Canada Wage Growth

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

5.8

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 27, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
10.3 May 2020	-0.4 May 2001	2.54 %	1992-2024	Statistics Canada

In Canada, average weekly earnings (including overtime) refers to the gross taxable payroll (including overtime) divided by the number of employees. It is calculated for all types of employees. In general, changes in weekly earnings reflect a number of factors, including wage growth; changes in the composition of employment by industry, occupation and level of job experience; and average hours worked per week.

Latest Updates

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Canada rose by 5.8% year-on-year to $1,290.82 in December 2024, the most since March 2021, following a 5.0% year-over-year increase in November, with 17 of the 20 sectors reporting gains. The largest increases were recorded in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (+9.8% to $2,472); information and cultural industries (+9.4% to $1,828); educational services (+6.5% to $1,271) and health care and social assistance (+5.6% to $1,138). Conversely, earnings decreased in utilities (-2.3% to $2,069); forestry, logging and support (-0.4% to $1,411) and construction (-0.1% to $1,504).