Wages
Power Line Technician Pay in Canada in 2026: Wages in Every Province
Updated November 1, 2026
In Canada, the median wage for Electrical power line and cable workers (NOC 72203) is $46.00 an hour (Job Bank, data from 2023 to 2024, published November 19, 2025). Pay depends on the province and the region. The tables below give the low, median and high wage for each province, territory and region with a Job Bank figure.
What do power line technicians earn in Canada?
The first table gives Job Bank's wages for electrical power line and cable workers across Canada. Job Bank counts power line technicians in this group. Half of the workers in a group earn more than the median, and half earn less. The province and region tables follow.
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Power line and cable worker wages across Canada
Power line and cable worker wages in every province and territory
Electrical power line and cable workers (NOC 72203) · Hourly · Dated November 19, 2025
| Place | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.50[4] | $44.00[4] | $50.00[4] |
| Prince Edward IslandData from 2023 to 2024 | $27.00[4] | $42.00[4] | $45.00[4] |
| Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $29.61[4] | $51.35[4] | $70.79[4] |
| New BrunswickData from 2024 | $31.41[4] | $47.26[4] | $65.44[4] |
| QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $29.70[4] | $45.00[4] | $62.00[4] |
| ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $27.40[4] | $47.00[4] | $55.00[4] |
| SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $35.00[4] | $47.85[4] | $62.00[4] |
| AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $32.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $63.00[4] |
| YukonData from 2024 | $54.61[4] | $72.75[4] | $79.57[4] |
| Northwest TerritoriesData from 2024 | $39.38[4] | $66.32[4] | $78.51[4] |
| Nunavut | No published figure | No published figure | No published figure |
Which provinces pay power line technicians the most?
In the province and territory table, Yukon has the highest median, and Prince Edward Island has the lowest. The table also gives the high wage beside each median.
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Pay in cities and regions
The table below lists every region with a Job Bank figure. It groups the regions by province, in the same order as the province table, and lists them by name. Find the region where the job is before you compare an offer.
Power line and cable worker wages by region
Electrical power line and cable workers (NOC 72203) · Hourly · Dated November 19, 2025
| Place | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[4] | $44.00[4] | $50.00[4] |
| Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.50[4] | $44.00[4] | $50.00[4] |
| West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.50[4] | $44.00[4] | $50.00[4] |
| Annapolis Valley, Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $31.64[4] | $53.84[4] | $75.59[4] |
| Halifax, Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $28.03[4] | $49.51[4] | $67.95[4] |
| North Shore, Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $29.33[4] | $53.09[4] | $69.90[4] |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Capitale-Nationale, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Centre-du-Québec, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Chaudière-Appalaches, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Côte-Nord, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Lanaudière, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.00[4] | $42.77[4] | $52.62[4] |
| Laurentides, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $29.33[4] | $42.52[4] | $55.00[4] |
| Laval, QuebecData from 2024 | $30.14[4] | $42.29[4] | $52.84[4] |
| Mauricie, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Montérégie, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $28.19[4] | $42.49[4] | $55.00[4] |
| Outaouais, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.90[4] | $42.49[4] | $49.20[4] |
| Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $29.70[4] | $45.00[4] | $62.00[4] |
| Kingston–Pembroke, OntarioData from 2024 | $33.53[4] | $50.38[4] | $63.71[4] |
| Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $34.00[4] | $45.00[4] | $50.19[4] |
| Muskoka–Kawarthas, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $29.70[4] | $45.00[4] | $62.00[4] |
| Northeast, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.00[4] | $45.45[4] | $52.62[4] |
| Northwest, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $40.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $60.00[4] |
| Ottawa, OntarioData from 2024 | $33.93[4] | $50.11[4] | $63.81[4] |
| Toronto, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $29.70[4] | $45.00[4] | $62.00[4] |
| Windsor–Sarnia, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $29.70[4] | $45.00[4] | $62.00[4] |
| Interlake, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $28.85[4] | $48.60[4] | $55.00[4] |
| Parklands, ManitobaData from 2024 | $36.57[4] | $48.19[4] | $59.94[4] |
| South Central, ManitobaData from 2024 | $31.32[4] | $46.22[4] | $60.13[4] |
| Southeast, ManitobaData from 2024 | $31.41[4] | $44.77[4] | $57.08[4] |
| Southwest, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $19.80[4] | $46.00[4] | $49.62[4] |
| Northern, SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $40.00[4] | $49.36[4] | $62.00[4] |
| Prince Albert, SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $40.00[4] | $49.36[4] | $62.00[4] |
| Regina–Moose Mountain, SaskatchewanData from 2024 | $34.76[4] | $48.96[4] | $59.76[4] |
| Saskatoon–Biggar, SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[4] | $47.85[4] | $54.26[4] |
| Swift Current–Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanData from 2024 | $37.74[4] | $50.42[4] | $62.97[4] |
| Yorkton–Melville, SaskatchewanData from 2024 | $36.28[4] | $51.32[4] | $63.25[4] |
| Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| Calgary, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| Camrose–Drumheller, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| Edmonton, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $31.75[4] | $55.00[4] | $67.31[4] |
| Cariboo, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $32.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $63.00[4] |
| Kootenay, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $32.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $63.00[4] |
| Lower Mainland, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $32.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $63.00[4] |
| Northeast, British ColumbiaData from 2024 | $49.15[4] | $65.14[4] | $86.91[4] |
| Thompson–Okanagan, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $50.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $63.00[4] |
| Vancouver Island and Coast, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $32.00[4] | $50.00[4] | $63.00[4] |
How much do apprentice power line technicians earn?
Some provinces set apprentice pay as a share of the journeyperson wage. The share depends on your hours. The list below gives the New Brunswick and Saskatchewan schedules for powerline technician apprentices.
Apprentice wage schedules in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan
- In New Brunswick, powerline technician and distribution line technician are separate apprenticeships of 7,200 hours each. Apprentices earn at least 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80% and 85% of the journeyperson rate, one share for each 900 hours. This applies unless a collective agreement sets the rate. An apprentice gets no more than one raise in six months.[1][2]
- Saskatchewan's 2020 table, an unofficial consolidation, lists powerline technician apprentice pay of at least 40%, 47%, 54%, 61%, 68%, 75%, 82% and 90% of a new journeyperson's hourly rate, one share for each 850 hours over 6,800 hours.[3]
Before you move for power line work
Check these points before you accept a job in another city or province.
- Compare the regional median, not only the provincial one. The region table lists each region under its province.
- If you are an apprentice, check the trade name, the hours and the wage schedule in the new province. The apprentice list above gives them for New Brunswick and Saskatchewan.
- Ask how overtime, travel and time away from home are paid before you accept.
How to read these figures
Job Bank gives a low, a median and a high hourly wage for each place. The note under each table shows the period that the figures cover. Most rows cover 2023 to 2024, and some rows cover 2024 only. The high wage is not a maximum. A cell that says No published figure has no Job Bank figure in this release.
Questions and answers
How much does a power line technician make in Quebec?
Quebec's low, median and high wages are in the province and territory table. For a Quebec city, find its region under Quebec in the region table.
How much does a power line technician make in Ontario?
Ontario's wages are in the province and territory table. For Toronto, Ottawa or another Ontario city, find its region under Ontario in the region table.
How much does a power line technician make in Alberta?
Alberta's wages are in the province and territory table. For Calgary, Edmonton or another Alberta city, find its region under Alberta in the region table.
How much does a power line technician make in British Columbia?
British Columbia's wages are in the province and territory table. For Vancouver, use the Lower Mainland row in the region table.
How do I estimate my pay as an apprentice power line technician?
The apprentice list gives the New Brunswick and Saskatchewan schedules. Multiply the share for your hours by the journeyperson wage where you work. In another province, ask its apprenticeship office for its schedule.
Sources
- Wage Regulation - Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act, N.B. Reg. 2014-134
Province of New Brunswick (Acts and Regulations). Retrieved October 30, 2026
- Skilled Trades NB fact sheet: designated occupations under the Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act
Government of New Brunswick, Skilled Trades NB. Retrieved October 30, 2026
- SATCC wage rates table for apprentices (2020)
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC). Retrieved October 30, 2026
- Job Bank open wage data (Wages dataset), 2025-11-19
Employment and Social Development Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2026