ADP Canada Pay Insights shows job-stayer base pay rises 3.0% in September
ADP•Job-stayers’ median annual base pay in Canada rose 3.0% year over year in September 2026, while job-changers’ pay rose 5.6%. Gross pay growth was 4.4% for job-stayers and 9.9% for job-changers.
1. Pay growth in September
ADP Canada Pay Insights showed median annual base pay rose 3.0% year over year for job-stayers in September 2026, compared with 5.6% for job-changers. Gross pay rose 4.4% for job-stayers and 9.9% for job-changers; sector readings ranged from 3.0% to 3.2%, while provincial readings ranged from 2.5% in Yukon to 4.1% in Prince Edward Island.
