The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

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So, how much are we earning? The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

) E) D) @) V/ @; f* g0 s( rSources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
9 e6 |  D8 K  c- M5 Y[Updated February 2015]

2 I6 f5 W8 O# xWondering 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.
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% @. V- s3 Q9 ?1 \4 \4 s. v$ X6 zAt 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.

0 t! G* z6 h7 c4 u# RAverage Canadian salary by province

Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
New Brunswick – $44,044
Nova Scotia – $42,992
Prince Edward Island – $41,184
Quebec – $44,621
Ontario – $49,088
3 J" M6 a% R/ cManitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
, H0 {% d. I6 zAlberta – $60,476
British Columbia – $46,900
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Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector

/ g) _7 R1 U; E& sOver 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.

Those in the accommodation and food services trade also saw their incomes go up over last year by 4.2% to $19,656.
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7 x( i2 d, t! a# }" HMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
, T  H4 F2 d) W" `Utilities – $96,279
Construction – $64,240
8 J) d8 p. _* n, K- y  p3 }Manufacturing – $54,256
Retail – $28,136
3 H' Z0 u: d1 Y. V) ^Transportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
& U% I1 r. q8 r' `1 QReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
$ _# q. i* {2 A$ d1 E. K+ M" Y9 V$ m( iHealth care and social assistance – $44,863
: y# L% Z' v, d, Q+ GArts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
' H+ s: F& R& R; z0 z5 Q/ pAccommodation and food services – $19,656


So who’s making well above the average wage?

9 O! }- }6 K6 `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.

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& I; Z" s. n8 k1 _* u! BSenior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
& V& U: ~& m" x3 ySenior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
General practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
Dentists – $175,000/year
3 o& Y4 L& W9 D: D( n3 c) z( OLawyers – $165,000/year
7 g' U+ H$ |0 s3 Y  Q; s* q$ H# M' [Actuaries earn $155,000
8 V2 f& }" K) X: `! iEngineering managers – $137,000
Top paid Airline Pilots make $138,000


6 {- f5 X* u7 E  XLooking 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.

0 W( l+ f- ?+ N) \% A- tThe salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada
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Retail sales people – $24,128
. M/ Q" x: _: K8 dCustomer and information services representatives $33,700
Retail managers $50,000
Sales and account representatives $50,000
0 u$ }0 N" Y# j7 Y; I# u. eCooks $25,000
1 H  R. {1 C5 cTransport truck drivers $41,600
7 F4 N& U1 a0 I: iRegistered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
% [' U# O' w8 _; |Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
Administrative officers $45,000
( ]! a0 A% [& j$ a% p5 i, _- EComputer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000


6 L  l' a5 w9 B7 f% ?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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