Table 1 
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted 

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Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
  April
2019		 March
2020r		 April
2020p		 March to April 2020 April 2019 to April 2020 March to April 2020 April 2019 to April 2020
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 1,019.32 1,048.06 1,112.22 64.16 92.90 6.1 9.1
Forestry, logging and support 1,141.59 1,144.76 1,189.66 44.90 48.07 3.9 4.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2,143.82 2,171.37 2,081.58 -89.79 -62.24 -4.1 -2.9
Utilities 1,861.15 2,005.75 1,992.22 -13.53 131.07 -0.7 7.0
Construction 1,263.01 1,261.33 1,296.60 35.27 33.59 2.8 2.7
Manufacturing 1,135.12 1,123.46 1,157.75 34.29 22.63 3.1 2.0
Wholesale trade 1,216.22 1,228.59 1,256.01 27.42 39.79 2.2 3.3
Retail trade 599.95 601.67 637.78 36.11 37.83 6.0 6.3
Transportation and warehousing 1,090.85 1,109.24 1,143.04 33.80 52.19 3.0 4.8
Information and cultural industries 1,270.40 1,366.85 1,399.82 32.97 129.42 2.4 10.2
Finance and insurance 1,365.58 1,359.21 1,464.31 105.10 98.73 7.7 7.2
Real estate and rental and leasing 1,063.52 1,108.30 1,127.89 19.59 64.37 1.8 6.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,455.14 1,440.04 1,448.96 8.92 -6.18 0.6 -0.4
Management of companies and enterprises 1,512.19 1,418.73 1,594.55 175.82 82.36 12.4 5.4
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 834.14 862.72 871.75 9.03 37.61 1.0 4.5
Educational services 1,060.07 1,108.39 1,132.04 23.65 71.97 2.1 6.8
Health care and social assistance 931.68 960.10 992.12 32.02 60.44 3.3 6.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 612.15 651.23 769.85 118.62 157.70 18.2 25.8
Accommodation and food services 410.32 427.39 466.49 39.10 56.17 9.1 13.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 842.58 881.47 947.90 66.43 105.32 7.5 12.5
Public administration 1,323.13 1,370.76 1,397.81 27.05 74.68 2.0 5.6
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,066.11 1,084.42 1,118.07 33.65 51.96 3.1 4.9
Prince Edward Island 853.43 894.72 959.72 65.00 106.29 7.3 12.5
Nova Scotia 893.78 928.66 993.81 65.15 100.03 7.0 11.2
New Brunswick 935.14 970.55 1,031.33 60.78 96.19 6.3 10.3
Quebec 954.34 995.54 1,045.23 49.69 90.89 5.0 9.5
Ontario 1,040.39 1,064.91 1,129.32 64.41 88.93 6.0 8.5
Manitoba 942.40 942.89 1,024.11 81.22 81.71 8.6 8.7
Saskatchewan 1,041.38 1,061.77 1,122.08 60.31 80.70 5.7 7.7
Alberta 1,143.83 1,169.04 1,241.42 72.38 97.59 6.2 8.5
British Columbia 991.01 1,029.38 1,106.25 76.87 115.24 7.5 11.6
Yukon 1,159.90 1,224.62 1,252.54 27.92 92.64 2.3 8.0
Northwest Territories 1,470.06 1,491.23 1,609.25 118.02 139.19 7.9 9.5
Nunavut 1,477.48 1,471.26 1,459.44 -11.82 -18.04 -0.8 -1.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0223-01 (formerly CANSIM table 281-0063).

Table note 1

Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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