Social Worker Salary in Canada
In Canada, the median wage for social workers was $32.4/hr. in 2016.
In 2016, social workers reported higher wages in the Northwest Territories.
| SOCIAL WORKERS (NOC 4152-A) | |||
| Wages ($/hr) | |||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 19 | 32.4 | 45 |
| Northwest Territories | 12.5 | 36.02 | 53.55 |
| Alberta | 20.77 | 38.46 | 48 |
| Yukon | 13.26 | 34.42 | 46.23 |
| British Columbia | 19 | 30.5 | 46 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 23 | 36.92 | 45.99 |
| Ontario | 18.3 | 33.33 | 45 |
| Saskatchewan | 24.16 | 33.65 | 42 |
| Québec | 19.94 | 30 | 41 |
| Nova Scotia | 21 | 30.77 | 40.51 |
| Manitoba | 19 | 30.77 | 40.03 |
| Prince Edward Island | 23.08 | 32.4 | 39 |
| New Brunswick | 16 | 30.77 | 38 |
| 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
Social workers are regulated everywhere in Canada except Nunavut and Yukon.
