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Salary in Social care in Canada

Market pay levels based on 1 031 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median44 421 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average44 001 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile42 692 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile45 008 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile42 692 $
Median44 421 $
Upper quartile45 008 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 42 692 $ and 45 008 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 45 008 $.
  • The upper quartile is 5% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 1 031 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Prairie Mountain Health Manitoba ·

medical social worker

from 94 432 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree Experience Experience an asset On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work sett…

Full timeOn-siteManitoba
Prairie Mountain Health Swan River ·

medical social worker

from 94 432 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree Experience Experience an asset On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work sett…

Part timeOn-siteSwan River
MORRIS & CHAMILA Ontario ·

live-in caregiver - seniors

from 76 960 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.…

Full timeOn-siteOntario
Rebecca Richman York ·

child caregiver - private home

from 76 793 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is…

Full timeOn-siteYork
HADASSAH BASSER York ·

child caregiver - private home

from 76 793 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is…

Full timeOn-siteYork
KATRINA BATAC Thornhill ·

child caregiver - private home

from 76 793 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is…

Full timeOn-siteThornhill

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (44 421 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (44 001 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 42 692 $ to 45 008 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 42 692 $ and a quarter above 45 008 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 1 031 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 44 421 $ is the market level, above 45 008 $ is the strong quarter, below 42 692 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.