Earnings and Wages
The amount of income earned through employment can vary across jurisdictions and industries. Every month, Statistics Canada releases average weekly earnings by province and territory for selected industries. Since this data is based upon corporate information, average earnings for NWT includes individuals who work in the NWT, but live elsewhere. Limited wage data is also available from Statistics Canada's Annual Force Survey and Census.
Average Weekly Earnings
Dollars
| Year | Month | All Industries (V1810725) |
Goods Producing (V1810726) |
Services Producing (V1810730) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jul | 1,821.22 | 2,418.92 | 1,701.94 |
| Jun | 1,711.12 | 2,239.35 | 1,610.70 | |
| May | 1,782.72 | 2,487.93 | 1,653.69 | |
| Apr | 1,754.40 | 2,273.76 | 1,655.01 | |
| Mar | 1,745.56 | 2,265.16 | 1,646.02 | |
| Feb | 1,738.33 | 2,267.26 | 1,635.68 |
| Year | Month | All Industries (V1558664) |
Goods Producing (V1558665) |
Services Producing (V1558758) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jul | 1,343.47 | 1,605.71 | 1,286.78 |
| Jun | 1,341.04 | 1,601.26 | 1,285.78 | |
| May | 1,335.60 | 1,581.91 | 1,283.74 | |
| Apr | 1,348.07 | 1,617.39 | 1,292.57 | |
| Mar | 1,335.34 | 1,605.14 | 1,280.17 | |
| Feb | 1,335.60 | 1,599.36 | 1,281.68 |
Downloadable Excel Tables
Minimum Wage as a Percentage of Average Hourly Wage (2025)
XLSX • 13.48KB • Issued August 25, 2026
Data on NWT minimum wage, Yellowknife CPI, average hourly wages, and average weekly earnings.
XLSX • 21.63KB • Issued August 25, 2026
XLSX • 20.81KB • Issued July 14, 2026
Employee hourly wage distribution across all wages (2020 - 2025)
XLSX • 11.97KB • Issued August 25, 2026
Median employment income by visible minority, highest level of schooling, and gender from the Census.
XLSX • 23.97KB • Issued August 25, 2022