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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5 ]4 F3 L6 Q& ]7 d: S8 `2 z3 T9 YWondering 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 – $52,572
8 ^) Q0 r  z/ d5 a' A$ {New Brunswick – $44,044
Nova Scotia – $42,992
+ }. T, S  O" S1 P; `5 u1 ~' n# HPrince Edward Island – $41,184
8 w7 k; a* I5 s  \Quebec – $44,621
& c( P2 S' s* I+ Y8 l8 |# ROntario – $49,088
" g) |; V' K3 c" |% EManitoba – $45,760
Saskatchewan -$51,792
! U' R8 t- i/ W0 j& S: PAlberta – $60,476
) g/ E# O) B8 ?# LBritish Columbia – $46,900

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1 T/ L# G9 I. Z1 F, a# g  VAverage Canadian wage changes by industry sector

4 O8 o" s. f+ y0 O0 `, a+ v* {/ r, hOver 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.
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Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $109,844
% o4 }% y: B; h( IUtilities – $96,279
4 _0 [  x/ c- _2 e! `. ~Construction – $64,240
Manufacturing – $54,256
Retail – $28,136
Transportation and warehousing – $55,305
2 b2 D8 N, p* }) _4 i6 |' C* ]  WInformation and cultural industries – $61,373
Finance and insurance – $60,011
5 o% s7 b2 q$ Z* z9 w% f( JReal estate and rental and leasing – $50,226
8 Z4 ^9 C7 @( o% }- _Professional, scientific and technical services – $70,310
Educational services – $51,305
  m) y9 m4 P' N, o% H( o% N' NHealth care and social assistance – $44,863
+ |4 s/ E3 l( m" dArts, entertainment and recreation – $30,186
Accommodation and food services – $19,656
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2 [: G: T' e) h9 v( ZSo who’s making well above the average wage?

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 $260,000 annually.
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$ C9 _6 P0 i+ Z# l6 NOther high-earning positions:
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Senior managers of financial, communications, and other businesses – $225,500/year
& `- Z6 g- T. W7 A# ]' kSenior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation, and construction – $205,000/year
/ Z$ O3 [* X0 U( R; N4 k$ dGeneral practitioners and family physicians – $180,000/year
Dentists – $175,000/year
Lawyers – $165,000/year
/ K3 Z% k7 J4 V$ `, U. nActuaries earn $155,000
+ f% ?3 A% y) }3 U! W  tEngineering managers – $137,000
  `; y, |: }9 N$ N! X7 J/ K2 a# tTop 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.
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The salaries for the 10 job titles with the most online job postings in Canada
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7 O  H  d  G( f* ^/ RRetail sales people – $24,128
Customer and information services representatives $33,700
' n! G' q% Z  _Retail managers $50,000
Sales and account representatives $50,000
Cooks $25,000
. K  Q. m9 J1 ^( Z/ ?- C( c+ T3 ETransport truck drivers $41,600
Registered and registered psychiatric nurses $72,800
3 \: V8 Z! ]" w' E1 jFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations $21,840
  s5 K1 x/ F1 Q1 h2 k" {Administrative officers $45,000
Computer programmers and interactive media developers $70,000


' T; i- ?/ I- S  hAnd 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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