Tailor Salary in Canada | Breakdown by Province
In Canada, the median wage for tailors is $19/hr.
Tailors in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.
In Canada, tailors are classified under NOC 64200 as tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners, make, alter, repair and fit custom clothing, garments, coats, dresses and accessories such as hats while working in alteration shops, clothing manufacturers, retail stores or as self-employed individuals. Approximately 30,500 people worked in this occupational group in recent years. Job prospects are moderate nationally through 2033, with about 7,000 projected job openings over the decade primarily from replacement demand and turnover in the garment and personal services sector.
Median hourly wages stand at about 15.00 to 20.00 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from 14.00 to 25.00 dollars per hour or more depending on experience, location, clientele, commissions and whether the role is self-employed or includes custom work and alterations. Most positions require completion of a college program in sewing and tailoring techniques or several years of on-the-job apprenticeship training along with strong manual dexterity and attention to detail, and work conditions often involve part-time or full-time hours including evenings and weekends in shop environments with prolonged sitting or standing, use of sewing machines and hand tools, exposure to fabrics and threads, and a focus on precision craftsmanship and customer service.
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 bodies to be authorized to practise this occupation in Canada.
| TAILOR (NOC 64200) | |||
| 2025 | Wages/hr | ||
| Community/Area | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 15.50 | 19.00 | 26.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 16.35 | 17.04 | 21.62 |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | 16.75 | 17.01 | 28.75 |
| New Brunswick | 15.90 | 17.00 | 23.72 |
| Quebec | 16.60 | 18.00 | 23.00 |
| Ontario | 17.60 | 20.00 | 28.00 |
| Manitoba | 16.50 | 18.00 | 20.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 16.75 | 18.91 | 25.42 |
| Alberta | 15.00 | 19.00 | 26.00 |
| British Columbia | 18.25 | 20.00 | 35.00 |
| 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. 2026 | |||
In 2022, the median wage for tailors was $17.85/hr.
| TAILOR (NOC 64200) | |||
| 2022 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 15 | 17.85 | 25 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | 14.5 | 15.65 | 19 |
| New Brunswick | 14.75 | 14.75 | 19.92 |
| Quebec | 15 | 17.58 | 24.36 |
| Ontario | 15.5 | 20 | 25 |
| Manitoba | 14.15 | 15 | 22 |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | 16.4 | 21 |
| Alberta | 15 | 18 | 25 |
| British Columbia | 15.65 | 20 | 23 |
| 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. 2023 | |||
In 2019, tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners reported higher wages in British Columbia.
| TAILORS, DRESSMAKERS, FURRIERS AND MILLINERS (NOC 6342) | |||
| 2019 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11.32 | 15.00 | 22.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | 11.55 | 13.75 | 18.00 |
| New Brunswick | 11.50 | 12.35 | 15.50 |
| Quebec | 12.50 | 14.00 | 22.00 |
| Ontario | 14.00 | 15.00 | 18.00 |
| Manitoba | 11.65 | 14.00 | 20.00 |
| Saskatchewan | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Alberta | 15.00 | 16.65 | 23.50 |
| British Columbia | 13.85 | 16.00 | 26.00 |
| Yukon Territory | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. November, 2019 | |||
In 2017, tailors reported lower wages in New Brunswick.
| Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 6342) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.96 | 14 | 23 |
| British Columbia | 12.65 | 15 | 25 |
| Ontario | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| Alberta | 13.6 | 16 | 21 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.96 | 14.25 | 20 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.1 | 13.33 | 18.56 |
| Manitoba | 11.15 | 12.5 | 18.3 |
| New Brunswick | 11.25 | 12.5 | 18.3 |
| Québec | 12 | 12.86 | 17.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yukon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. September 2017. | |||
In 2016, tailors reported lower wages in New Brunswick.
| TAILORS, DRESSMAKERS, FURRIERS AND MILLINERS (NOC 6342-B) | |||
| Wages ($/hr) | |||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.72 | 14 | 19.5 |
| British Columbia | 11 | 14.5 | 22.15 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 15.68 | 21 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.72 | 14.25 | 20 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 12.5 | 18.1 |
| Québec | 11.25 | 13.5 | 17.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 10.85 | 13 | 17.58 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 14 | 17.5 |
| New Brunswick | 11 | 11.25 | 15.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yukon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
TAILOR SALARY IN CANADA
