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

Sources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
+ N% h! w8 Y3 Q# m3 G[Updated February 2015]

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.

- B$ b/ t8 \" ^8 Q- `4 ^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.

+ {  Q0 y/ H+ C; ~Average Canadian salary by province
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Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
6 n8 \5 Q) t! ?2 O0 mNew Brunswick – $44,044
Nova Scotia – $42,992
Prince Edward Island – $41,184
" N$ G3 B( z! bQuebec – $44,621
0 J- ]- F. b! Q+ [) t) z5 a# POntario – $49,088
: `, R9 g$ {, t- QManitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
, Y7 a' a! I/ x4 y- a9 M% r. WAlberta – $60,476
British Columbia – $46,900
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7 r( W' g% r( F8 u# ~* UAverage 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 $70,310. These gains were spread across most industries in this sector. The largest increase was in architectural, engineering and related services, followed by accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services.
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) k: ^3 h8 G/ C$ |) |4 q, w9 E3 uThose 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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; ?( h5 v, t: wMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
7 k  b) C  P/ }0 GUtilities – $96,279
+ V) M/ o# W8 {  m; p9 K/ HConstruction – $64,240
Manufacturing – $54,256
Retail – $28,136
! y' f7 N* X1 p, V2 R2 pTransportation and warehousing – $55,305
Information and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
9 m; z$ F3 r+ S3 x( |) o  f% h3 MReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
6 n) d- ~$ {- [" @' n5 H) WProfessional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
Health care and social assistance – $44,863
: C& \- H: R1 u$ eArts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
Accommodation and food services – $19,656
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0 v$ E) y. `. e) p% T0 d7 ESo who’s making well above the average wage?
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! A% k* s' x; 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.

: A' g6 `1 O2 j& j8 u6 p1 c3 {# f! qOther high-earning positions:

Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
) u4 Y! d' H) WSenior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
; Y! a+ E) y8 x- dGeneral practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
9 F- _5 G& B0 }( L; ^1 wDentists – $175,000/year
Lawyers – $165,000/year
0 h: x- ]; ~& u( e8 W& uActuaries earn $155,000
( B4 {1 N" [) ~$ `) L) h, OEngineering managers – $137,000
Top 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
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% O4 G. Z) \0 r: b1 HRetail sales people – $24,128
* ?, W& A3 e, D0 ]6 v0 s# XCustomer and information services representatives $33,700
% O; r5 C) T+ ]0 @Retail managers $50,000
2 F% V3 F% ]/ w& |0 o  c; o. JSales and account representatives $50,000
Cooks $25,000
9 d- f& d! f) z8 g1 z2 kTransport truck drivers $41,600
6 n9 t6 K- H6 R( o1 i1 f' LRegistered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
+ i0 i0 w9 t5 @! iFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
( H8 [2 L; a+ A" E4 pAdministrative officers $45,000
Computer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000

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8 H1 S" P6 N( Z! P  \3 cAnd 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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