Wages
Welder Pay in Canada in 2026: Wages in Every Province
Updated November 1, 2026
In Canada, the median wage for Welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106) is $30.00 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 welders earn in Canada?
The first table gives Job Bank's wages for welders and related machine operators across Canada. Half of the workers in a group earn more than the median, and half earn less. The province, region and metal trade tables follow.
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Welder wages across Canada
Welder wages in every province and territory
Welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106) · Hourly · Dated November 19, 2025
| Place | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.46[1] | $38.41[1] | $54.00[1] |
| Prince Edward IslandData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $25.00[1] | $32.50[1] |
| Nova ScotiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $29.00[1] | $43.00[1] |
| New BrunswickData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $46.00[1] |
| QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $35.38[1] |
| OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $41.28[1] |
| ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $27.00[1] | $40.16[1] |
| SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $32.00[1] | $46.00[1] |
| AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.00[1] | $38.00[1] | $52.18[1] |
| British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.25[1] | $35.00[1] | $51.87[1] |
| YukonData from 2024 | $30.96[1] | $37.47[1] | $49.71[1] |
| Northwest TerritoriesData from 2024 | $22.48[1] | $48.29[1] | $57.68[1] |
| Nunavut | No published figure | No published figure | No published figure |
Which provinces pay welders the most?
In the province and territory table, Northwest Territories has the highest median, and Prince Edward Island has the lowest. The table also gives the high wage for each province and territory with a figure, beside the 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.
Welder wages by region
Welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106) · Hourly · Dated November 19, 2025
| Place | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.46[1] | $36.00[1] | $42.65[1] |
| Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.00[1] | $35.00[1] | $48.24[1] |
| South Coast–Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.25[1] | $38.94[1] | $49.73[1] |
| West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador, Newfoundland and LabradorData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $35.00[1] | $49.60[1] |
| Annapolis Valley, Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $23.19[1] | $29.86[1] | $36.33[1] |
| Cape Breton, Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $22.19[1] | $31.48[1] | $42.88[1] |
| Halifax, Nova ScotiaData from 2024 | $23.58[1] | $31.60[1] | $47.23[1] |
| North Shore, Nova ScotiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $30.00[1] | $42.49[1] |
| Southern, Nova ScotiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $19.00[1] | $26.92[1] | $31.00[1] |
| Campbellton–Miramichi, New BrunswickData from 2023 to 2024 | $24.00[1] | $30.00[1] | $50.00[1] |
| Edmundston–Woodstock, New BrunswickData from 2023 to 2024 | $19.50[1] | $26.00[1] | $32.00[1] |
| Fredericton–Oromocto, New BrunswickData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $27.00[1] | $46.09[1] |
| Moncton–Richibucto, New BrunswickData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $27.00[1] | $34.00[1] |
| Saint John–St. Stephen, New BrunswickData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $29.00[1] | $48.00[1] |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.00[1] | $32.00[1] | $43.89[1] |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Capitale-Nationale, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.38[1] | $28.00[1] | $35.34[1] |
| Centre-du-Québec, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $28.50[1] | $35.38[1] |
| Chaudière-Appalaches, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $28.13[1] | $33.94[1] |
| Côte-Nord, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.00[1] | $30.00[1] | $43.00[1] |
| Estrie, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.63[1] | $27.50[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Lanaudière, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.92[1] | $28.00[1] | $41.10[1] |
| Laurentides, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Laval, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.95[1] | $27.00[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Mauricie, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $34.01[1] |
| Montérégie, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $36.75[1] |
| Montréal, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $35.38[1] |
| Outaouais, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $22.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $46.12[1] |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, QuebecData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $28.09[1] | $33.19[1] |
| Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $27.00[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Kingston–Pembroke, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.50[1] | $27.00[1] | $46.85[1] |
| Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $27.66[1] | $37.00[1] |
| London, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $41.28[1] |
| Muskoka–Kawarthas, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.66[1] | $27.00[1] | $35.00[1] |
| Northeast, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $17.60[1] | $32.00[1] | $45.00[1] |
| Northwest, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.75[1] | $36.00[1] | $41.50[1] |
| Ottawa, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $41.28[1] |
| Stratford–Bruce Peninsula, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $41.28[1] |
| Toronto, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $42.00[1] |
| Windsor–Sarnia, OntarioData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $25.50[1] | $38.00[1] |
| Interlake, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $17.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $40.59[1] |
| North Central, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $25.00[1] | $31.05[1] |
| South Central, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $25.00[1] | $31.05[1] |
| Southeast, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.00[1] | $27.25[1] | $37.43[1] |
| Southwest, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.31[1] | $26.25[1] | $37.00[1] |
| Winnipeg, ManitobaData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $28.00[1] | $40.16[1] |
| Northern, SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $20.00[1] | $29.00[1] | $42.25[1] |
| Prince Albert, SaskatchewanData from 2024 | $21.97[1] | $31.33[1] | $44.07[1] |
| Regina–Moose Mountain, SaskatchewanData from 2024 | $24.02[1] | $32.82[1] | $45.15[1] |
| Saskatoon–Biggar, SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $32.45[1] | $52.00[1] |
| Swift Current–Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanData from 2023 to 2024 | $21.50[1] | $26.00[1] | $42.00[1] |
| Yorkton–Melville, SaskatchewanData from 2024 | $24.42[1] | $32.25[1] | $47.86[1] |
| Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $27.00[1] | $40.00[1] | $48.00[1] |
| Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $27.00[1] | $40.00[1] | $48.00[1] |
| Calgary, AlbertaData from 2024 | $26.16[1] | $37.72[1] | $54.27[1] |
| Camrose–Drumheller, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $25.00[1] | $35.00[1] | $52.18[1] |
| Edmonton, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $28.00[1] | $39.90[1] | $54.00[1] |
| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $18.00[1] | $32.00[1] | $40.00[1] |
| Red Deer, AlbertaData from 2024 | $24.83[1] | $36.96[1] | $55.38[1] |
| Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake, AlbertaData from 2023 to 2024 | $30.00[1] | $45.00[1] | $72.00[1] |
| Cariboo, British ColumbiaData from 2024 | $28.51[1] | $39.95[1] | $54.40[1] |
| Kootenay, British ColumbiaData from 2024 | $28.38[1] | $40.68[1] | $58.97[1] |
| Lower Mainland, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $26.00[1] | $37.50[1] | $49.50[1] |
| North Coast, British ColumbiaData from 2024 | $28.66[1] | $40.22[1] | $54.60[1] |
| Northeast, British ColumbiaData from 2024 | $28.74[1] | $37.81[1] | $52.88[1] |
| Thompson–Okanagan, British ColumbiaData from 2024 | $24.41[1] | $34.87[1] | $51.97[1] |
| Vancouver Island and Coast, British ColumbiaData from 2023 to 2024 | $23.00[1] | $35.00[1] | $48.00[1] |
Pay in other metal trades
The table below gives Job Bank's national wages for four other metal trades. They are sheet metal workers, boilermakers, ironworkers, and steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers. Compare them with the welder table at the top of the page before you choose a trade to train in.
Wages in four other metal trades across Canada
Hourly · Canada · Data from 2023 to 2024 · Dated November 19, 2025
How much do apprentice welders earn?
Some provinces set apprentice pay as a share of the journeyperson wage. The share depends on your hours in the trade. The list below gives the Saskatchewan schedule.
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Apprentice wage schedule in Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan's 2020 table, an unofficial consolidation, lists 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% of a new journeyperson's hourly rate for welders, one share for each 900 hours over 5,400 hours.[2]
Fair-wage rates compared with the median
Some public contracts set a rate for each trade. The list below gives the City of Toronto fair wage rates for one welder classification on industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) work. It is trade 44, Welder (Acetylene, Electric, Certified, Precast, etc.). The list also gives the overtime rule on those contracts. To compare a rate with the Job Bank median, find the Toronto row in the region table. Keep two points in mind. The fair wage rate is for one classification, and the Job Bank median covers everyone in the occupation group. The fair wage rates are for 2026 and 2027, and the Toronto median is for 2023 to 2024.
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City of Toronto fair wage rates for one welder classification
- The City of Toronto fair wage schedule for ICI work lists $46.11 an hour plus $16.22 in fringe benefits for trade 44, Welder (Acetylene, Electric, Certified, Precast, etc.), from May 4, 2026.[3]
- From May 3, 2027, the Toronto ICI rate for trade 44 rises to $47.39 an hour plus $16.77 in fringe benefits.[3]
- On City of Toronto ICI contracts, hours past the weekly limit are paid at time and a half. The weekly limit for trade 44 is 40 hours.[3]
Before you move for welding 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.
- Ask whether the job is on a public contract with a fair wage rate, such as a City of Toronto ICI contract. The fair-wage list above gives the rates for one welder classification.
- Ask how overtime is paid. The fair-wage list above gives the overtime rule for City of Toronto ICI contracts.
- If you are an apprentice, check the wage schedule in the new province. The apprentice list above gives the Saskatchewan schedule.
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 welder make in Ontario?
Ontario's low, median and high 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 welder make in Alberta?
Alberta's wages are in the province and territory table. Calgary, Edmonton and Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake each have a row under Alberta in the region table.
How much does a welder 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?
Find the apprentice wage schedule for your province. Multiply the share for your hours by the journeyperson wage where you work.
Does Job Bank count welding machine operators with welders?
Yes. Job Bank reports welders and related machine operators as one occupation group. Every welder table on this page covers that whole group.
How is welder overtime paid?
For City of Toronto ICI contracts, the fair-wage list gives the overtime rule. For other jobs, ask the employer how it pays overtime before you accept.
Sources
- Job Bank open wage data (Wages dataset), 2025-11-19
Employment and Social Development Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2026
- SATCC wage rates table for apprentices (2020)
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC). Retrieved October 30, 2026
- Fair Wage Schedule 2025-2028, Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (I.C.I.) Work
City of Toronto, Fair Wage Office. Retrieved October 30, 2026