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Table 2
Hourly earnings distribution by province (2002 $)

  Jobs paying
Less than $10.00 $10.00 to $14.99 $15.00 to $19.99 $20.00 to $24.99 $25.00 or more
%
Canada
1997 20.1 24.7 21.8 15.6 17.9
2007 18.0 23.8 22.2 13.7 22.2
Newfoundland and Labrador
1997 32.7 28.1 16.8 12.7 9.6
2007 32.3 22.8 17.3 10.6 16.9
Prince Edward Island
1997 38.5 30.4 16.7 9.1 5.3
2007 33.6 29.7 18.1 8.8 9.9
Nova Scotia
1997 31.0 29.8 17.8 12.4 9.1
2007 27.8 26.4 20.1 11.5 14.3
New Brunswick
1997 33.5 27.9 17.3 12.2 9.2
2007 27.5 32.2 16.8 10.3 13.2
Quebec
1997 21.8 25.4 22.3 14.0 16.5
2007 18.6 25.6 23.7 13.3 18.8
Ontario
1997 15.9 24.2 22.4 16.4 21.2
2007 17.4 21.4 21.9 13.5 25.9
Manitoba
1997 27.5 26.3 21.1 13.2 11.8
2007 21.4 28.1 21.0 12.8 16.6
Saskatchewan
1997 27.1 27.5 19.8 14.0 11.6
2007 21.2 24.6 23.0 13.6 17.6
Alberta
1997 21.8 26.4 20.3 14.4 17.0
2007 11.8 27.8 21.6 14.3 24.4
British Columbia
1997 17.1 20.0 23.5 19.8 19.6
2007 16.3 21.1 23.6 16.6 22.4
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, January to November.