|
 Salaries
in Canada
(Canadian
Dollars)
Salaries
in Canada depend on factors such as: occupation, experience, seniority,
size of company, size of city, etc. Below, you will find some typical
average and high salaries.
|
Occupation
|
Average
per annum
|
High
|
| A |
|
Accounting
includes chartered accountants (CAs, CGAs, CMAs), controllers,
comptrollers, auditors, cost accountants, tax specialists,
accounting supervisors, bookkeepers and students in professional
training programs. See also: Finance, Actuarial, Consulting.
|
$42,837
|
$68,779
|
|
Actuarial
includes actuaries, statisticians, statistical process control
(SPC) personnel, biostatisticians and other positions requiring
actuarial or statistical training. See also: Insurance, Quality
Control.
|
$46,434
|
$66,163
|
|
Administrative
includes executive assistants, office managers, secretarial
staff, call centre personnel, data entry staff, receptionists,
collectors and clerks.
|
|
|
|
Advertising
includes creative directors, advertising managers, media
buyers, copy writers and advertising sales representatives.
See also: Graphic Arts, Public Relations, Marketing, Publishing/Media.
|
$47,197
|
$79,025
|
|
Aerospace
includes aerospace engineers, propulsion engineers, avionics
technicians, aircraft maintenance engineers, simulator engineers,
airport managers, airworthiness inspectors, pilots and airline
staff. See also: Engineering, Transport, Trades/Technicians.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Agriculture/Fisheries
includes agricultural scientists, agronomists, veterinarians,
crop insurance managers, feed sales personnel, farm equipment
personnel and farm managers. See also: Biotech/Biology, Scientific.
|
$51,
121
|
$73,793
|
|
Animal
Health Technologists
|
$41,856
|
$59,841
|
|
Anthropologists
|
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
|
Apparel
includes buyers, designers and marketers of clothing and footwear.
See also: Retail, Design.
|
|
|
|
Applied
Chemical Technicians and Technologists
|
$44,472
|
$65,400
|
|
Archaeologists
|
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
|
Architecture
includes architects, architectural technologists, interior
designers, landscape architects and structural technologists.
See also: Construction, Real Estate, Design, Trades/Technicians.
|
$49,595
|
$73,684
|
|
Arts
& Culture includes anyone working for a museum, gallery,
theatre company, orchestra or other cultural organization.
See also: Govt./Nonprofit, Hospitality, Public Relations.
|
|
|
|
Art
Directors
|
$39,240
|
$74,665
|
|
Astronomers
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
|
Audiologists
|
$38,259
|
$50,140
|
|
Automotive
includes automotive engineers, designers and technologists,
tooling engineers, leasing managers, parts managers, service
managers, warranty administrators and dealership staff. See
also: Engineering, Transport, Trades/Technicians.
|
|
|
|
Avionics
Inspectors, Mechanics, and Technicians
|
$42,728
|
$63,329
|
|
|
|
Banking
includes anyone working for a bank, credit union or trust
company, including branch managers, loan officers, mortgage
specialists, private banking representatives, credit analysts,
RRSP administrators and customer service representatives.
See also: Finance, Insurance, Accounting.
|
|
|
|
Bilingual
includes translators, interpreters and other positions where
the ability to speak a second language is a principal requirement
of the position. See also: International, Education, Administrative.
|
$42,619
|
$66,926
|
|
Biotech/Biology
includes biologists, biomedical engineers, biotechnology developers,
biological scientists and other positions relating to the
commercial development of biological, life sciences and genetic
technologies. See also: Pharmaceutical, Scientific, Health/Medical.
|
$41,856
|
$75,537
|
|
Broadcast
Technicians
|
$35,534
|
$58,424
|
|
|
| Chefs
and Specialist Chefs |
$23,762
|
$39,458
|
| Clinical
Perfusionists |
$39,131
|
$52,865
|
| Community
and Social Service Workers |
$42,401
|
$63,874
|
| Community
Pharmacists and Hospital Pharmacists |
$53,628
|
$76,845
|
|
Computing
includes programmers, analysts, software developers, hardware
engineers, MIS directors, CIOs, LAN administrators, database
administrators, software testers, technical support personnel,
quality control positions requiring knowledge of software
applications and other information technology positions. See
also: Multimedia, Engineering, Telecom, Design.
|
$52,528
|
$75,824
|
Conservation
and Fishery Officers
|
$41,856
|
$59,841
|
|
Construction
includes project managers, site supervisors, surveyors, occupational
health and safety inspectors, building inspectors, builders
and other personnel required for construction projects. Also
includes salespeople for building supplies. See also: Real
Estate, Architecture, Trades/Technicians.
|
$44,363
|
$64,092
|
|
Consulting
includes management consultants, policy advisors and personnel
working for management consulting firms. Does not include
consulting and contract positions in information technology,
which are listed under "Computing". See also: Management,
Computing, Human Resource, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
$47,197
|
$79,025
|
| Cooks
|
$23,762
|
$39,458
|
Credit
Managers
|
$48,178
|
$75,101
|
| D |
| Denturists
|
$38,804
|
$63,002
|
|
Design
includes draftspersons, designers, product designers,
circuit designers, electrical designers, mechanical designers,
design technicians and technologist positions requiring specialized
CAD, AUTOCad and ProE training. See also: Architects, Engineering,
Graphic Arts, Publishing/Media.
|
|
|
| Dietitians
and Nutritionists |
$45,453
|
$66,163
|
|
Direct
Mktng. includes direct mail managers, call centre supervisors,
telemarketing managers and all senior positions that involve
marketing by direct mail, telephone, fax or email. Does not
include call centre representatives, which are included in
"Administrative". See also: Sales, Marketing, Advertising,
Graphic Arts, Printing.
|
$39,240
|
$74,665
|
Directors
of Photography
|
$39,240
|
$74,665
|
|
Disabled
includes all positions working with physically or mentally
challenged people. See also: Health/Medical, Education, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
|
|
| Drafting
Technicians and Technologists |
$43,491
|
$61,694
|
| E |
|
Economists
and Economic Policy Researchers and Analysts
|
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
|
Education
includes teachers, principals, instructors, superintendents,
school inspectors, professors, deans, education directors,
ESL teachers, admission directors and administrative positions
at schools, universities and colleges. Does not include training
positions, which are listed under "Human Resource".
See also: Librarians, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
|
|
|
Education
Policy and Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
|
$47,524
|
$67,580
|
|
Engineering
includes electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, structural
engineers, civil engineers, chemical engineers, engineering
managers and other positions requiring a university engineering
degree or membership in a provincial engineering association.
Does not include engineering technologists and non-university
trained engineers (see "Trades/Technicians") or
software engineers (see "Computing"). See also:
Aerospace, Automotive, Design, Quality Control, Telecom.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Environmental
includes environmental compliance specialists, environmental
engineers, hydrogeologists, wastewater technicians, environmental
technicians, pollution control officers, conservation officers.
See also: Engineering, Agriculture/Fisheries, Govt/Nonprofit.
|
$41,856
|
$59,841
|
| Executive
Chefs |
$23,762
|
$39,458
|
| F |
| Film
Editors |
$39,240
|
$74,665
|
|
Film,
Television and Radio Producers
|
$39,240
|
$74,665
|
|
Finance
includes finance directors, CFOs, treasurers, budget directors,
financial analysts, investment bankers, investment advisors,
credit managers, collection managers, economists, stockbrokers,
traders, securities regulators, compliance officers, portfolio
managers, mutual fund administrators and any position requiring
a CFA or completion of a securities course. See also: Accounting,
Banking.
|
$42,837
|
$68,779
|
| Financial
Auditors |
$40,657
|
$64,201
|
| Flight
Dispatchers |
$47,960
|
$85,347
|
Flight
Engineers (Second Officers)
|
$54,827
|
$107,474
|
| Flying
Instructors |
$54,827
|
$107,474
|
| Food
Processing Engineers |
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Forestry
includes foresters, lumber traders, forest practices officers,
arborists and other positions relating to tree planting, harvesting
and sawmills. Does not include positions in papermaking, which
are listed separately under "Pulp & Paper".
See also: Pulp & Paper, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
$40,112
|
$65,073
|
|
Franchising
includes franchise recruiters, territory managers and all
other positions involved in developing new retail franchises.
Does not include positions in franchisees' stores, which are
listed separately under "Retail". See also: Retail,
Hospitality, Real Estate.
|
|
|
| G |
|
Geology/Geography
includes geologists, geophysicists, geodesists, geotechnical
engineers, geological technicians and GIS personnel. See also:
Mining, Oil & Gas, Engineering, Scientific.
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
|
Govt./Nonprofit includes deputy ministers, executive
directors of nonprofit organizations, town administrators,
city planners, economic development officers, fundraisers
and other positions working for government bodies, charities
or nonprofit organizations. Does not include healthcare positions,
which are listed under "Health/Medical", or arts
opportunities, which are listed under "Arts & Culture".
See also: Education, Health/Medical, International, Arts &
Culture.
|
$45,998
|
$71,177
|
|
Graphic
Arts includes artists, graphic designers, creative directors,
art directors, illustrators, medical illustrators, Mac artists,
prepress operators, imaging technicians and other positions
requiring knowledge of graphic design software such as QuarkXpress,
Photoshop, Illustrator or PageMaker. Does not include website
designers, which are listed separately under "Multimedia".
See also: Multimedia, Printing, Advertising, Publishing/Media,
Packaging.
|
|
|
| H |
|
Health/Medical
includes nurses, therapists, medical doctors, health officers,
hospital administrators, physiotherapists, rehabilitation
counsellors, occupational therapists, kinesiologists, anaesthesiologists,
ultrasound technicians, epidemiologists, dieticians, ophthalmologists,
dentists, dental hygienists, pathologists, psychologists,
psychiatrists, mental health workers, social workers, health
data analysts, medical sales representatives, nursing assistants,
medical technologists and medical secretaries. See also: Pharmaceutical,
Biotech/Biology, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
$39,676
|
$52,102
|
| Historians
|
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
| Horticulturalists
|
$41,856
|
$59,841
|
|
Hospitality
includes anyone working in the tourism, foodservice, entertainment
or travel industries, including hotel managers, catering managers,
film theatre managers, travel agents, lodge and resort managers,
fitness club staff, chefs, food and beverage directors, vending
salespeople, nightclub managers and restaurant managers. See
also: Retail, Franchising, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
|
|
|
Human
Resource includes human resource managers, personnel managers,
compensation and benefits specialists, labour relations officers,
HRIS specialists, pension administrators, payroll officers,
career counsellors, outplacement consultants, employee development
personnel, trainers, recruiters, executive search staff. See
also: Public Relations.
|
$44,363
|
$63,111
|
| I |
| Industrial
and Manufacturing Engineers |
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
| Industrial
Designers |
$43,273
|
|
| Industrial
Electricians |
$49,159
|
$68,670
|
|
Industrial
Engineering and Manufacturing Technicians and Technologists
|
$44,363
|
$64,092
|
|
Industrial
Instrument Technicians and Mechanics
|
$35,861
|
$52,756
|
| Industrial
Pharmacists |
$53,628
|
$76,845
|
| Inspectors,
Weights and Measures |
$44,908
|
$65,291
|
|
Insurance
includes underwriters, adjusters, brokers, risk management
professionals, treaty negotiators, claims supervisors, WCB
claims personnel, investigators and insurance sales representatives.
See also: Actuarial, Banking, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
|
|
|
International
includes positions based outside Canada or requiring significant
international experience, foreign language skills or travel
outside Canada. See also: Consulting, Oil & Gas, Govt./Nonprofit,
Bilingual.
|
|
|
| J |
Jewelers
and Related Workers
|
$25,724
|
$44,036
|
| K |
| - |
|
|
| L |
| Landscape
Architects |
$49,595
|
$73,684
|
|
Landscape
Designers and Landscape Architectural Technicians and Technologists
|
$43,273
|
$61,694
|
|
Law
includes lawyers, prosecutors, general counsel positions,
barristers and solicitors, judges, arbitrators, mediators,
law professors, patent and trade mark agents, law office administrators,
articling clerks, paralegals, legal secretaries, court reporters,
police officers, correctional officers and law enforcement
personnel. See also: Govt./Nonprofit.
|
|
|
|
Librarians
includes librarians, archivists and health record technicians.
See also: Education, Health/Medical.
|
$37,823
|
$54,391
|
| Linguists
|
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
|
Logistics
includes material managers, distribution managers, inventory
supervisors, traffic managers, material resource planning
(MRP) specialists, Crown assets disposal agents, production
schedulers, supply chain managers, order administrators, shippers,
customs brokers, import/export staff and warehouse supervisors.
See also: Purchasing, Transport, Operations, Actuarial.
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
| M |
|
Management
includes executive and managerial positions not otherwise
classified including presidents, CEOs, managing directors,
vice-presidents, general managers. Managerial positions in
particular occupations are listed under the occupation (e.g.
a Vice President of Marketing would be found under "Marketing"
not "Management"). See also: Consulting.
|
$47,197
|
$79,025
|
| Marine
and Naval Engineers |
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Marketing
includes marketing managers, product managers, brand managers,
marketing analysts, merchandisers, competitive analysts and
market researchers. See also: Sales, Direct Mktng., Advertising,
Public Relations.
|
|
|
|
Metals
includes metallurgists, metallurgical engineers, metal traders,
foundry supervisors, metallurgical technologists, metal fabricators,
sheet metal personnel and metal stamping staff. See also:
Mining, Trades/Technicians, Automotive.
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
| Meteorological
Technicians |
$44,472
|
$65,400
|
| Meteorologists
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
|
Microbiologists
and Cell and Molecular Biologists
|
$45,453
|
$66,163
|
|
Mining
includes mine superintendents, prospectors, underground shift
bosses, mine inspectors and all positions requiring specialized
knowledge of mines and minerals. See also: Geology/Geography,
Metals, Oil & Gas, Engineering.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Multimedia
includes website designers, webmasters, Internet content developers,
new media specialists, audio visual technicians, CD-ROM designers,
HTML programmers and games programmers. See also: Graphic
Arts, Computing, Publishing/Media, Printing.
|
|
|
| N |
| Nuclear
Medicine Technologists |
$43,382
|
$56,462
|
| O |
Occupational
Therapists
|
$35,316
|
$45,998
|
|
Oil
& Gas includes exploration engineers, drilling engineers,
reservoir engineers, pipeline engineers, petroleum chemists,
crude oil marketing analysts, gas marketing specialists, oil
and gas traders, gas plant personnel and wellhead operators.
See also: Geology/Geography, Engineering, International, Trades/Technicians.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Operations
includes plant managers, operations managers, production managers,
manufacturing managers, shift supervisors, maintenance supervisors,
line supervisors and production-related technologists. See
also: Logistics, Quality Control, Trades/Technicians.
|
|
|
| P |
|
Packaging
includes positions in the packaging industry, including packaging
engineers, label designers, packaging line supervisors, pressmen,
label machine operators, box specialists and packaging technicians.
See also: Graphic Arts, Printing, Trades/Technicians.
|
|
|
Pathologists'
Assistants
|
$42,837
|
$54,827
|
| Personnel
and Recruitment Officers |
$43,927
|
$65,945
|
|
Pharmaceutical
includes pharmacists, pharmaceutical sales representatives,
medicinal chemists, clinical trial administrators, toxicology
study managers, clinical research associates, regulatory affairs
specialists and drug approval officers. Does not include pure
research positions (see "Scientific") or life science
opportunities outside the drug industry (see "Biotech/Biology").
See also: Biotech/Biology, Health/Medical, Scientific.
|
$53,628
|
$76,845
|
| Photogrammetric
Technologists and Technicians |
$43,273
|
$61,694
|
| Physicists
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
|
Plastics
includes all positions in the plastics industry, including
plant managers, project engineers, line managers, injection
moulding personnel, mould makers, fixture builders and plastics
traders. See also: Operations, Engineering, Trades/Technicians.
|
|
|
| Political
Scientists |
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
|
Printing
includes all positions in the printing industry, including
plant managers, press operators, pre-press operators, printing
sales representatives and bindery operators. See also: Publishing/Media,
Graphic Arts, Packaging, Trades/Technicians.
|
|
|
| Psychometricians
|
$45,889
|
$66,163
|
|
Public
Relations includes public relations officers, communications
managers, media relations managers, public affairs managers,
community relations officers, corporate writers, lobbyists
and government affairs consultants. See also: Advertising,
Marketing, Govt./Nonprofit.
|
$43,273
|
$65,400
|
|
Publishing/Media
includes publishers, writers, editors, journalists, reporters,
publication managers, editorial assistants, technical writers
and copy writers. See also: Printing, Multimedia, Graphic
Arts, Advertising.
|
$42,619
|
$66,926
|
|
Pulp
& Paper includes all positions in the papermaking
industry, including pulp mill managers, wood yard superintendents,
pulp chemists, pulp line personnel, pulp sales representatives,
pulp transport specialists, paper mill supervisors and paper
sales personnel. See also: Forestry, Printing, Engineering.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
|
Purchasing
includes purchasing managers, buyers, purchasing agents,
procurement managers, contract administrators, estimators,
quotation administrators, commodity traders and any position
requiring a Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP) designation
or completion of the PMAC course. See also: Logistics, Operations.
|
$45,889
|
$66,163
|
| Q |
|
Quality
Control includes quality engineers, quality auditors,
statistical process control (SPC) coordinators, test engineers,
reliability managers, quality assurance technicians, TQM consultants,
continuous improvement coordinators, testers and ISO 9000
inspectors. See also: Actuarial, Logistics, Operations, Engineering.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
| R |
| Radiation
Therapists and Radiography Technologists |
$43,382
|
$56,462
|
|
Real
Estate includes leasing managers, land development engineers,
land administrators, facilities managers, landmen, real estate
agents, brokers, new home sales representatives, rental agents,
zoning inspectors, shopping mall managers, property managers,
building maintenance managers, superintendents, building security
staff and space planners. See also: Construction, Franchising,
Architecture.
|
|
|
|
Religious
includes chaplains, clergy, ministers, pastoral care workers
and religious educators. See also: Education.
|
|
|
| Respiratory
Therapists |
$39,131
|
$52,865
|
|
Retail
includes store managers, retail analysts, store planners,
loss prevention specialists, assistant managers, management
trainees and sales associates. See also: Sales, Franchising,
Apparel, Hospitality.
|
$37,932
|
$58,533
|
| S |
|
Sales
includes sales managers, account executives, area supervisors,
territory managers, sales representatives and customer service
representatives. See also: Marketing, Direct Mktng.
|
|
|
| School
and Guidance Counsellors |
$50,358
|
$66,381
|
| Social
Policy Researchers |
$43,818
|
$63,765
|
|
Scientific
includes scientists, chemists, research associates, anthropologists,
physicists, ecologists, regulatory affairs associates, laboratory
managers and any position requiring a BSc, MSc or PhD in science.
See also: Biotech/Biology, Pharmaceutical, Health/Medical.
|
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
| Sociologists
|
$45,344
|
$67,580
|
| Soil
Scientists |
$47,197
|
$72,158
|
| Sous-Chefs
|
$23,762
|
$39,458
|
| Speech-Language
Pathologists |
$38,259
|
$50,140
|
| Statisticians
|
$46,434
|
$66,163
|
| T |
|
Technical
Sales Specialists,Wholesale Trade
|
$35,425
|
$56,244
|
| Telecommunications
Equipment Technicians |
$45,344
|
$62,893
|
|
Telecom
includes network managers, telecommunications engineers,
telephony analysts, switch technicians, network engineers,
WAP engineers, SONET software engineers, fibre optic engineers
and technicians, network support analysts, TCP/IP engineers
and ATM/Frame Relay engineers. See also: Engineering, Computing,
Trades/Technicians.
|
$51,121
|
$73,793
|
| Textile
Engineers |
$51,121
|
$70,738
|
| Tool
and Die Makers |
$45,235
|
$64,419
|
|
Trade
Shows includes trade show managers, exhibit sales representatives,
exhibit designers, convention organizers, exposition staff
and conference producers. See also: Marketing, Sales, Hospitality.
|
|
|
|
Trades/Technicians
includes millwrights, stationary engineers, mechanics, tool
and die makers, electricians, welders, machinists and other
skilled trades requiring an apprentice, journeyman or master
tradesman designation. Also includes technologists, technicians
and technical staff with associates and community college
diplomas. Does not include university-trained engineers, which
are listed under "Engineering". See also: Operations,
Engineering.
|
|
|
|
Transport
includes transportation managers, transit planners, highway
planners and designers, transport analysts, traffic study
engineers, marine engineers, terminal managers, fleet managers,
rail traffic coordinators, dispatchers, tractor-trailer drivers,
coach drivers, ship's pilots and AZ drivers. See also: Logistics,
Operations, Aerospace, Automotive.
|
|
|
| Travel
Counsellors |
$27,032
|
$41,311
|
| U |
| Urban
and Land Use Planners |
$49,595
|
$73,684
|
| V |
| Veterinarians
|
$79,897
|
$154,562
|
| W |
Welders
|
$40,439
|
$61,694
|
| X |
| - |
|
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| Y |
| - |
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| Z |
| - |
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