Janitor – Caretaker Salary in Canada
In 2025, the median wage for Janitors is $21.27
Janitors in Canada
Janitors in Canada, classified under NOC 65312 as janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners, clean and maintain the interior and exterior of commercial, institutional and residential buildings and their surrounding grounds. Approximately 107,000 people worked in this occupation in 2023, with 53 percent aged 50 and over and a median retirement age of 65. Job prospects are balanced nationally through 2033, with about 51,200 projected job openings roughly matching the expected 50,400 job seekers, driven largely by high replacement demand from retirements and some employment growth. Median hourly wages stand at about 21.27 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges varying by location, sector and experience, and most positions requiring short-term on-the-job training with no formal education. Work conditions often include full-time or part-time shifts in offices, schools, hospitals, and other facilities, frequently involving evenings, nights, weekends, physical labour, and exposure to cleaning chemicals in indoor or outdoor environments.
| JANITOR (NOC 65312) | |||
| 2025 | Wages/hr | ||
| Community/Area | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 16.00 | 21.27 | 28.72 |
| Newfoundland and L | 16.35 | 20.81 | 27.00 |
| Prince Edward Island | 17.00 | 20.77 | 23.50 |
| Nova Scotia | 16.75 | 19.00 | 26.00 |
| New Brunswick | 15.90 | 20.00 | 22.50 |
| Quebec | 17.00 | 21.00 | 26.67 |
| Ontario | 17.60 | 22.00 | 28.00 |
| Manitoba | 16.00 | 20.15 | 28.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 15.35 | 20.62 | 27.00 |
| Alberta | 15.00 | 20.03 | 28.00 |
| British Columbia | 17.85 | 24.65 | 34.00 |
| Yukon Territory | 18.51 | 28.00 | 35.00 |
| Northwest Territories | 18.00 | 23.12 | 30.00 |
| Nunavut | 19.75 | 25.00 | 30.00 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2026 | |||
In Canada, the janitor median wage remained unchanged in 2017.
| Janitor (NOC 6733) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11 | 17 | 25 |
| Alberta | 13.6 | 20 | 30.37 |
| Nunavut | 14.5 | 21.72 | 29.86 |
| Northwest Territories | 15 | 22 | 29.08 |
| Yukon | 14 | 19.46 | 28.31 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.54 | 18.73 | 26.21 |
| British Columbia | 12.65 | 17 | 25.91 |
| Ontario | 14 | 17 | 25 |
| Manitoba | 11.15 | 16 | 24 |
| Newfoundland and L | 11 | 16.83 | 23 |
| Québec | 12 | 17 | 22.45 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11.55 | 17 | 22.12 |
| Nova Scotia | 11 | 15 | 21 |
| New Brunswick | 11.25 | 15 | 20 |
| Source: Job Bank. September 2017 | |||
According to Canada’s Job Bank, the janitor median wage was $17/hr. in 2016.
In the Northwest Territories, janitors and caretakers reported the highest median wages.
| JANITORS, CARETAKERS AND BUILDING SUPERINTENDENTS (NOC 6733-D) | |||
| 2016 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11 | 17 | 25 |
| Northwest Territories | 17 | 22 | 30 |
| Nunavut | 16 | 21.99 | 29.75 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 18 | 28 |
| Newfoundland and L | 10.5 | 17.5 | 26 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 17.31 | 25.96 |
| British Columbia | 10.85 | 17 | 25 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.45 | 18 | 25 |
| Yukon | 14.7 | 19.99 | 25 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 16 | 23.5 |
| New Brunswick | 10.65 | 15.5 | 23 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11 | 16 | 21.63 |
| Québec | 10.9 | 16.5 | 21 |
| Nova Scotia | 10.7 | 15 | 20.5 |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
Licensing
Requirements vary from one province or territory to another. For a regulated occupation, you must have a licence or certificate, or be registered with the regulatory body before you can legally start practising your trade or profession.
JANITOR SALARY IN CANADA (2017)
JANITOR SALARY IN CANADA (2016)
