Data Entry Clerk Salary in Canada | By Province

In 2025, the median wage for Data Entry Clerks is $23.50/hr.

 

Data Entry Clerks in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.

Data entry clerks in Canada, classified under NOC 14111, input coded, statistical, financial and other information into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using keyboards, scanners or other data entry tools while verifying accuracy and performing basic clerical tasks. Approximately 40,000 to 50,000 people work in this occupation nationally. Job prospects are balanced through 2033, with roughly 10,900 projected job openings expected to align closely with the number of job seekers, driven mainly by replacement demand from retirements despite limited employment growth due to automation.

The median hourly earnings stand at about 23.50 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from 17.00 to 32.60 dollars per hour depending on experience, location, sector, and additional administrative responsibilities. Most positions require a high school diploma, with some employers preferring college courses in data entry or office administration, and work conditions generally involve full-time or part-time office or remote roles with standard business hours focused on repetitive keyboard tasks, attention to detail, and prolonged computer use in administrative, public administration, healthcare, or business settings.

 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 bodies to be authorized to practise this occupation in Canada.

DATA INPUT CLERK (NOC 14111)
2025	Wages/hr
Community/Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	17.00	23.50	32.60
Newfoundland and L	16.35	20.19	34.62
Prince Edward Island	20.00	23.59	31.48
Nova Scotia	16.75	22.00	31.25
New Brunswick	17.75	20.19	28.21
Quebec	17.00	24.00	28.85
Ontario	17.60	23.00	34.87
Manitoba	17.00	23.08	33.01
Saskatchewan	17.31	26.00	33.84
Alberta	17.00	23.08	34.67
British Columbia	18.00	25.48	31.60
Yukon Territory	19.98	29.18	37.36
Northwest Territories	27.34	37.27	44.75
Nunavut	20.77	32.44	44.50
Source: Job Bank. 2026

In 2019, data entry clerks reported higher wages in Newfoundland and Labrador.

DATA ENTRY CLERKS (NOC 1422)
2019	Wages ($/hour)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	12.84	18.46	29
Newfoundland and Labrador	12.75	22	29
Prince Edward Island	12.25	23.17	30.77
Nova Scotia	12	19.23	23.5
New Brunswick	11.88	16	26
Quebec	12.5	16.2	25
Ontario	14	18	29
Manitoba	12.3	18	26
Saskatchewan	15	20	26
Alberta	15	21.98	31.79
British Columbia	12.65	18	28.85
Yukon Territory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Territories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nunavut	N/A	N/A	N/A
Source: Job Bank. May 2019

In 2017, data entry clerks reported higher wages in Newfoundland and Labrador.

DATA ENTRY CLERKS (NOC 1422-C)
2017	Wages ($/hr)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	12	17.5	26.67
Newfoundland and L	11.5	22.53	29
Prince Edward Island	11.25	21	28.21
Alberta	14	20	28
Ontario	12	16.83	27
Saskatchewan	14.7	20.15	26
Québec	12	17.16	25.75
New Brunswick	13	16	25.24
British Columbia	11.5	18.5	25
Manitoba	12	17	25
Nova Scotia	13	16.83	23
Northwest Territories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nunavut	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yukon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Source: Job Bank. September 2017*

*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.

In Canada, the median wage for data entry clerks was $17/hr. in 2016.

DATA ENTRY CLERKS (NOC 1422-C)
2016	Wages ($/hr)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	11.05	17	26
Newfoundland and L	11	18	29
Alberta	14	20.2	27.95
Saskatchewan	13.4	20	26.44
Ontario	11.4	15.75	26
Québec	11.35	17	25.75
British Columbia	12	18.5	25.7
Manitoba	11	16.75	25
New Brunswick	11.5	15.39	25
Prince Edward Island	11	16.35	24
Nova Scotia	11	16.61	23.5
Northwest Territories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nunavut	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yukon	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.

DATA ENTRY CLERK SALARY IN CANADA 2019

DATA ENTRY CLERK SALARY IN CANADA 2017