Administrative Officer Salary in Canada | By Province

In Canada, the administrative officer median wage is $29.00/hr.

Administrative officers in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.

Administrative officers in Canada, classified under NOC 13100, oversee and implement administrative procedures, establish work priorities, conduct analyses of administrative operations, and coordinate the acquisition of services such as office space, supplies, and security. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors. Job prospects are balanced nationally through 2033, with labour demand and supply expected to remain broadly in line and numerous openings projected primarily from replacement demand and turnover.

Median hourly wages stand at about 29.00 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from 21.00 to 44.15 dollars per hour depending on experience, location, sector, and responsibilities. Most positions require completion of secondary school and often a college diploma or several years of experience in office administration, with work conditions generally involving full-time office roles with standard business hours focused on coordination, documentation, problem-solving, and supporting organizational efficiency.

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.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (NOC 13100)
2025	Wages/hr
Community/Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	21.00	29.00	44.15
Newfoundland and Labrador	20.00	28.57	43.96
Prince Edward Island	19.23	27.88	39.96
Nova Scotia	19.71	26.67	40.51
New Brunswick	19.23	26.30	45.13
Quebec	22.08	28.90	41.54
Ontario	19.97	29.38	45.00
Manitoba	18.00	26.15	42.44
Saskatchewan	20.00	28.05	45.00
Alberta	21.00	30.77	48.08
British Columbia	22.12	29.57	46.70
Yukon Territory	32.14	38.00	49.06
Northwest Territories	30.00	38.50	61.00
Nunavut	23.00	37.00	56.41
Source: Job Bank. 2026

According to Canada’s Job Bank, in 2020, the median wage of an administrative officers is $22.56/hr.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS (NOC 1241)
2020	Wages ($/hour)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	15	22.56	32.69
Newfoundland and Labrador	14.95	23.32	32
Prince Edward Island	15	23	29.23
Nova Scotia	14	21	27.95
New Brunswick	14	20	29
Quebec	15	21.87	30
Ontario	15	23.08	33.8
Manitoba	14	21.78	31.45
Saskatchewan	15.94	22.53	32.05
Alberta	17.31	25.55	35.16
British Columbia	15.5	22.05	31.79
Yukon Territory	20	27.88	33.78
Northwest Territories	20	28.76	38.08
Nunavut	21.43	30	40
Source: Job Bank. Dec 2020

Job Prospects in Canada

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

According to Canada’s Job Bank, in 2016, the median wage of an administrative officers is $23.00/hr.

Salaries for administrative officers or assistants vary by province. In 2016, administrative officers had the lowest wages in Nova Scotia.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (NOC 1221-B)
2016	Wages ($/hr)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	14.98	23	35
Northwest Territories	20	31.93	52.61
Nunavut	20	33.8	50
Alberta	17	24.04	37.02
Ontario	14.23	23	35.9
Yukon	17	25	35.17
Québec	15.76	23	34.62
Saskatchewan	15	23.65	34.62
Newfoundland & Labrador	13.5	21.54	34.07
Manitoba	14	21	33.6
British Columbia	15	23	33
Prince Edward Island	14	20	30
Nova Scotia	13	18.5	27.5
New Brunswick	13.85	20	26.92
Source: Job Bank. November 2016

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