NOC 2021 · 72203 · TEER 2

Electrical power line and cable workers: wages in Canada

Electrical power line and cable workers: the wage band by areaHourly wage, Job Bank 2025. Canada first, then each province or territory with a local figure.

CanadaThis site$28.40 per hour$46.00 per hour$62.00 per hour

Newfoundland and Labrador$23.50 per hour$44.00 per hour$50.00 per hour

Prince Edward Island$27.00 per hour$42.00 per hour$45.00 per hour

Nova Scotia$29.61 per hour$51.35 per hour$70.79 per hour

New Brunswick$31.41 per hour$47.26 per hour$65.44 per hour

Quebec$30.90 per hour$42.49 per hour$49.20 per hour

Ontario$29.70 per hour$45.00 per hour$62.00 per hour

Manitoba$27.40 per hour$47.00 per hour$55.00 per hour

Saskatchewan$35.00 per hour$47.85 per hour$62.00 per hour

Alberta$31.75 per hour$55.00 per hour$67.31 per hour

British Columbia$32.00 per hour$50.00 per hour$63.00 per hour

Yukon$54.61 per hour$72.75 per hour$79.57 per hour

Northwest Territories$39.38 per hour$66.32 per hour$78.51 per hour

Electrical power line and cable workers: the wage band by area
Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	$28.40 per hour	$46.00 per hour	$62.00 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador	$23.50 per hour	$44.00 per hour	$50.00 per hour
Prince Edward Island	$27.00 per hour	$42.00 per hour	$45.00 per hour
Nova Scotia	$29.61 per hour	$51.35 per hour	$70.79 per hour
New Brunswick	$31.41 per hour	$47.26 per hour	$65.44 per hour
Quebec	$30.90 per hour	$42.49 per hour	$49.20 per hour
Ontario	$29.70 per hour	$45.00 per hour	$62.00 per hour
Manitoba	$27.40 per hour	$47.00 per hour	$55.00 per hour
Saskatchewan	$35.00 per hour	$47.85 per hour	$62.00 per hour
Alberta	$31.75 per hour	$55.00 per hour	$67.31 per hour
British Columbia	$32.00 per hour	$50.00 per hour	$63.00 per hour
Yukon	$54.61 per hour	$72.75 per hour	$79.57 per hour
Northwest Territories	$39.38 per hour	$66.32 per hour	$78.51 per hour

No local figure for Nunavut (it is not drawn).

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.

Trades, transport and equipment operators
Source code LFS 2023-24 CAN NOC5
Reference period 2023-2024

Hourly to yearly

$95,680 a year

At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $46.00 an hour (low $59,072, high $128,960 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.

Electrical power line and cable workers (NOC 72203): published wages by area

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14 areas

Area	Low	Median	High	Figure	Median vs Canada
Canada	$28.40 per hour	$46.00 per hour	$62.00 per hour	Hourly	This area
Newfoundland and Labrador	$23.50 per hour	$44.00 per hour	$50.00 per hour	Hourly	−$2.00 (−4.3%)
Prince Edward Island	$27.00 per hour	$42.00 per hour	$45.00 per hour	Hourly	−$4.00 (−8.7%)
Nova Scotia	$29.61 per hour	$51.35 per hour	$70.79 per hour	Hourly	+$5.35 (+11.6%)
New Brunswick	$31.41 per hour	$47.26 per hour	$65.44 per hour	Hourly	+$1.26 (+2.7%)
Quebec	$30.90 per hour	$42.49 per hour	$49.20 per hour	Hourly	−$3.51 (−7.6%)
Ontario	$29.70 per hour	$45.00 per hour	$62.00 per hour	Hourly	−$1.00 (−2.2%)
Manitoba	$27.40 per hour	$47.00 per hour	$55.00 per hour	Hourly	+$1.00 (+2.2%)
Saskatchewan	$35.00 per hour	$47.85 per hour	$62.00 per hour	Hourly	+$1.85 (+4.0%)
Alberta	$31.75 per hour	$55.00 per hour	$67.31 per hour	Hourly	+$9.00 (+19.6%)
British Columbia	$32.00 per hour	$50.00 per hour	$63.00 per hour	Hourly	+$4.00 (+8.7%)
Yukon	$54.61 per hour	$72.75 per hour	$79.57 per hour	Hourly	+$26.75 (+58.2%)
Northwest Territories	$39.38 per hour	$66.32 per hour	$78.51 per hour	Hourly	+$20.32 (+44.2%)
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 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