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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Sources: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada
[Updated February 2015]
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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.

! B- m& F9 j3 S1 c  ^) }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.

! ~) M& B7 F: r+ cAverage Canadian salary by province
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Newfoundland and Labrador – $52,572
% r9 V" V+ I6 U% n+ e6 t) R3 k  }New Brunswick – $44,044
1 E1 J" T) E5 M  G2 o8 RNova Scotia – $42,992
Prince Edward Island – $41,184
Quebec – $44,621
Ontario – $49,088
Manitoba – $45,760
2 X0 ^7 l1 }2 g- d8 FSaskatchewan -$51,792
9 W" ]4 \; z- n# N: E+ `7 WAlberta – $60,476
British Columbia – $46,900

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- Q% Y- B9 W* M- s  T$ |- yAverage 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.

) U: E) |* b9 G; `: ?# p$ P1 xThose 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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Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
Utilities – $96,279
( W/ n/ f: M; @Construction – $64,240
) m" r5 b! Z, k& v, n( qManufacturing – $54,256
. {7 C* s: d( x) ?/ F" D0 bRetail – $28,136
. T3 P  c+ P7 C& b+ \9 S/ l9 l7 qTransportation and warehousing – $55,305
8 }7 x8 [+ x1 t# E3 L7 YInformation and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
* V) n! T& B* G* i( PReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
0 }: m. E% i. F& oEducational services – $51,305
Health care and social assistance – $44,863
& G- W; l; _/ Z) `  f' WArts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
Accommodation and food services – $19,656

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So who’s making well above the average wage?

& }8 x0 e  y. E  iWell, 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:

6 o! X' z9 [5 pSenior 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
Dentists – $175,000/year
# X: l- D6 [) s' z: ~! p- YLawyers – $165,000/year
Actuaries earn $155,000
& v- W4 P8 j  e6 ~" b" ]( t) QEngineering managers – $137,000
Top paid Airline Pilots make $138,000
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% A0 S$ k3 x: L- Y' a$ P" x* ?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.

2 u+ V0 e+ F' |; l* E2 e: bThe salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada
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Retail sales people – $24,128
& W: a4 a9 J  n& g8 MCustomer and information services representatives $33,700
) V( g0 h+ d1 Q9 O$ b9 {Retail managers $50,000
Sales and account representatives $50,000
9 @7 J% s* f' U/ [Cooks $25,000
Transport truck drivers $41,600
Registered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
$ G! p) z* I1 k7 UFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
Administrative officers $45,000
( t, G& j- w6 H9 u& xComputer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000
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; P% @% R: w" P! E* C/ K; uAnd 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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