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Wages

Domain

Prosperity

Subdomain

Employment and job quality

Indicator

Wages

Average hourly wage rate over time
Description - Average hourly wage rate over time
Average hourly wage rate over time
Average hourly wage rate (current dollars)
Men+ Women+
2016 $28.40 $24.35
2017 $28.82 $24.75
2018 $29.51 $25.54
2019 $30.30 $26.27
2020 $32.01 $27.97
2021 $32.68 $28.60
2022 $34.21 $29.66
2023 $35.81 $31.21
2024 $37.50 $32.77

*All figures in current dollars.

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0417-01 Employee wages by occupation, annual

Definition

Hourly wage rate.

Measurement

This indicator is measured in the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

Survey respondents are asked to report their wage/salary before taxes and other deductions, and include tips, commissions and bonuses. Hourly wages/salaries are calculated in conjunction with usual paid hours per week. Data on hourly wages are available on a monthly and annual basis through the LFS as well as by occupation and industry.

Data are based on employees only, and therefore earnings from self-employed workers are omitted.

For more information on measurement of this indicator in the LFS, please refer to Guide to the Labour Force Survey.

Data sources

Data tables and analysis

For products related to wages, including data tables, data visualizations, articles, and other product types see Analytical releases: Wages or view all analytical releases.

Frameworks

This indicator aligns with the following frameworks:

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