ECE SALARY INFORMATION
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ECE salaries or hourly wages differ across Canada from province to province and across the territories. ECE salary information can also be difficult to track down as it varies from region to region.
ECEs earn lower than what the Canadian Child Care Federation and child care and early learning advocates believe the profession should earn. The CCCF supports higher salary standards and benefits and advocates for higher pay for the profession. Help us advocate for better compensation and recognition for ECEs. Ultimately this will lead to higher quality child care for all and more availability in child care centres.
To read about the CCCF’s 2024 Vision for Child Care in Canada, please click here.
The level of education and certification you get increases your salary earning potential as an ECE. Completion of a college program in Early Childhood Education or a bachelor’s degree in child development will take you to different levels of competency and determine higher salary ranges regardless of which region you wish to work in Canada.
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What is the range of salaries and benefits in the Yukon’s ELCC sector?
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
2018-2019 Wage Averages per Hour:
No Training: $17.22
Level 1: $18.72
Level 1A: $19.91
Level 2: $21.54
Level 2A: $24.01
Level 3: $23.07
Director: $28.61
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the NWT ELCC sector?
Primary Staff Person:
Support Staff Person:
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the Nunavut ELCC sector?
Download the full ELCC wage scale here
For Early Childhood Educators:
Salaries are determined for three levels: Level 1, Level 2 (ECE certificate), and Level 3 (ECE diploma). Each level is divided into 6 steps based on years of experience (5 years of experience being step 6).
Inside this system, hourly wages vary from $27.45/hr to $35.73/hr
Management Category: $38.90/hr to $50.63/hr based on a similar level and step system as described before.
Program Support Category: $24.88/hr to $28.23/hr
Center Support Category: $24.63/hr to $27.96/hr
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the BC ELCC sector?
*ECEA: Early Childhood Educator Assistant assists the ECE in directing and assessing the positive emotional, physical, social and cognitive development of children by implementing appropriate activities and programs according to each child’s individual developmental abilities, interests and needs.
ECE Degree: ($20-$30)
ECE Diploma: ($13-$27)
ECEA: ($14-$20)
RA: ($14-$20)
ECE Assistant: ($17)
ECE Basic: ($20)
ECE Infant & Toddler: ($22)
ECE Special Needs: ($22)
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the AB ELCC sector?
*Provincial Wage Enhancement – A government grant provided to Alberta ELCC programs to support wages
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
Child Development Assistant (Formally Level 1)
$15.90: without provincial wage enhancement
$18.04: with provincial wage enhancement
Child Development Worker (Formally Level 2)
$16.91 – without provincial wage enhancement
$20.96 – with provincial wage enhancement
Child Development Supervisor (Formally Level 3)
$18.51 – without provincial wage enhancement
$25.13 – with provincial wage enhancement
Child Care Assistant (CCA) assists the ECE in directing and assessing the positive emotional, physical, social and cognitive development of children by implementing appropriate activities and programs according to each child’s individual developmental abilities, interests and needs.
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
ECE Level 1: $15.00/hour
ECE Level 2: $18.00/hour
ECE Level 3: $20.00/hour
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the Manitoba ELCC sector?
Manitoba Average Hourly Rate of Pay – Early Learning & Child Care Program
Child Care Staff
*CCA IT = Child Care Assistant in Training
CCA: $13.43
CCA IT: $14.90
ECE II: $19.25
ECE III: $21.07
Supervisors
Child Care Assistant: $18.05
ECE II: $21.92
ECE III: $23.73
Assistant Directors
ECE II: $24.85
ECE III: $28.23
Directors
ECE II: $29.32
ECE III: $32.60
*ECEA: Early Childhood Educator Assistant assists the ECE in directing and assessing the positive emotional, physical, social and cognitive development of children by implementing appropriate activities and programs according to each child’s individual developmental abilities, interests and needs.
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the Ontario ELCC sector?
For the classifications and positions listed, – average wage/salary
Classification 1: $21- 27
Classification 2: $19
Classification 3: $15-17
The report produced by the Province each year provides salary and wages.
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the Quebec ELCC sector?
Classification et rémunération
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
Avantages sociaux – Child Care Employee Benefits
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the NFLD ELCC sector?
The average wage is $14.58 per hour. The government provides an ELCC supplement to educators that range from:
ECE working in a regulated child care setting:
· Level One $12,900.00
· Level Two $14,400.00
· Level Three $14,900.00
· Level Four $15,400.00
Administrator (Child Care Centre) and Monitor (Family Child Care Agency):
· Level Two $15,900.00
· Level Three $16,400.00
· Level Four $16,900.00
The government has a bursary for students completing a one year ECE certificate from a provincially recognized Post-Secondary institution, they can be eligible to receive $250 per course that has been successfully completed. If a student completes the 2 years ECE Diploma, upon completion they may be eligible to receive up to $7500.
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the New Brunswick ELCC sector?
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
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14.90/hour: Entry Level , Step 1
15.87/hour: Entry Level , Step 2
16.90/hour: Entry Level , Step 3
21.00/hour: Level 1, Step 1
22.20/hour: Level 1, Step 2
23.47/hour: Level 1, Step 3
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the PEI ELCC sector?
*Hourly Wages
Step 1 = 1 year or less.
Step 2 = 2 years
Step 3 = 3 years
Step 4 = 4 years
Step 5 = 5 years or more
ECE 1: 3 x 30 hours EC courses
Step 1: $14.48
Step 2: $14.86
Step 3: $15.24
Step 4: $15.64
Step 5: $16.05
ECE 2: 1-year certificate
Step 1: $16.05
Step 2: $16.47
Step 3: $16.91
Step 4: $17.35
Step 5: $17.78
ECE 3: 2-year diploma
Step 1: $18.61
Step 2: $19.08
Step 3: $19.55
Step 4: $20.04
Step 5: $20.56
Director: ECE degree/Related Degree plus ECE Credential
Step 1: $24.85
Uncertified
Step 1: $13.25
Support Staff
Step 1: Minimum wage
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
What is the range of salaries and benefits in the Nova Scotia ELCC sector?
*Wages are hourly and may vary from employer to employer
Level 2: $17.00/hr
Level 3: $ 19.00/hour
Level 1: $ 15.00/hour
Benefits: Will vary from employer to employer, but may include group insurance (eg: health, dental and long-term disability), RRSP contributions and a variety of other entitlements (eg: vacation days, sick days, mental health, personal days, etc.)
The Canadian Child Care Federation along with the child care community and sector across Canada advocates for quality in early learning and child care – certification is one of the cornerstones to achieving that quality. For more on certification please follow this link.
