Warehouse Worker Salary in Canada | By Province

In Canada, the median wage for warehouse workers is $22/hr.

Warehouse workers in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.

Warehouse workers are classified under NOC 75101 as material handlers, handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using equipment such as forklifts, dollies and pallet jacks in warehouses, distribution centres, manufacturing facilities and storage yards. This is a large occupational group with tens of thousands employed nationally across transportation, retail, wholesale and manufacturing sectors. Job prospects are balanced nationally through 2033, with labour demand and supply expected to remain broadly in line, supported by steady turnover, e-commerce growth and replacement needs.

Median hourly wages stand at about 26.00 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from 19.17 to 40.00 dollars per hour depending on experience, location, equipment operation skills and employer type. Most positions require short-term on-the-job training with minimal formal education, and work conditions often involve full-time or part-time shifts including evenings, nights and weekends, physically demanding tasks such as lifting, standing for long periods, exposure to varying temperatures and strict safety protocols in fast-paced environments.

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.

View updated hourly rates for Forklift Operators across Canada.

Warehouse Worker Salary by Province

STORAGE WORKER – MATERIAL HANDLING (NOC 75101)
2025	Wages/hr
Community/Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	16.55	22.00	30.29
Newfoundland and L	16.35	19.00	31.94
Prince Edward Island	17.00	19.00	24.00
Nova Scotia	16.75	20.00	26.20
New Brunswick	15.90	20.65	26.50
Quebec	16.94	22.00	31.32
Ontario	17.60	21.50	29.96
Manitoba	16.00	21.12	29.69
Saskatchewan	15.35	20.00	30.00
Alberta	16.50	22.00	31.95
British Columbia	17.85	22.00	33.99
Yukon Territory	18.51	23.66	31.92
Northwest Territories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nunavut	19.75	19.75	26.10
Source: Job Bank. 2026

In Canada, warehouse workers reported higher wages in British Columbia in 2020.

SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS (NOC 1521)
2020	Wages ($/hour)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	14	18	26.92
Newfoundland and L	14.75	18	26.5
Prince Edward Island	12.85	17	25.48
Nova Scotia	12.55	16	28.74
New Brunswick	12	15.6	21.6
Quebec	13.1	17	25
Ontario	14.25	18.11	25.62
Manitoba	13.75	18	25.5
Saskatchewan	13.81	19.71	28.9
Alberta	15	19.47	28
British Columbia	14.6	19.5	30.39
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. Dec 2020

Job Prospects in Canada (2019-2021)

Labour demand and labour supply projections (2019-2021)
Newfoundland and L	Fair
Prince Edward Island	Fair
Nova Scotia	Fair
New Brunswick	Good
Québec	Fair
Ontario	Fair
Manitoba	Fair
Saskatchewan	Fair
Alberta	Fair
British Columbia	Good
Yukon	Fair
Northwest Territories	Fair
Nunavut	Good
Source: Job Bank. Dec 2020

In Canada, warehouse workers in the Northwest Territories reported the highest median salaries in 2017.

SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS (NOC 1521-C)
2017	Wages ($/hr)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	11.9	17	25.5
Northwest Territories	12.5	20.34	37.57
Newfoundland and L	12	18	33
British Columbia	11.4	16.83	28.22
Alberta	15	20	27
Saskatchewan	12.5	18	26
Québec	11.25	16	25
Ontario	12	17	24
Manitoba	12.15	16.83	23.44
New Brunswick	11	17.8	22.73
Nova Scotia	11.11	14	20.97
Prince Edward Island	11.28	14.25	20
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.