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Average annual salaries of school teachers, by provinces, 1926, 1930, 1935, or latest year reported
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| 1926 | 1930 | 1935 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Male | Female | |||
| $ | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | |||||
| First class teachers | 704 | 701 | 638 | 700 | 600 |
| Second class teachers | 507 | 508 | 458 | 497 | 449 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| All teachers | 673 | 741 | 724 | 985 | 680 |
| Rural and village schools | 543 | 543 | 531 | 606 | 519 |
| City and town schools | 888 | 1,079 | 1,046 | 1,598 | 951 |
| New Brunswick | |||||
| First class teachers | 989 | 981 | 849 | 931 | 833 |
| Second class teachers | 683 | 667 | 499 | 588 | 491 |
| Quebec | |||||
| Protestant schools | 1,178 | 1,239 | 1,230 | 2,304 | 1,086 |
| Catholic lay teachers | 449 | 509 | 1,566 | 331 | 481 |
| Catholic teachers in religious orders | 420 | 432 | 581 | 372 | 430 |
| Ontario | |||||
| Public (elementary) schools | 1,248 | 1,270 | 1,128 | 1,382 | 1,061 |
| Separate (elementary) schools | 763 | 771 | 810 | 838 | 729 |
| Continuation schools | 1,600 | 1,570 | 1,242 | - | - |
| Collegiate institutes | 2,580 | 2,688 | 2,457 | - | - |
| High schools | 2,100 | 2,188 | 1,798 | - | - |
| Vocational schools | 2,878 | 2,456 | 2,263 | - | - |
| Manitoba | |||||
| All schools (median) | 1,008 | 1,012 | 685 | 710 | 689 |
| One-room schools (median) | 879 | 877 | 484 | 507 | 477 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||
| Urban elementary | 1,287 | 1,316 | 914 | 1,147 | 784 |
| Rural elementary | 1,055 | 1,076 | 465 | 519 | 443 |
| High schools and collegiate institutes | 2,381 | 1,962 | 1,745 | 1,895 | 1,467 |
| Alberta | |||||
| All teachers | 1,204 | 1,242 | 971 | 1,130 | 897 |
| First class teachers | 1,386 | 1,439 | 1,072 | 1,270 | 952 |
| Second class teachers | 1,118 | 1,138 | 855 | 869 | 849 |
| British Columbia | |||||
| All schools | 1,430 | 1,528 | 1,300 | - | - |
| Elementary schools | 1,242 | 1,393 | 1,140 | - | - |
| High schools | 2,316 | 2,328 | 1,733 | - | - |
| Note: The averages are means, except in Manitoba. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. | |||||
