NOC 2021 · 72401 · TEER 2

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics: wages in Canada

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics: the wage band by areaHourly wage, Job Bank 2025. Canada first, then each province or territory with a local figure.

CanadaThis site$23.87 per hour$37.12 per hour$55.00 per hour

Newfoundland and Labrador$23.87 per hour$39.63 per hour$55.85 per hour

Prince Edward Island$19.00 per hour$28.00 per hour$38.46 per hour

Nova Scotia$20.00 per hour$31.26 per hour$41.00 per hour

New Brunswick$20.00 per hour$29.00 per hour$40.20 per hour

Quebec$24.00 per hour$33.00 per hour$47.00 per hour

Ontario$22.00 per hour$35.00 per hour$51.19 per hour

Manitoba$23.75 per hour$35.00 per hour$48.00 per hour

Saskatchewan$22.50 per hour$37.00 per hour$51.50 per hour

Alberta$23.50 per hour$42.00 per hour$65.00 per hour

British Columbia$27.00 per hour$45.00 per hour$55.50 per hour

Yukon$30.34 per hour$44.17 per hour$56.86 per hour

Northwest Territories$32.87 per hour$52.22 per hour$82.01 per hour

Nunavut$36.00 per hour$53.00 per hour$55.00 per hour

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics: the wage band by area
Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	$23.87 per hour	$37.12 per hour	$55.00 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador	$23.87 per hour	$39.63 per hour	$55.85 per hour
Prince Edward Island	$19.00 per hour	$28.00 per hour	$38.46 per hour
Nova Scotia	$20.00 per hour	$31.26 per hour	$41.00 per hour
New Brunswick	$20.00 per hour	$29.00 per hour	$40.20 per hour
Quebec	$24.00 per hour	$33.00 per hour	$47.00 per hour
Ontario	$22.00 per hour	$35.00 per hour	$51.19 per hour
Manitoba	$23.75 per hour	$35.00 per hour	$48.00 per hour
Saskatchewan	$22.50 per hour	$37.00 per hour	$51.50 per hour
Alberta	$23.50 per hour	$42.00 per hour	$65.00 per hour
British Columbia	$27.00 per hour	$45.00 per hour	$55.50 per hour
Yukon	$30.34 per hour	$44.17 per hour	$56.86 per hour
Northwest Territories	$32.87 per hour	$52.22 per hour	$82.01 per hour
Nunavut	$36.00 per hour	$53.00 per hour	$55.00 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.

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

Hourly to yearly

$77,210 a year

At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $37.12 an hour (low $49,650, high $114,400 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.

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401): published wages by area

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Area	Low	Median	High	Figure	Median vs Canada
Canada	$23.87 per hour	$37.12 per hour	$55.00 per hour	Hourly	This area
Newfoundland and Labrador	$23.87 per hour	$39.63 per hour	$55.85 per hour	Hourly	+$2.51 (+6.8%)
Prince Edward Island	$19.00 per hour	$28.00 per hour	$38.46 per hour	Hourly	−$9.12 (−24.6%)
Nova Scotia	$20.00 per hour	$31.26 per hour	$41.00 per hour	Hourly	−$5.86 (−15.8%)
New Brunswick	$20.00 per hour	$29.00 per hour	$40.20 per hour	Hourly	−$8.12 (−21.9%)
Quebec	$24.00 per hour	$33.00 per hour	$47.00 per hour	Hourly	−$4.12 (−11.1%)
Ontario	$22.00 per hour	$35.00 per hour	$51.19 per hour	Hourly	−$2.12 (−5.7%)
Manitoba	$23.75 per hour	$35.00 per hour	$48.00 per hour	Hourly	−$2.12 (−5.7%)
Saskatchewan	$22.50 per hour	$37.00 per hour	$51.50 per hour	Hourly	−$0.12 (−0.3%)
Alberta	$23.50 per hour	$42.00 per hour	$65.00 per hour	Hourly	+$4.88 (+13.1%)
British Columbia	$27.00 per hour	$45.00 per hour	$55.50 per hour	Hourly	+$7.88 (+21.2%)
Yukon	$30.34 per hour	$44.17 per hour	$56.86 per hour	Hourly	+$7.05 (+19.0%)
Northwest Territories	$32.87 per hour	$52.22 per hour	$82.01 per hour	Hourly	+$15.10 (+40.7%)
Nunavut	$36.00 per hour	$53.00 per hour	$55.00 per hour	Hourly	+$15.88 (+42.8%)

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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