The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

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9 ?! i- }7 W& i6 P- w! d- U  F% ?: [So, how much are we earning? The average Canadian salaries by industry and region
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Sources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
[Updated February 2015]

9 W# J  ]* }1 N4 d! `Wondering 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.

, n' l5 p4 y2 w7 y7 w; o- QAt 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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Average Canadian salary by province

Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
New Brunswick – $44,044
5 V% Q2 e) E# q& @3 Z: pNova Scotia – $42,992
- ]' ]/ l& h/ m" \; [8 nPrince Edward Island – $41,184
; v. Z, g1 k! q/ R2 x8 aQuebec – $44,621
Ontario – $49,088
Manitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
Alberta – $60,476
6 U0 `% K3 H: U% f0 EBritish Columbia – $46,900
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Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector
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/ n, M3 e* e7 S3 N  a9 _: dOver 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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Those 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
9 W7 w- A: p+ J, A2 AConstruction – $64,240
Manufacturing – $54,256
: H. ~: M8 x& nRetail – $28,136
Transportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
, Q  u& l( T/ }Finance and insurance – $60,011
Real estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
2 B' W! A" C& r. BProfessional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
Health care and social assistance – $44,863
Arts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
Accommodation and food services – $19,656


So who’s making well above the average wage?
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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.

0 \, j) ?7 @3 d! e9 A( zOther high-earning positions:
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& g( W1 ^8 ?$ O4 Y$ V0 CSenior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
Senior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
& s) |8 @3 J+ V9 M4 n, DGeneral practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
8 s) e/ _! ~. ?% G# [Dentists – $175,000/year
! |6 C: z8 P1 k( H( ULawyers – $165,000/year
, O- t- z) [2 P4 o% v$ ~- VActuaries earn $155,000
$ H! F; W9 r8 F, Q8 OEngineering managers – $137,000
% v& ?7 X5 @) Q( p( rTop paid Airline Pilots make $138,000


% o3 l: E) ]6 G# |7 I8 `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.

2 A+ I) _0 a/ d' J9 R) O( |The salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada
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Retail sales people – $24,128
1 q. {4 y% }* A- N8 MCustomer and information services representatives $33,700
Retail managers $50,000
3 t' j' J1 I- P! \Sales and account representatives $50,000
Cooks $25,000
& m6 a- f/ D& `2 d& g& e) ATransport truck drivers $41,600
5 `# [0 J4 e; o4 t2 ]/ ^5 tRegistered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
# J0 b5 R# k, i7 v6 VFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
Administrative officers $45,000
2 [: u% x# \  M. D) ^Computer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000
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, v+ J; U. {7 j  b6 Q" _3 L; VAnd 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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