Bookkeeper Salary in Canada
In Canada, the median wage for bookkeepers was $20/hr. in 2016.
In 2016, bookkeepers in the Yukon reported higher wages.
| ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS AND BOOKKEEPERS (NOC 1311-B) | |||
| Wages ($/hr) | |||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 12.8 | 20 | 31.79 |
| Yukon | 11.32 | 24.62 | 37.65 |
| Alberta | 13.94 | 23.08 | 35.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | 21 | 34.62 |
| Ontario | 12.75 | 20 | 31.82 |
| British Columbia | 12.02 | 20 | 30 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.54 | 16.75 | 29.74 |
| Manitoba | 12.31 | 18.5 | 27.78 |
| Québec | 13.5 | 19.71 | 27.75 |
| New Brunswick | 12.37 | 17.5 | 27.4 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 13 | 16.83 | 25.13 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11.25 | 16 | 25 |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
Licensing
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers are not regulated in Canada. They are not required to be registered with one of the provincial or territorial regulatory authorities to be authorized to practise in Canada.
