The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

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8 C! A" D# J" A5 s- Q3 qSo, how much are we earning? The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

( o1 p) a/ ]& n0 WSources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
[Updated February 2015]

5 r. G! c' K% {5 NWondering how much money we’re making at the start of 2015? Statistics Canada has just released their latest report on how the average salaries that Canadians are earning. And it turns out that we’re taking home a little more than we were a year earlier.

$ ?) N3 M$ d' }; ]- VAt the end of last year, as of December 2014, the average wage for Canadian employees was $943 a week – or just over $49,000 a year. This marks a 2% increase over the same period a year earlier.
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  q& Q. `% ?6 ?* I- v1 D' z3 PAverage Canadian salary by province

! \- ]' d4 V8 O) s7 yNewfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
New Brunswick – $44,044
Nova Scotia – $42,992
9 _! _# e" |8 O9 y  E4 J, [Prince Edward Island – $41,184
6 C6 Y: T& H1 X; r- fQuebec – $44,621
Ontario – $49,088
Manitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
. g" h8 H: G9 rAlberta – $60,476
$ s/ E/ H! y# ]8 MBritish Columbia – $46,900

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Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector

Over the past year, the largest gains in salary were seen in the professional, scientific and technical services field where earnings increased 5.0% to $70,310. These gains were spread across most industries in this sector. The largest increase was in architectural, engineering and related services, followed by accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services.
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' o" a' w5 z# [& aThose in the accommodation and food services trade also saw their incomes go up over last year by 4.2% to $19,656.

# Q+ l# S+ E0 A3 [( ^6 zMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
5 N3 e  b1 o7 X1 a" J4 h( FUtilities – $96,279
Construction – $64,240
: Z7 ]% o/ c/ u* C6 q& HManufacturing – $54,256
Retail – $28,136
( c, }2 v+ w) N- QTransportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
) z8 l# U4 l* \+ @* @Finance and insurance – $60,011
+ w* G$ T* r( K7 n, Z: A! MReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
0 U6 @9 e# Z8 s) `7 ^! JHealth care and social assistance – $44,863
Arts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
# O+ T3 Z% ]' c4 _# F2 AAccommodation and food services – $19,656


0 ?3 C" v9 U8 S; w! nSo who’s making well above the average wage?

$ B, [3 a! L& d0 w, l8 a4 H- L( `; ZWell, Specialist Physicians top the list of well compensated professionals at a whopping $350,000 a year. Judges are also high earners, bringing in an average of $260,000 annually.
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# P1 x! U* @$ Q+ O  y- bOther high-earning positions:
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: i4 K) d. C6 \( e* X" v2 l$ ?Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
Senior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
General practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
5 I" w9 p- q3 tDentists – $175,000/year
Lawyers – $165,000/year
Actuaries earn $155,000
  S; S" n7 k4 a' Y  K6 bEngineering managers – $137,000
2 }9 C6 K: j8 x* h7 h. J- ?! N3 rTop paid Airline Pilots make $138,000
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Looking the qualifications needed to land one of the highest paying gigs, the lesson seems to be: if you want to earn the big bucks, stay in school.
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The salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada

, H1 o- V9 m5 \2 R, e: O4 yRetail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
Retail managers $50,000
Sales and account representatives $50,000
Cooks $25,000
Transport truck drivers $41,600
Registered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
3 E$ t( c$ r3 B, Q* `/ NFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
( K- H3 q! P( d$ CAdministrative officers $45,000
6 a/ Q+ P& K/ ~! Z! }' t8 JComputer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000
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And how about our national leaders? The Prime Minister, Stephen Harper makes $327,400 a year. Members of Parliament make $163,700 a year and the Governor General earns $270,602 annually. Senators make $135,200 – plus y’know… expenses.

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