Maid Salary in Canada | Breakdown by Province
In Canada, the median wage for maids is $19.74/hr.
Maids in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.
Maids in Canada, commonly known as light duty cleaners and classified under NOC 65310, clean lobbies, hallways, offices, guest rooms, and other areas in hotels, motels, hospitals, schools, office buildings and private homes by sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, washing surfaces, making beds, and emptying waste containers. This is a large occupational group with tens of thousands employed nationally, many in part-time roles. Job prospects are balanced nationally through 2033, with labour demand and supply expected to remain broadly in line, supported by steady turnover, tourism recovery, healthcare needs, and replacement demand.
Median hourly wages stand at about 19.74 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from 15.50 to 25.00 dollars per hour depending on experience, location, sector, and employer type. Most positions require short-term on-the-job training with no formal education needed, and work conditions often involve part-time or full-time shifts including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, physically demanding tasks such as standing, bending, lifting, and use of cleaning chemicals in indoor environments focused on efficiency and attention to detail.
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.
Compare the average Janitor salary by province.
Maid Salary by Province
| DOMESTIC MAID – CLEANING SERVICES (NOC 65310) | |||
| 2025 | Wages/hr | ||
| Community/Area | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 15.50 | 19.74 | 25.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 16.35 | 19.00 | 22.63 |
| Prince Edward Island | 17.00 | 18.00 | 23.00 |
| Nova Scotia | 16.75 | 17.05 | 20.03 |
| New Brunswick | 15.90 | 17.50 | 22.00 |
| Quebec | 16.60 | 20.47 | 25.00 |
| Ontario | 17.60 | 19.00 | 25.89 |
| Manitoba | 16.00 | 17.00 | 23.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 15.35 | 18.00 | 21.50 |
| Alberta | 15.00 | 18.20 | 23.08 |
| British Columbia | 18.25 | 20.00 | 26.00 |
| Yukon Territory | 18.51 | 24.64 | 33.21 |
| Northwest Territories | 16.95 | 21.00 | 26.00 |
| Nunavut | 19.75 | 23.00 | 35.00 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2026 | |||
In 2022, domestic maids reported higher wages in Nunavut.
| DOMESTIC MAID – CLEANING SERVICES (NOC 65310) | |||
| 2022 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 14 | 18 | 23 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 13.7 | 18.5 | 21 |
| Prince Edward Island | 14.5 | 15.6 | 21 |
| Nova Scotia | 13.6 | 15 | 18 |
| New Brunswick | 13.75 | 15.5 | 19.57 |
| Quebec | 14.25 | 18.65 | 21.5 |
| Ontario | 15.5 | 17.25 | 24 |
| Manitoba | 13.5 | 15.5 | 19.56 |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | 16 | 21.5 |
| Alberta | 15 | 17.1 | 22 |
| British Columbia | 15.65 | 17.4 | 23 |
| Yukon Territory | 15.7 | 18 | 28 |
| Northwest Territories | 16 | 20 | 26 |
| Nunavut | 16 | 23.1 | 33 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2023 | |||
In 2019, maids (light duty cleaners) reported higher wages in Nunavut.
| LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS (NOC 6731) | |||
| 2019 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11.25 | 15 | 21 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11.4 | 17 | 20 |
| Prince Edward Island | 12.25 | 13 | 18.81 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.55 | 13.45 | 16.72 |
| New Brunswick | 11.5 | 12.71 | 18.3 |
| Quebec | 12.5 | 16.5 | 19 |
| Ontario | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| Manitoba | 11.35 | 13 | 19 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.06 | 15 | 19.25 |
| Alberta | 15 | 15 | 21.02 |
| British Columbia | 12.65 | 15 | 20.69 |
| Yukon Territory | 12.71 | 16.25 | 25 |
| Northwest Territories | 15 | 16.53 | 22 |
| Nunavut | 13 | 19.39 | 47.97 |
| Source: Job Bank. May 2019 | |||
According to Canada’s Job Bank, the median wage for maids was $14.50/hr. in 2016.
Maid salaries vary by province. For example, in New Brunswick, domestic maids had the lowest wage of $10.65/hr while they reported the highest wages in Nunavut.
| DOMESTIC MAID (NOC 6731-D) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.65 | 14.5 | 20 |
| Nunavut | 13 | 20 | 25 |
| Yukon | 13.5 | 15.57 | 23.55 |
| Northwest Territories | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 13.5 | 21.75 |
| British Columbia | 10.85 | 15 | 20.89 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 15 | 20.21 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11 | 14.24 | 20 |
| Prince Edward Island | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.75 | 14.29 | 19 |
| Québec | 10.75 | 15.64 | 18.5 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 13.5 | 18 |
| New Brunswick | 10.65 | 12.13 | 17.84 |
| Nova Scotia | 10.7 | 13 | 17 |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
MAID WAGES IN CANADA (2019)
