B.C. residents’ average weekly pre-tax earnings were up 3.2% year over year in January to $859.54, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday.
However, although B.C.’s wages climbed faster than the national one-year rise of 2.0%, B.C. residents are still earning well below the country’s average weekly pay of $888.89.
B.C.’s January wage gains represent a 0.7% rise over December – again faster than the national increase of 0.6%.
As of January, the Northwest Territories led the country for average weekly wages at $1,280.52, followed by Alberta at $1,065.46. The next highest wages were to be found in the Yukon, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut.
Lowest wages were to be found in Prince Edward Island at $730.80 weekly, followed by Nova Scotia at $779.92 and New Brunswick at $799.38.
