Administrative assistant salary in Canada (2026)
What administrative assistants (NOC 13110, administrative assistants) earn across Canada and by province — low, median and high hourly wages with annual equivalents.
National median
$25.00/hr
≈ $52,000/yr
Highest median
British Columbia
$27.50/hr · $57,200/yr
Lowest median
Quebec
$24.04/hr · $50,003/yr
Administrative assistant pay at a glance
Nationally, Job Bank reports a median of $25.00 an hour for NOC 13110 — about $52,000 a year. The national low is $19.00 ($39,520) and the high is $34.62 ($72,010).
Of the 4 provinces with data, British Columbia has the highest median and Quebec the lowest — a gap of $3.46 an hour, or about $7,197 a year.
Administrative assistant salary by province
Hourly wages with annual equivalents, sorted by median (highest first).
| Region | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (national) | $19.00/hr$39,520/yr | $25.00/hr$52,000/yr | $34.62/hr$72,010/yr |
| British Columbia | $21.00/hr$43,680/yr | $27.50/hr$57,200/yr | $36.50/hr$75,920/yr |
| Alberta | $20.00/hr$41,600/yr | $26.50/hr$55,120/yr | $36.06/hr$75,005/yr |
| Ontario | $20.00/hr$41,600/yr | $26.44/hr$54,995/yr | $36.06/hr$75,005/yr |
| Quebec | $18.00/hr$37,440/yr | $24.04/hr$50,003/yr | $32.50/hr$67,600/yr |
How annual figures are calculated: hourly wage × 2,080 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks), rounded to the dollar. They are gross (before tax) and assume full-time, year-round work. Provinces and territories not shown have no figures in this dataset.
Take-home pay of the median administrative assistant salary in each province
Each provincial median annual wage after 2026 federal and provincial tax, CPP/QPP and EI — an estimate using standard employee credits (basic personal amount, CPP/QPP, EI and the Canada employment amount).
| Province | Median annual | After tax | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | $57,200 | $45,958 | $3,830 |
| Alberta | $55,120 | $44,196 | $3,683 |
| Ontario | $54,995 | $43,846 | $3,654 |
| Quebec | $50,003 | $38,595 | $3,216 |
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- Duties, requirements and TEER for this occupation: NOC 13110 — Administrative assistants.
Source: Job Bank Canada wage data (refreshed April 2026), Open Government Licence – Canada. Occupation codes: NOC 2021, Statistics Canada. Wages vary by city, employer, experience and union status.