	$28.85 per hour	$39.49 per hour	$54.05 per hour
Alberta	$26.00 per hour	$41.34 per hour	$60.07 per hour
British Columbia	$27.47 per hour	$41.83 per hour	$57.69 per hour
Yukon	$29.40 per hour	$49.32 per hour	$56.24 per hour
Northwest Territories	$38.00 per hour	$56.25 per hour	$72.00 per hour
Nunavut	$38.10 per hour	$55.90 per hour	$71.79 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

$88,525 a year

At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $42.56 an hour (low $55,474, high $124,800 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.

Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41403): published wages by area

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Area	Low	Median	High	Figure	Median vs Canada
Canada	$26.67 per hour	$42.56 per hour	$60.00 per hour	Hourly	This area
Newfoundland and Labrador	$24.73 per hour	$36.06 per hour	$53.33 per hour	Hourly	−$6.50 (−15.3%)
Prince Edward Island	$28.00 per hour	$37.95 per hour	$50.26 per hour	Hourly	−$4.61 (−10.8%)
Nova Scotia	$26.00 per hour	$39.56 per hour	$50.48 per hour	Hourly	−$3.00 (−7.0%)
New Brunswick	$26.57 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$51.37 per hour	Hourly	−$2.56 (−6.0%)
Quebec	$26.00 per hour	$40.00 per hour	$57.44 per hour	Hourly	−$2.56 (−6.0%)
Ontario	$26.92 per hour	$44.62 per hour	$64.10 per hour	Hourly	+$2.06 (+4.8%)
Manitoba	$25.33 per hour	$38.00 per hour	$54.87 per hour	Hourly	−$4.56 (−10.7%)
Saskatchewan	$28.85 per hour	$39.49 per hour	$54.05 per hour	Hourly	−$3.07 (−7.2%)
Alberta	$26.00 per hour	$41.34 per hour	$60.07 per hour	Hourly	−$1.22 (−2.9%)
British Columbia	$27.47 per hour	$41.83 per hour	$57.69 per hour	Hourly	−$0.73 (−1.7%)
Yukon	$29.40 per hour	$49.32 per hour	$56.24 per hour	Hourly	+$6.76 (+15.9%)
Northwest Territories	$38.00 per hour	$56.25 per hour	$72.00 per hour	Hourly	+$13.69 (+32.2%)
Nunavut	$38.10 per hour	$55.90 per hour	$71.79 per hour	Hourly	+$13.34 (+31.3%)

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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