NOC 2021 · 72202 · TEER 2
Power system electricians: wages in Canada
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $36.26 per hour | $46.55 per hour | $60.00 per hour |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $35.29 per hour | $49.79 per hour | $59.89 per hour |
| Nova Scotia | $23.53 per hour | $43.39 per hour | $63.61 per hour |
| New Brunswick | $31.29 per hour | $43.98 per hour | $59.04 per hour |
| Quebec | $36.46 per hour | $39.30 per hour | $56.25 per hour |
| Ontario | $38.00 per hour | $50.85 per hour | $61.98 per hour |
| Manitoba | $25.50 per hour | $41.83 per hour | $49.64 per hour |
| Saskatchewan | $38.66 per hour | $49.37 per hour | $59.02 per hour |
| Alberta | $33.03 per hour | $51.64 per hour | $69.92 per hour |
| British Columbia | $36.10 per hour | $50.99 per hour | $67.95 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
$96,824 a year
At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $46.55 an hour (low $75,421, high $124,800 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.
Power system electricians (NOC 72202): published wages by area
14 areas
| Area | Low | Median | High | Figure | Median vs Canada | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $36.26 per hour | $46.55 per hour | $60.00 per hour | Hourly | This area | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $35.29 per hour | $49.79 per hour | $59.89 per hour | Hourly | +$3.24 (+7.0%) | |
| Prince Edward Island | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No match | |
| Nova Scotia | $23.53 per hour | $43.39 per hour | $63.61 per hour | Hourly | −$3.16 (−6.8%) | |
| New Brunswick | $31.29 per hour | $43.98 per hour | $59.04 per hour | Hourly | −$2.57 (−5.5%) | |
| Quebec | $36.46 per hour | $39.30 per hour | $56.25 per hour | Hourly | −$7.25 (−15.6%) | |
| Ontario | $38.00 per hour | $50.85 per hour | $61.98 per hour | Hourly | +$4.30 (+9.2%) | |
| Manitoba | $25.50 per hour | $41.83 per hour | $49.64 per hour | Hourly | −$4.72 (−10.1%) | |
| Saskatchewan | $38.66 per hour | $49.37 per hour | $59.02 per hour | Hourly | +$2.82 (+6.1%) | |
| Alberta | $33.03 per hour | $51.64 per hour | $69.92 per hour | Hourly | +$5.09 (+10.9%) | |
| British Columbia | $36.10 per hour | $50.99 per hour | $67.95 per hour | Hourly | +$4.44 (+9.5%) | |
| 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