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Nurse salaries by province

Nursing pay is set by union wage grids, so nurses on the same grid and step earn the same regardless of employer. Switch between RN, LPN, and RPN below.

Rates as of: August 2026. Many figures trace to the CFNU wage-comparison chart (January 2025) — treat every rate as “as of” its date and confirm the current figure with the union or employer.

Key fact

In BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, Registered Psychiatric Nurses are paid on the same grid as RNs — there is no separate RPN pay scale. RPN as a distinct profession doesn't exist in the other provinces.

Heads up

Two rows are actively changing: British Columbia — a mediated settlement ended the nurses' strike at midnight July 24, 2026, so the figures shown are the previous (expired) grid and the new one hadn't been published yet. Alberta LPN — the only published scale is a DRAFT tentative agreement (and the Lamont Health Care Centre site voted no), so treat those numbers as provisional.

Needs verification

Rows tagged “Rates unverified” could only be matched to the secondary CFNU chart, not a primary contract PDF (Alberta RN, Manitoba, New Brunswick RN, PEI LPN, and both Newfoundland & Labrador rows). Confirm those against the union's own wage schedule before relying on them.

Good to know

Some designations are represented by more than one union: Saskatchewan LPNs by SEIU-West; Nova Scotia nurses by a four-union Council (NSNU, NSGEU, CUPE, Unifor); New Brunswick LPNs by NBNU (hospital) and CUPE Local 1252 (Patient Services). The grids shown are the ones the audit could source directly.

Designation:

Province Union Hourly range Annual range Steps Term & status
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Quebec (represented by FIQ) uses its own licensing system outside NNAS and isn't covered on this site, so it's not shown here. Figures are hourly base rates for the classification; shift premiums, overtime, and benefits are on top.

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