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Highest paying jobs

Ranked by median hourly pay across Canada in MovoJobs ads with pay, January to November 2026. Only jobs with enough ads are ranked. We leave out figures far above the Government of Canada's Job Bank median, such as billing amounts in doctors' ads.

1. 1. Computer and information systems manager$76.54 /hr31 ads
2. 2. Engineering manager$72.12 /hr142 ads
3. 3. Lawyer$68.54 /hr198 ads
4. 4. Nurse practitioner$67.44 /hr164 ads
5. 5. Mining engineer$65.87 /hr20 ads
6. 6. Software engineer$64.90 /hr692 ads
7. 7. Data scientist$64.90 /hr186 ads
8. 8. Veterinarian$64.90 /hr66 ads
9. 9. Pharmacist$60.00 /hr183 ads
10. 10. Senior manager - construction, transportation, production and utilities$60.00 /hr23 ads
11. 11. Corporate sales manager$59.64 /hr344 ads
12. 12. Physician assistant$59.30 /hr25 ads
13. 13. Geological engineer$58.89 /hr63 ads
14. 14. Electrical engineer$57.69 /hr262 ads
15. 15. Psychologist$57.58 /hr91 ads
16. 16. Purchasing manager$56.95 /hr98 ads
17. 17. Construction manager$56.78 /hr186 ads
18. 18. Data engineer$56.49 /hr175 ads
19. 19. Financial manager$56.37 /hr483 ads
20. 20. Software developer$55.53 /hr357 ads
21. 21. Underground production and development miner$55.45 /hr40 ads
22. 22. Project manager$55.29 /hr1,333 ads
23. 23. Civil engineer$55.29 /hr272 ads
24. 24. Manufacturing manager$54.25 /hr108 ads

Most advertised jobs

Median hourly pay across Canada in MovoJobs ads with pay, January to November 2026.

1. Cook$20.50 /hr2,897 ads
2. Project manager$55.29 /hr1,333 ads
3. Food service supervisor$19.50 /hr1,308 ads
4. Caregiver & home support worker$21.00 /hr1,169 ads
5. Childcare provider$20.85 /hr1,141 ads
6. Store manager$33.65 /hr833 ads
7. Administrative assistant$26.73 /hr810 ads
8. Sales representative$31.97 /hr799 ads
9. Carpenter$37.00 /hr797 ads
10. Retail sales associate$18.50 /hr756 ads
11. Warehouse worker$21.50 /hr741 ads
12. Construction labourer$26.00 /hr723 ads
13. Office administrator$30.00 /hr699 ads
14. Software engineer$64.90 /hr692 ads
15. Welder$31.29 /hr643 ads
16. Accountant$39.00 /hr619 ads
17. Housekeeper$20.14 /hr590 ads
18. Customer service representative$22.00 /hr585 ads
19. Practical nurse$33.53 /hr584 ads
20. Retail supervisor$22.91 /hr545 ads
21. Registered nurse$47.50 /hr509 ads
22. Millwright$42.49 /hr504 ads
23. Marketing & communications specialist$36.00 /hr490 ads
24. Security guard$21.06 /hr489 ads

All 270 jobs with enough data

• Accommodation service manager $38.00
• Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisor $25.00
• Account manager $38.46
• Accountant $39.00
• Accounting clerk $26.44
• Administrative assistant $26.73
• Arborist $33.50
• Architect $54.09
• Architectural technologist and technician $34.68
• Art director $48.08
• Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technician and damage repair estimator $34.62
• Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installer and servicer $23.00
• Automotive service technician $37.00
• Baker $20.11
• Barber $21.00
• Barista $18.25
• Bartender $18.25
• Bookkeeper $31.25
• Bricklayer $39.00
• Building maintenance worker $26.50
• Bus driver $26.19
• Business development officer $42.87
• Business systems analyst $52.88
• Butcher - retail and wholesale $23.00
• Cabinetmaker $27.00
• Career development practitioner and career counsellor (except education) $27.47
• Caregiver & home support worker $21.00
• Carpenter $37.00
• Cashier $17.80
• Chemist $31.50
• Childcare provider $20.85
• Civil engineer $55.29
• Cleaner $19.28
• Cleaning supervisor $26.25
• Clinical nurse $46.88
• Coach $36.92
• Community health nurse $50.36
• Community support worker $27.53
• Computer and information systems manager $76.54
• Computer systems developer and programmer $44.83
• Concrete finisher $37.50
• Conference and event planner $27.40
• Construction estimator $40.95
• Construction inspector $41.50
• Construction labourer $26.00
• Construction manager $56.78
• Contractor and supervisor, carpentry trades $38.50
• Contractor and supervisor, heavy equipment operator crews $41.00
• Contractor and supervisor, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services $36.55
• Contractor and supervisor, mechanic trades $39.18
• Contractor and supervisor, other construction trades, installer, repairer and servicer $38.48
• Cook $20.50
• Copywriter $36.06
• Corporate sales manager $59.64
• Counsellor & therapist $39.03
• Crane operator $38.50
• Customer service representative $22.00
• Cybersecurity specialist $48.50
• Data engineer $56.49
• Data entry clerk $21.75
• Data scientist $64.90
• Database administrator $52.50
• Database analyst $43.34
• Delivery driver $23.00
• Dental assistant $28.50
• Dental hygienist $52.50
• Dental technologist and technician $36.00
• Dietitian & nutritionist $43.86
• Dishwasher $18.45
• Dispatcher $27.50
• Drafting technician $31.13
• Drafting technologist $36.00
• Drywall installer and finisher $36.60
• Early childhood assistant $21.30
• Early childhood educator $25.57
• Education policy researcher, consultant and program officer $38.97
• Educational assistant $27.10
• Electrical and electronics engineering technician $36.49
• Electrical engineer $57.69
• Electrical mechanic $34.09
• Electrical power line and cable worker $50.00
• Electrician $42.00
• Engineering manager $72.12
• Esthetician $20.00
• Executive assistant $36.50
• Executive housekeeper $26.31
• Family physician $179.08
• Farm machinery operator $23.00
• Farm supervisor $23.00
• Financial advisor $38.46
• Financial analyst $43.52
• Financial auditor $50.92
• Financial manager $56.37
• Financial sales representative $31.75
• Fish and seafood plant cutter and cleaner $18.00
• Floor covering installer $30.79
• Floor manager $34.43
• Food counter attendant and food preparer $18.00
• Food service helper $18.25
• Food service supervisor $19.50
• Forklift operator $22.59
• Funeral director $27.84
• Gas fitter $38.32
• Geological engineer $58.89
• Geoscientist $53.75
• Glazier $36.70
• Hairstylist $21.00
• Harvesting labourer $17.95
• Health care aide $23.62
• Heavy duty mechanic $42.50
• Heavy equipment operator $37.00
• Hotel front desk agent $19.18
• Housekeeper $20.14
• Human resources manager $49.48
• Human resources specialist $38.48
• HVAC technician $42.00
• Industrial butcher $24.50
• Industrial designer $50.48
• Industrial electrician $44.00
• Industrial engineer $42.07
• Industrial engineering and manufacturing technician $30.52
• Industrial painter and coater $24.79
• Industrial sewing machine operator $21.50
• Information systems specialist $49.00
• Insulator $37.53
• Insurance broker & agent $31.25
• Interior designer and interior decorator $36.06
• Inventory control worker $28.30
• Ironworker $38.50
• IT support technician $32.58
• Janitor & custodian $21.30
• Kinesiologist and exercise therapist $29.13
• Kitchen helper $18.20
• Labourer in fish and seafood processing $19.00
• Labourer in food and beverage processing $20.00
• Labourer in metal fabrication $24.50
• Labourer in rubber and plastic products manufacturing $22.59
• Labourer in wood, pulp and paper processing $22.72
• Landscaper $22.00
• Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourer $19.43
• Lawyer $68.54
• Legal assistant $30.05
• Livestock labourer $19.00
• Logistics coordinator $27.82
• Machine fitter $36.92
• Machine operator, food and beverage processing $23.50
• Machining and metalworking contractor and supervisor $38.50
• Machining tool operator $32.00
• Machinist $31.50
• Maintenance manager $45.20
• Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostess $18.75
• Major appliance repairers/technician $33.56
• Manager in agriculture $30.00
• Manager in customer and personal services $37.50
• Manufacturing manager $54.25
• Marketing & communications specialist $36.00
• Marketing manager $47.36
• Massage therapist $40.38
• Meat cutter and fishmonger - retail and wholesale $21.00
• Mechanical assembler $25.00
• Mechanical engineer $51.68
• Mechanical engineering technologist $38.75
• Medical laboratory assistant $25.30
• Medical laboratory technologist $42.53
• Medical office assistant $24.00
• Medical radiation technologist $45.20
• Medical sonographer $45.86
• Metal mould maker and patternmaker $29.77
• Millwright $42.49
• Mining engineer $65.87
• Network administrator $43.81
• Nurse practitioner $67.44
• Nursery and greenhouse labourer $18.25
• Nursing supervisor $28.75
• Occupational health and safety specialist $39.49
• Occupational therapist $46.80
• Office administrator $30.00
• Office assistant $24.23
• Optical/ophthalmic laboratory technician and assistant $27.75
• Optician $28.96
• Other administrative services manager $50.13
• Other elemental service worker $34.25
• Other labourer in processing, manufacturing and utilities $20.03
• Other repairer and servicer $28.50
• Other services supervisor $27.00
• Other small engine and small equipment repairer $28.00
• Other trades helper and labourer $25.00
• Painter $29.20
• Paralegal $38.46
• Paramedic $41.21
• Parking lot attendant and car jockey $19.15
• Payroll administrator $33.65
• Personal support worker $23.00
• Personnel clerk $25.24
• Pest control technician $22.43
• Pet groomer and animal care worker $19.37
• Pharmacist $60.00
• Pharmacy assistant $21.76
• Pharmacy technician $33.48
• Physician assistant $59.30
• Physiotherapist $49.44
• Physiotherapy assistant and occupational therapy assistant $27.81
• Plasterer $36.90
• Plumber $38.50
• Practical nurse $33.53
• Printing press operator $29.92
• Procurement and purchasing agent and officer $38.46
• Professional occupation in business management consulting $46.60
• Program leader and instructor in recreation and sport $24.03
• Project manager $55.29
• Property administrator $34.01
• Psychologist $57.58
• Public relation manager $50.34
• Public works maintenance equipment operator and related worker $29.93
• Purchasing manager $56.95
• Radiation therapist $48.37
• Receptionist $21.57
• Recruiter $33.65
• Registered nurse $47.50
• Registered psychiatric nurse $50.47
• Residential and commercial installer and servicer $32.45
• Respiratory therapist $44.30
• Retail and wholesale buyer $21.00
• Retail sales associate $18.50
• Retail supervisor $22.91
• Roofer $36.00
• Sales representative $31.97
• Sawmill machine operator $26.72
• School bus driver $23.50
• Security guard $21.06
• Senior manager - construction, transportation, production and utilities $60.00
• Senior manager - trade, broadcasting and other services $47.72
• Server $18.07
• Sheet metal worker $35.55
• Shipping & receiving clerk $22.00
• Social worker $43.01
• Software developer $55.53
• Software engineer $64.90
• Sous chef $27.00
• Specialized livestock worker $20.75
• Speech language pathologist $44.66
• Steamfitter and pipefitter $40.55
• Stock associate $18.38
• Store manager $33.65
• Storekeeper and partsperson $26.57
• Structural metal and platework fabricator and fitter $36.01
• Supervisor, finance and insurance office worker $37.00
• Supervisor, food and beverage processing $29.00
• Supervisor, general office and administrative support worker $35.34
• Supervisor, motor transport and other ground transit operator $37.50
• Tailor, Dressmaker and Alterationist $21.00
• Technical sales specialist $38.48
• Technical writer $40.87
• Telecommunications line and cable installer and repairer $37.00
• Tilesetter $37.00
• Tool and die maker $37.00
• Transportation manager, operations $54.21
• Truck mechanic $37.00
• Underground production and development miner $55.45
• Upholsterer $29.37
• Urban and land use planner $50.29
• Vehicle cleaner $20.00
• Veterinarian $64.90
• Veterinary technician $30.00
• Visual merchandiser $18.56
• Warehouse & logistics supervisor $36.00
• Warehouse worker $21.50
• Web developer $52.88
• Welder $31.29
• Woodworking machine operator $23.89