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Cashier salary in Alberta

NOC 65100 · Cashiers

Median cashier pay in Alberta is $15.15/hr, with most earning between $15/hr and $19.60/hr — about $31,512 a year at full-time hours, or $26,521 after tax.

Median wage
$15.15/hr
per hour
Figure: Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024.
Low
$15/hr
per hour
High
$19.60/hr
per hour
Full-time equivalent
$31,512
median × 2,080 hours
Take-home at the median
$26,521
after tax, CPP and EI
vs Canada
-5.3%
gap to the national median of $16/hr
Income percentile
32nd
where the median sits among Alberta earners

Pay by occupation

Cashier salary by province

Median wage from Job Bank; provinces and territories without a published figure are omitted. Pick one for the full breakdown with take-home pay.

ProvinceLowMedianHighPer year
Nunavut$19/hr$19/hr$21/hr$39,520
Yukon$17.94/hr$17.94/hr$20/hr$37,315
British Columbia$17.85/hr$17.85/hr$21/hr$37,128
Ontario$17.60/hr$17.60/hr$18.50/hr$36,608
Northwest Territories$16.70/hr$17/hr$20/hr$35,360
Prince Edward Island$16.50/hr$16.50/hr$18/hr$34,320
Nova Scotia$16.50/hr$16.50/hr$17/hr$34,320
Quebec$16.10/hr$16.10/hr$19.50/hr$33,488
Newfoundland and Labrador$16/hr$16/hr$17.05/hr$33,280
Manitoba$16/hr$16/hr$18.50/hr$33,280
New Brunswick$15.65/hr$15.65/hr$17/hr$32,552
Saskatchewan$15.35/hr$15.35/hr$18.50/hr$31,928
Alberta$15/hr$15.15/hr$19.60/hr$31,512

Educational information only — not financial advice. Wages are Job Bank estimates for the occupation as a whole; your pay depends on employer, experience and region.

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Official Government of Canada data

Wages are from the Government of Canada Job Bank open-data wage file (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2025 release), by NOC 2021 unit group and province. Low, median and high are roughly the 10th, 50th and 90th percentiles of the underlying survey (Labour Force Survey, Census or small-area estimation — noted under each figure). Annual equivalents assume 2,080 hours (40 h/week × 52). Take-home uses 2026 federal and provincial tax, CPP/QPP and EI. Reproduced under the Open Government Licence – Canada.