Part-Time Jobs by City: Pay Rates Compared (UK & Canada)

September 2, 2026 2 Min Read

This site has a separate part-time jobs guide for eleven individual cities across the UK and Canada, plus two broader guides. Reading them one at a time to compare pay is slow, so this page puts the key numbers from every guide — minimum wage, typical pay range, and where employers actually cluster — side by side. Each city name links to that city’s full guide with the complete write-up on how to apply.

Figures below are pulled directly from each city guide and are current as of September 2026.

UK Cities: Pay and Hiring Hotspots

Part-time pay in these six cities starts at the UK’s National Living Wage (£12/hour). What differs city to city is where the part-time roles actually are.

City	Starting Pay	Where Employers Cluster	Student Jobs Services
Birmingham	National Living Wage, £12/hr	Bullring & Grand Central shopping centres; HSBC UK’s Birmingham head office	Two city universities
Bristol	National Living Wage, £12/hr	Cabot Circus & Cribbs Causeway shopping centres	University of Bristol & UWE Bristol
Leeds	National Living Wage, £12/hr	Trinity Leeds & White Rose shopping centres	University of Leeds & Leeds Beckett University
Liverpool	National Living Wage, £12/hr	Liverpool ONE shopping and leisure district	University of Liverpool & Liverpool John Moores University
Manchester	National Living Wage, £12/hr	Trafford Centre & Manchester Arndale	—
Nottingham	National Living Wage, £12/hr	Victoria Centre shopping mall; logistics sites nearby hire in bulk	University of Nottingham & Nottingham Trent University

Canadian Cities: Pay Ranges and Minimum Wage

Canadian part-time pay varies far more by province and role than UK pay does, so each city guide gives a range rather than one flat figure.

City	Typical Part-Time Pay	Provincial Minimum Wage	Notes
Calgary	$15–$35/hr	Alberta: $15/hr	Range widens for specialized roles
Edmonton	$15–$30/hr	Alberta: $15/hr	Retail and food service near the floor
Ottawa	$14–$42/hr	Ontario: $17.20/hr*	Federal government postings sit at the top end
Toronto	$11–$29/hr	Ontario: $17.20/hr*	Specialized part-time work reaches $19–$64/hr
Winnipeg	$16–$28/hr	Manitoba: $16/hr	Retail and food service sit near the floor

*Ontario’s general minimum wage, shown for reference against Ottawa and Toronto’s quoted pay ranges — check each city guide for the figure it uses.

Broader Guides

Two guides on the site aren’t tied to one city: Part Time Jobs Near Me covers typical pay for a general search (median $18/hr, mostly $17–$19/hr for retail and service roles), and Part Time Jobs gives a Canada-wide overview (median $18/hr, with skilled part-time roles clearing $25–$29/hr and up).

Looking for full-time work instead? Each city guide above links out to local employer career pages and job boards with current listings — start with the city closest to you.