Administrative Officer Salary in Canada
In Canada, the administrative officer median wage is $22.56/hr.
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS (NOC 1241) | |||
| 2020 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 15 | 22.56 | 32.69 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.95 | 23.32 | 32 |
| Prince Edward Island | 15 | 23 | 29.23 |
| Nova Scotia | 14 | 21 | 27.95 |
| New Brunswick | 14 | 20 | 29 |
| Quebec | 15 | 21.87 | 30 |
| Ontario | 15 | 23.08 | 33.8 |
| Manitoba | 14 | 21.78 | 31.45 |
| Saskatchewan | 15.94 | 22.53 | 32.05 |
| Alberta | 17.31 | 25.55 | 35.16 |
| British Columbia | 15.5 | 22.05 | 31.79 |
| Yukon Territory | 20 | 27.88 | 33.78 |
| Northwest Territories | 20 | 28.76 | 38.08 |
| Nunavut | 21.43 | 30 | 40 |
| Source: Job Bank. Dec 2020 | |||
Job Prospects in Canada
| Labour demand and labour supply projections (2019-2021) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Fair |
| Prince Edward Island | Fair |
| Nova Scotia | Fair |
| New Brunswick | Good |
| Québec | Fair |
| Ontario | Fair |
| Manitoba | Fair |
| Saskatchewan | Limited |
| Alberta | Fair |
| British Columbia | Fair |
| Yukon | Limited |
| Northwest Territories | Fair |
| Nunavut | Fair |
| Source: Job Bank. Dec 2020 | |
According to Canada’s Job Bank, in 2016, the median wage of an administrative officers was $23.00/hr.
Salaries for administrative officers or assistants vary by province. In 2016, administrative officers had the lowest wages in Nova Scotia.
| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (NOC 1221-B) | |||
| Wages ($/hr) | |||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 14.98 | 23 | 35 |
| Northwest Territories | 20 | 31.93 | 52.61 |
| Nunavut | 20 | 33.8 | 50 |
| Alberta | 17 | 24.04 | 37.02 |
| Ontario | 14.23 | 23 | 35.9 |
| Yukon | 17 | 25 | 35.17 |
| Québec | 15.76 | 23 | 34.62 |
| Saskatchewan | 15 | 23.65 | 34.62 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 13.5 | 21.54 | 34.07 |
| Manitoba | 14 | 21 | 33.6 |
| British Columbia | 15 | 23 | 33 |
| Prince Edward Island | 14 | 20 | 30 |
| Nova Scotia | 13 | 18.5 | 27.5 |
| New Brunswick | 13.85 | 20 | 26.92 |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016 | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
Licensing
This occupation is not regulated in Canada. This means that you are not required to be registered with one of the provincial or territorial regulatory authorities to be authorized to practise this occupation in Canada.
