Nurse Salary in Canada

Immigration Editor with files from Canadian-Media: In Canada, the median wage for nurses is $37/hr.

In 2019, nurses reported higher wages in Nunavut.

REGISTERED NURSES AND REGISTERED PSYCHIATRIC NURSES (NOC 3012) 2019 Wages ($/hour) Province/Territory Low Median High Canada 23.85 37 46 Newfoundland and Labrador 29.97 40 43.96 Prince Edward Island 25.5 38 41.25 Nova Scotia 21.25 37 41 New Brunswick 24.41 38 40.49 Quebec 22.5 33 41.5 Ontario 22.68 36.06 45.47 Manitoba 26.8 40 46 Saskatchewan 32 44 48 Alberta 27 43 50 British Columbia 25 38 43.65 Yukon Territory 33.77 45.28 61.41 Northwest Territories 38.44 55.74 72.57 Nunavut 34.94 67.83 86.69 Source: Job Bank. May 2019*

In 2017, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses registered higher median wages in Nunavut.

REGISTERED NURSES AND REGISTERED PSYCHIATRIC NURSES (NOC 3012-A) 2017 Wages ($/hr) Province/Territory Low Median High Canada 22.8 36 45.64 Nunavut 39.46 58.3 80.53 Northwest Territories 34.9 52.87 70.8 Yukon 38 43.12 49.53 Alberta 25 42 49.31 Saskatchewan 31.28 44.03 48 Manitoba 25 39 45 Ontario 22 35 45 British Columbia 23 37 43 Newfoundland and Labrador 27.92 38.09 42.8 Québec 21.75 32.5 41 New Brunswick 24.05 37.86 40.25 Prince Edward Island 22.15 35.63 40.25 Nova Scotia 19 36 40.05 Source: Job Bank. September 2017*

*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.

According to Canada’s Job Bank, in 2016, the median wage for nurses was $36.00/hr.

Salaries for nurses vary by province. In 2016, for example, in Prince Edward Island, registered nurses had the lowest wage ($19.00/hr) while in Nunavut nurses had the highest wage ($80.53/hr).

REGISTERED NURSES AND REGISTERED PSYCHIATRIC NURSES (NOC 3012-A) 2016

Wages ($/hr)

Province/Territory Low Median High CANADA 22 36 45 Nunavut 39.46 58.3 80.53 Northwest Territories 34.9 52.87 70.8 Yukon 38.68 42.53 49.53 Alberta 24.92 42 48.47 Saskatchewan 25.64 43 47.49 Ontario 22.5 36 45 British Columbia 22 39 43 Newfoundland and Labrador 23.34 38 43 Manitoba 20.25 38 42 Québec 21.5 31.85 40.65 Nova Scotia 22 36 40.05 New Brunswick 22.83 37 40 Prince Edward Island 19 35 39 Source: Job Bank. November 2016*

*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.