The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

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+ B" ?  d) c+ a7 I2 V' F2 `5 ^: ]So, how much are we earning? The average Canadian salaries by industry and region

; k  w/ n( h- C8 w9 T& l0 {- mSources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
[Updated February 2015]

4 `9 D4 c$ M/ m+ QWondering 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.

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.

( y% c- ]. o! a" H9 B, @Average Canadian salary by province

Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
  ~; ]7 C, r* U$ f. [3 lNew Brunswick – $44,044
; ]9 C! s1 K. j  @2 _7 iNova Scotia – $42,992
/ ^& w% d) p8 z* lPrince Edward Island – $41,184
Quebec – $44,621
5 n& X: |3 S6 ]# A/ e% @Ontario – $49,088
. j5 I* {4 A, B8 UManitoba – $45,760
! a7 [6 j/ j# ?; y- pSaskatchewan -$51,792
Alberta – $60,476
British Columbia – $46,900
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8 `* w& h% }! h0 P9 @5 nAverage Canadian wage changes by industry sector
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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.

5 k" j/ g  ]" e* q- i3 IMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
Utilities – $96,279
Construction – $64,240
% r7 G! F9 A' o0 B# [* wManufacturing – $54,256
  p  P; @( ?, ERetail – $28,136
$ e% Y8 x" ]) ^% o# jTransportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
, Y/ ~; y8 t0 d, jFinance and insurance – $60,011
Real estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
Health care and social assistance – $44,863
Arts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
$ r, I. B- z! V3 WAccommodation and food services – $19,656
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So who’s making well above the average wage?

: b; S: _$ m9 O* ?) g6 DWell, 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.

& G/ H, F6 o$ ^4 V; i7 ?" [Other high-earning positions:
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% t3 s' L! J3 I- `" Q2 V. \Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
Senior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
General practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
+ C# ^- l% L# S  e+ d2 U$ A9 r! eDentists – $175,000/year
1 v5 g) s$ A) KLawyers – $165,000/year
6 p* L" l% |: E% o; T8 w" e9 m* JActuaries earn $155,000
Engineering managers – $137,000
# K8 \  b6 t; y) [" B- RTop paid Airline Pilots make $138,000

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$ d8 ~' h4 h- j5 o$ mLooking 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.

; b' M; w* L. P. T& b4 }1 cThe salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada

: Q2 ^: x% E+ y2 L9 HRetail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
  W& |3 b9 M! J2 IRetail managers $50,000
* F0 A5 E, ^* H# N" {) K4 tSales and account representatives $50,000
+ l) T" v4 ?7 N! T  I! KCooks $25,000
3 O' k& F& T8 l  C0 q+ ^2 T7 uTransport truck drivers $41,600
' @$ g( b# i, [8 b8 mRegistered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
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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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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