Maid Salary in Canada
In Canada, the median wage for maids is $18/hr.
In 2022, domestic maids reported higher wages in Nunavut.
| DOMESTIC MAID – CLEANING SERVICES (NOC 65310) | |||
| 2022 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 14 | 18 | 23 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 13.7 | 18.5 | 21 |
| Prince Edward Island | 14.5 | 15.6 | 21 |
| Nova Scotia | 13.6 | 15 | 18 |
| New Brunswick | 13.75 | 15.5 | 19.57 |
| Quebec | 14.25 | 18.65 | 21.5 |
| Ontario | 15.5 | 17.25 | 24 |
| Manitoba | 13.5 | 15.5 | 19.56 |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | 16 | 21.5 |
| Alberta | 15 | 17.1 | 22 |
| British Columbia | 15.65 | 17.4 | 23 |
| Yukon Territory | 15.7 | 18 | 28 |
| Northwest Territories | 16 | 20 | 26 |
| Nunavut | 16 | 23.1 | 33 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2023 | |||
In 2019, maids (light duty cleaners) reported higher wages in Nunavut.
| LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS (NOC 6731) | |||
| 2019 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11.25 | 15 | 21 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11.4 | 17 | 20 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.25 | 13 | 18.81 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.55 | 13.45 | 16.72 |
| New Brunswick | 11.5 | 12.71 | 18.3 |
| Quebec | 12.5 | 16.5 | 19 |
| Ontario | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| Manitoba | 11.35 | 13 | 19 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.06 | 15 | 19.25 |
| Alberta | 15 | 15 | 21.02 |
| British Columbia | 12.65 | 15 | 20.69 |
| Yukon Territory | 12.71 | 16.25 | 25 |
| Northwest Territories | 15 | 16.53 | 22 |
| Nunavut | 13 | 19.39 | 47.97 |
| Source: Job Bank. May 2019 | |||
According to Canada’s Job Bank, the median wage for maids was $14.50/hr. in 2016.
Maid salaries vary by province. For example, in New Brunswick, domestic maids had the lowest wage of $10.65/hr while they reported the highest wages in Nunavut.
| DOMESTIC MAID (NOC 6731-D) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.65 | 14.5 | 20 |
| Nunavut | 13 | 20 | 25 |
| Yukon | 13.5 | 15.57 | 23.55 |
| Northwest Territories | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 13.5 | 21.75 |
| British Columbia | 10.85 | 15 | 20.89 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 15 | 20.21 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11 | 14.24 | 20 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.75 | 14.29 | 19 |
| Québec | 10.75 | 15.64 | 18.5 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 13.5 | 18 |
| New Brunswick | 10.65 | 12.13 | 17.84 |
| Nova Scotia | 10.7 | 13 | 17 |
| 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.
MAID WAGES IN CANADA (2019)
