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
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1 |* @  X$ W0 F% z# D% P7 uSources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
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3 ~. D7 P( j! v/ q' x  Z# e% Y! F0 m' KWondering 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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At 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
9 i5 z- \  h9 H! b6 p7 ?8 \! NNova Scotia – $42,992
Prince Edward Island – $41,184
Quebec – $44,621
  Y8 B8 o+ N; N1 {! L* t$ MOntario – $49,088
Manitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
Alberta – $60,476
! G8 S& O, ]3 dBritish Columbia – $46,900
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Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector

; t) I: ]- x) KOver the past year, the largest gains in salary were seen in the professional, scientific and technical services field where earnings increased 5.0% to $70,310. These gains were spread across most industries in this sector. The largest increase was in architectural, engineering and related services, followed by accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services.
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# I; b$ u! }$ `) J8 L9 L* T6 ?9 cThose 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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3 x" E; n' j, [& b9 h+ oMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
1 ^$ P7 u9 G& m! d3 AUtilities – $96,279
Construction – $64,240
6 P% h9 B- r3 \8 F$ ZManufacturing – $54,256
Retail – $28,136
' N+ p: L' S& A) @: ITransportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
) [6 e* u$ u/ ~* k- ~6 U# lFinance and insurance – $60,011
8 L5 f  w# T3 b0 E9 IReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
, Q5 L/ q" ~! L  S6 _Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
0 o( S( s) q# ?7 S- M. Z( c! JEducational services – $51,305
0 N% }3 O" ]  N2 ~+ w! J+ rHealth care and social assistance – $44,863
, _- y1 N# E- Z4 b2 F5 y; j6 ?Arts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
( {0 \6 a5 Z  q7 `4 `3 R2 jAccommodation and food services – $19,656


5 x* v  A7 \9 T* KSo 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.

Other high-earning positions:

Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
3 N+ Y$ t& ?! r8 z8 @& ]" r1 zSenior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
General practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
Dentists – $175,000/year
Lawyers – $165,000/year
Actuaries earn $155,000
1 w$ d& g1 N" {/ E9 \Engineering managers – $137,000
Top paid Airline Pilots make $138,000
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. k3 w, M# g' f* A  x9 A% 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.
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5 W( |6 x5 l+ _2 @6 o9 h1 OThe salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada
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Retail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
Retail managers $50,000
Sales and account representatives $50,000
! n/ ^6 }; y. ?& y! PCooks $25,000
# p* D: _  Z2 m  d7 J- WTransport truck drivers $41,600
2 C+ s6 o; w6 C% bRegistered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
  E, q9 }# [; d6 \3 L0 UAdministrative officers $45,000
Computer 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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