Retail Clerk Salary in Canada | By Province
In Canada, the median wage for retail clerks is $17.31/hr.
Retail Sales Clerks in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.
Retail sales clerks in Canada, classified under NOC 64100 as retail salespersons and visual merchandisers, sell, rent or lease a wide range of goods and services directly to consumers in retail stores while providing customer service, processing payments, handling returns, and maintaining store displays. This is one of the largest occupational groups in Canada with hundreds of thousands employed nationally, many in part-time positions. Job prospects are balanced nationally through 2033, with high numbers of projected job openings primarily from very high labour turnover and replacement demand in the retail sector, despite modest overall employment growth. Median hourly wages stand at about 17.31 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from 15.00 to 28.85 dollars per hour depending on location, experience, type of retail establishment, and sales commissions or incentives. Most positions require a high school diploma or less with short-term on-the-job training, and work conditions commonly involve part-time or full-time shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays, standing for long periods, fast-paced customer service environments, and physical tasks such as stocking shelves in stores ranging from department stores and boutiques to supermarkets and specialty shops.
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.
| RETAIL SALES CLERK (NOC 64100) | |||
| 2025 | Wages/hr | ||
| Community/Area | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 15.00 | 17.31 | 28.85 |
| Newfoundland and L | 16.35 | 16.35 | 25.00 |
| Prince Edward Island | 17.00 | 17.00 | 24.60 |
| Nova Scotia | 16.75 | 16.75 | 23.08 |
| New Brunswick | 15.90 | 16.30 | 27.69 |
| Quebec | 16.60 | 17.00 | 27.78 |
| Ontario | 17.60 | 17.60 | 28.85 |
| Manitoba | 16.00 | 16.00 | 26.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 15.35 | 16.00 | 31.25 |
| Alberta | 15.00 | 17.05 | 28.85 |
| British Columbia | 17.85 | 18.72 | 30.00 |
| Yukon Territory | 18.51 | 20.00 | 30.00 |
| Northwest Territories | 16.95 | 20.00 | 25.00 |
| Nunavut | 19.75 | 19.75 | 38.46 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2026 | |||
In 2019, retail clerks reported higher salaries in the Yukon.
| RETAIL SALESPERSONS (NOC 6421) | |||
| 2019 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11.06 | 12.5 | 22 |
| Newfoundland and L | 11.4 | 12 | 21.49 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.25 | 12.25 | 19 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.55 | 11.87 | 20 |
| New Brunswick | 11.5 | 12 | 19.5 |
| Quebec | 12.5 | 12.5 | 21.62 |
| Ontario | 14 | 14 | 20.91 |
| Manitoba | 11.35 | 12 | 20 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.06 | 13 | 24.5 |
| Alberta | 15 | 15 | 24 |
| British Columbia | 13.85 | 13.85 | 23.08 |
| Yukon Territory | 13 | 15.5 | 26.61 |
| Northwest Territories | 13.46 | 16 | 25 |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. May 2019 | |||
