Wages Laboratory Assistant - Medical in Canada

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "laboratory assistant - medical" was moved from the group Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants (NOC 3212) to the group Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (NOC 33101).

Find out how much people working as a "laboratory assistant - medical" earned last year in Canada.

Prevailing wages in Canada

Note that these wages were updated on November 16th, 2022 based on the 2016 version of the NOC. Learn more about our methodology.

Hourly wages by community/area
Community/Area Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour) Note
Canada 19.98 26.00 40.00
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Nunavut N/A N/A N/A
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Northwest Territories N/A N/A N/A
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Yukon Territory N/A N/A N/A
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British Columbia 22.00 25.31 38.53
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Alberta 23.47 28.35 47.00
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Saskatchewan 22.00 33.00 38.46
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Manitoba 14.30 24.30 30.00
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Ontario 18.00 26.44 35.00
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Quebec 19.98 31.65 36.31
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New Brunswick 20.00 23.00 37.00
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Nova Scotia 21.00 23.50 34.34
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Prince Edward Island 20.23 N/A 29.74
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Newfoundland and Labrador 25.00 29.00 44.00
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Wage methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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