The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

ca991

2 _* w+ U' C$ i4 x4 ySo, how much are we earning? The average Canadian salaries by industry and region
7 w) }: U, l' _! a. S: I- {
; H% n2 d* @/ h- @" L8 CSources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
[Updated February 2015]

! t4 p1 V# I& o/ v5 i' |* A' X1 R  EWondering 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.

% X% w# T! r' e. u2 K% d' C3 yAt 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.

Average Canadian salary by province

Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
$ J3 T( p6 J% N+ QNew Brunswick – $44,044
/ k- ~2 V* m; TNova Scotia – $42,992
/ F0 A: u8 R: `' r$ I4 LPrince Edward Island – $41,184
6 P5 N! ^" V( oQuebec – $44,621
- \# E" z  k  EOntario – $49,088
Manitoba – $45,760
8 ?! l# M7 {# ~5 z2 {- \7 ]: ~Saskatchewan -$51,792
Alberta – $60,476
  ]% F2 s  L* d& U% nBritish Columbia – $46,900
  Y4 p9 B8 ]( F6 |0 w# z8 h

Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector
2 f: G& J4 Y3 u
9 e& B) _0 L$ K& O" E; ?: jOver 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.
& i" O8 ]; G3 F' `5 A' ?
0 I" M5 k( J- fThose in the accommodation and food services trade also saw their incomes go up over last year by 4.2% to $19,656.

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
Utilities – $96,279
Construction – $64,240
1 X# @5 P' g0 e! `8 ^6 H; \Manufacturing – $54,256
Retail – $28,136
, p$ D9 r: c6 y0 ~/ I' `Transportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
Real estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
$ e' I& @. k0 e- e4 X, nEducational services – $51,305
Health care and social assistance – $44,863
Arts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
Accommodation and food services – $19,656

5 _; _6 O% k) H
So who’s making well above the average wage?
' |" z% G# o- m/ ^
Well, 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 $260,000 annually.
% X1 ?: ^) P  \; P! A
Other high-earning positions:
" c  a* i4 |3 _2 Z
6 v$ z' I0 p: G. n& G; T7 dSenior 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
' X! _8 [6 D2 X6 U: @5 k) dDentists – $175,000/year
: i7 R) Z5 A( U5 JLawyers – $165,000/year
Actuaries earn $155,000
' p6 j5 }2 b6 SEngineering managers – $137,000
Top paid Airline Pilots make $138,000

7 }5 k* W$ Y* z; K: [6 m& S
: J* W: l0 `+ |' @9 N% v3 a* hLooking 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.
+ F2 L6 y; M/ r' w- _6 j$ l6 S
. ?' c: Y5 _; ~, DThe salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada
4 O" V- w0 _# e( O% f/ y
+ O: H( q0 }0 ?2 nRetail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
Retail managers $50,000
, s( G9 K" m2 X0 r. X" F" J' Y( pSales and account representatives $50,000
Cooks $25,000
9 u5 q' x# `# s* J& m! rTransport truck drivers $41,600
Registered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
( W0 E9 M& S: ~7 G5 E5 WAdministrative officers $45,000
Computer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000

4 t& C$ W4 s) l: t
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.
- Q* P, \0 A) k* K- O

数数鱼

gstudy