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Table 2. Average annual wage rates by province and median annual salary levels for ECEC staff

From: Canada’s Early Childhood Education and Care Policy: Still a Laggard?

 

Average annual full time full year wage rates 2008

Average annual full time, full year wage rates for women 2008

Median annual salaries for centre-based full time full year ECEC assistants 2005

Median annual salaries for centre-based, full time full year certified ECEs 2005

Newfoundland and Labrador

$43,368

$34,632

$15,884

$18,608

Prince Edward Island

$38,292.80

$34,299.2

$19,616

$21,970

Nova Scotia

$40,185.6

$36,025.6

$20,060

$20,945

New Brunswick

$40,185.6

$34,507.2

$17,429

$17,942

Quebec

$45,718.4

$39,540.8

$26,240

$27,298

Ontario

$51,001.6

$42,806.4

$27,199

$29,298

Manitoba

$44,345.6

$38,272

$21,126

$27,420

Saskatchewan

$47,028.8

$39,374.4

$19,193

$22,022

Alberta

$54,704

$44,428.8

$18,774

$22,009

British Columbia

$48,755.2

$41,558.4

$24,987

$26,145

  1. Note. Data on average annual wage rates calculated by multiplying the average hourly wage by 2080 hours (www4.statcan.ca/101/cst01/labr69k-eng-htm). Data on median salaries for ECEC staff taken from Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2008 (2009).