The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

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Sources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
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9 ~9 Z9 e. B, r! Z9 O+ R8 K1 dWondering 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# g  T7 E1 `2 nAt the end of last year, as of December 2014, the average wage for Canadian employees was $943 a week – or just over $49,000 a year. This marks a 2% increase over the same period a year earlier.
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# B- z* ]# v# D% n: a. HAverage Canadian salary by province
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+ B7 x- @3 m$ e" d; HNewfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
7 R& [: w! M$ t$ _/ E/ d, uNew Brunswick – $44,044
Nova Scotia – $42,992
, b8 u+ |" o, b; A, ^Prince Edward Island – $41,184
Quebec – $44,621
Ontario – $49,088
6 e" I: f% b+ _9 `7 _Manitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
. {; n. k! _" w% l9 uAlberta – $60,476
( o# o: i+ {7 ^British Columbia – $46,900


Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector
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: v( g1 \% H8 r4 G8 d; ~9 \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.

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
8 s/ _0 p# x7 ^( l, sUtilities – $96,279
5 B2 k! d/ z7 t6 o, o' n" MConstruction – $64,240
# {' I, r8 b2 Y, j5 n/ @Manufacturing – $54,256
! e9 i6 y1 z# L4 k3 P. l; \$ XRetail – $28,136
Transportation and warehousing – $55,305
% O2 z& o) @( j$ K% P& cInformation and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
6 ^" j) s  v: U, K- l# SReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
$ O, L- a/ f5 l5 e/ y* j# |Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
Health care and social assistance – $44,863
2 Q. N4 k( U5 ?) ~# }& U9 iArts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
$ J- M, q8 c- n& v3 \- K# s; ^% E% pAccommodation and food services – $19,656


* ]  J. ~) U7 u; r- pSo who’s making well above the average wage?
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0 D, n. b5 ~, T  \. J3 v2 ~- \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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! ]* v# C% [: z+ D* d, hOther high-earning positions:
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Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
Senior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
& W9 Y: y8 Y# M6 M5 x2 C: O% cGeneral practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
Dentists – $175,000/year
  a' W  W4 [/ @) [) L. t; tLawyers – $165,000/year
( z: `0 p" w( a3 u  W3 ?6 TActuaries earn $155,000
Engineering managers – $137,000
* t7 N& R! K' a7 v' a5 ETop 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.

The salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada

Retail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
0 ?( v! u  B0 G- Y2 {Retail managers $50,000
+ I: F" x0 W! U  n" t  Z+ \7 a: I! DSales and account representatives $50,000
/ x0 O$ G. J; LCooks $25,000
Transport truck drivers $41,600
Registered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
/ ^# S; C/ Z3 {  \' c" B, W2 G9 UFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
$ c$ x8 w4 r) q- A2 o% n  a7 Y0 EAdministrative officers $45,000
' M4 x5 I- D; bComputer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000

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. \$ ]  h3 [1 m! s9 e( O& fAnd 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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