The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

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8 v6 W* [7 |9 b9 X0 @So, how much are we earning? The average Canadian salaries by industry and region
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Sources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
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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.
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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 $49,000 a year. This marks a 2% increase over the same period a year earlier.
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0 N$ O) L3 ~/ s" |9 O) u4 OAverage Canadian salary by province
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Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
New Brunswick – $44,044
Nova Scotia – $42,992
7 r) R& X2 s7 B7 d. {/ ^; q  {Prince Edward Island – $41,184
+ F* d( Y  P6 y8 WQuebec – $44,621
Ontario – $49,088
Manitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
4 @7 L! b- z* U5 F3 s. _, d# T  q4 JAlberta – $60,476
British Columbia – $46,900
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Average Canadian wage changes by industry sector

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.
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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.

% Z' a' f3 Z; p1 y, SMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
4 o& M+ ~5 X1 P/ GUtilities – $96,279
Construction – $64,240
Manufacturing – $54,256
4 R' c1 g* m, C* [" M* E3 ~$ M" pRetail – $28,136
Transportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
! ^) d- {7 U. w8 A! p: b- I7 ~Real estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
1 [* k2 G9 ?- a. wProfessional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
$ v; I2 V. u# [! F- B5 kEducational services – $51,305
& K/ V! [' o3 \) T# @Health care and social assistance – $44,863
1 r" m( n+ G5 F2 w: cArts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
Accommodation and food services – $19,656

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So who’s making well above the average wage?

3 A5 C5 Y( }- N8 T! n8 h  WWell, 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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Other high-earning positions:
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Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
! Y4 w4 d0 S! RSenior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
General practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
4 T2 K* W5 O$ aDentists – $175,000/year
/ g3 M' k* R/ j1 m* `; FLawyers – $165,000/year
9 M3 |: r* W, S8 ?6 k( uActuaries earn $155,000
Engineering managers – $137,000
! x4 _: m1 [" E' F7 J+ yTop paid Airline Pilots make $138,000


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

& H! A" t3 Q1 P6 k/ T; M) L0 rRetail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
2 [0 z1 t0 T% c0 P" j. }, VRetail managers $50,000
Sales and account representatives $50,000
Cooks $25,000
Transport truck drivers $41,600
Registered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
: T) Z$ ~; d5 ]& y; a4 h- K; ~Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
Administrative officers $45,000
Computer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000
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7 y% C! r6 W9 V: j% h# iAnd 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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