The average weekly wage of Canadians edged up 0.3% in June from the previous month, and rose 3% from a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
The federal agency said that earnings on average totalled $876.27 per week in June, compared with $873.47 the previous month and $850.53 in June 2010.
The average number of hours that were worked per week was 32.9, unchanged from a year earlier.
"The 3% (yearover-year) increase reflects a number of factors, such as wage growth and changes in the composition of employment by industry, by occupation and by level of job experience," the agency said.
Weekly earnings were up in all provinces in the 12 months to June, with the biggest gains in Alberta, up 5% to $1,041.45, and British Columbia, up 4.5% to $849.69.
"Alberta has recorded yearover-year growth in earnings above the national average since March 2010," Statistics Canada said.
Quebec saw 3% growth to $815.91.
Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island saw the slowest wage growth, up 1% to $854.60 and up 1.7% to $723.15, respectively.
Meanwhile, the number of employees on payrolls totalled 14.92 million in June, a gain of 1.8% from a year earlier.
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