Cook Salary in Canada
In Canada, the cook median salary is $15.6/hr.
In 2022, cooks reported higher wages in Nunavut.
| COOK (NOC 63200) | |||
| 2022 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 13 | 15.6 | 21.18 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.5 | 15 | 25 |
| Prince Edward Island | 14.5 | 15 | 24.47 |
| Nova Scotia | 14.5 | 14.5 | 22 |
| New Brunswick | 14.75 | 14.75 | 20.21 |
| Quebec | 14.25 | 15 | 21.63 |
| Ontario | 15.5 | 15.5 | 20 |
| Manitoba | 14.15 | 14.15 | 18 |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | 15 | 22 |
| Alberta | 15 | 16 | 21 |
| British Columbia | 15.65 | 16.25 | 23 |
| Yukon Territory | 16.77 | 21 | 31.25 |
| Northwest Territories | 16 | 20 | 28 |
| Nunavut | 17 | 25 | 36.27 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2023 | |||
In 2020, cooks in Nunavut reported higher wages.
| COOKS (NOC 6322) | |||
| 2020 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 12 | 14.75 | 20 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 12.15 | 13.5 | 25.05 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.85 | 14 | 21.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 12.55 | 13 | 17.5 |
| New Brunswick | 11.7 | 12.75 | 18 |
| Quebec | 13.1 | 14 | 20 |
| Ontario | 14.25 | 14.5 | 18.5 |
| Manitoba | 11.9 | 13 | 19.71 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.45 | 14.25 | 21.17 |
| Alberta | 15 | 15.5 | 20.51 |
| British Columbia | 14.6 | 14.75 | 20.5 |
| Yukon Territory | 15.5 | 21 | 32 |
| Northwest Territories | 16.15 | 22 | 29.17 |
| Nunavut | 16 | 18.63 | 48.72 |
| Source: Job Bank. Dec 2020 | |||
Cook Job Prospects in Canada (2019-2021)
| Labour demand and labour supply projections (2019-2021) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Limited |
| Prince Edward Island | Good |
| Nova Scotia | Good |
| New Brunswick | Limited |
| Québec | Fair |
| Ontario | Good |
| Manitoba | Limited |
| Saskatchewan | Fair |
| Alberta | Fair |
| British Columbia | Fair |
| Yukon | Good |
| Northwest Territories | Fair |
| Nunavut | Fair |
| Source: Job Bank. Dec 2020 | |
In 2019, cooks reported higher wages in Nunavut.
| COOKS (NOC 6322) | |||
| 2019 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11.32 | 14.00 | 19.62 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11.40 | 13.50 | 24.64 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.25 | 12.50 | 21.50 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.55 | 12.65 | 17.00 |
| New Brunswick | 11.50 | 12.50 | 19.69 |
| Quebec | 12.50 | 13.50 | 19.57 |
| Ontario | 14.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 |
| Manitoba | 11.65 | 13.00 | 20.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.32 | 14.00 | 20.00 |
| Alberta | 15.00 | 15.00 | 20.50 |
| British Columbia | 13.85 | 14.00 | 20.00 |
| Yukon Territory | 14.00 | 20.00 | 30.00 |
| Northwest Territories | 15.00 | 20.00 | 28.00 |
| Nunavut | 13.00 | 18.63 | 48.72 |
| Source: Job Bank. November, 2019 | |||
In 2017, cooks reported higher salaries in the Northwest Territories.
| COOKS (NOC 6322-B) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.85 | 13 | 19.38 |
| Northwest Territories | 15 | 18.75 | 29.17 |
| Nunavut | 15 | 19 | 28 |
| Yukon | 14.6 | 17.13 | 27.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11 | 12.5 | 22 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.96 | 14 | 22 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11.25 | 12 | 21 |
| Alberta | 13.6 | 14 | 20 |
| British Columbia | 11.35 | 13.75 | 20 |
| Québec | 11.25 | 13 | 18.99 |
| Ontario | 14 | 14 | 18.75 |
| Manitoba | 11.15 | 12 | 18 |
| Nova Scotia | 10.85 | 12.25 | 17.5 |
| New Brunswick | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| Source: Job Bank. September 2017 | |||
According to Canada’s Job Bank, in 2016, the median wage for cooks in Canada was $12.5/hr.
Cook salaries vary by province; in 2016, cooks in Newfoundland and Labrador had the lowest wage ($10.5/hr.).
| COOKS (NOC 6322-B) | |||
| 2016 |
Wages ($/hr) |
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| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.5 | 12.5 | 19.1 |
| Nunavut | 14 | 20 | 35 |
| Yukon | 14 | 17 | 27.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 13.98 | 18 | 27 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.5 | 12.5 | 22 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.72 | 13.5 | 21.79 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11 | 12 | 20.38 |
| British Columbia | 10.85 | 13 | 20 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 14 | 19.87 |
| Nova Scotia | 10.7 | 12 | 19.65 |
| New Brunswick | 10.65 | 12 | 18.86 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 12 | 18.75 |
| Québec | 10.75 | 12.82 | 18.7 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 12 | 17.29 |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
Licensing
Occupations in the tourism/hospitality industry are not regulated in Canada. This means that you are not required to register with one of the provincial or territorial regulatory authorities to be authorized to practise occupations in the tourism industry anywhere in Canada.
COOK SALARY IN CANADA (2017)
COOK SALARY IN CANADA (2016)
