Canadian Salaries – Wages in Canada – Average Pay in Canada

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Average Salary in Canada

In 2020 the average hourly earnings accross all employess in either full ot part-time work was $31.35. This compares to $23.01 in 2010.

Canadian Average Hourly Earnings 2020

Earnings

Classification Average

Hourly

Earnings 2020 Average

Hourly

Earnings 2018 Average

Hourly

Earnings 2016 Average

Hourly

Earnings 2014 Males $32.47 $28.94 $27.77 $26.52 Females $28.90 $25.08 $24.05 $22.68 Full Time Employees $32.63 $29.16 $28.24 $26.75 Part Time Employees $22.42 $19.62 $18.84 $18.02

Looking at weekly wages in the table below we see that the highest paid sector by a considerable margin is mining and oil/gas drilling, followed by work in the utilities: water, electricity and telecommunications.

The accommodation and food services sector followed by the retail trade sector provide their employees with the lowest average weekly salaries.

Average Weekly Wages in Canada in 2020

Profession Average

Weekly Wage

Feb 2020 Average

Weekly Wage

Feb 2018 Average

Weekly Wage

Feb 2016 Forestry, logging and support $1,288 $1,093 $1,152 Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction $2,205 $2,159 $2,026 Utilities $2,025 $2,088 $1,670 Construction $1,305 $1,233 $1,220 Manufacturing $1,164 $1091 $1,082 Wholesale trade $1,262 $1,239 $1,201 Retail trade $612 $596 $557 Transportation and warehousing $1,122 $1,026 $1,016 Information and cultural industries $1,402 $1,285 $1,320 Finance and insurance $1,386 $1,366 $1,225 Real estate and rental and leasing $1,126 $1,040 $950 Professional, scientific and technical services $1,482 $1,372 $1,306 Management of companies and enterprises $1,623 $1,801 $1,462 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services $849 $739 $794 Educational services $1,059 $1,049 $1,009 Health care and social assistance $954 $889 $864 Arts, entertainment and recreation $621 $598 $582 Accommodation and food services $418 $399 $377 Other services (excluding public administration) $859 $820 $785 Public administration $1,372 $1,290 $1,240

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Looking at jobs throughout Canada, typical wages are as follows:

Average Hourly Wages in Canada in 2020

Profession Av.

Hourly

Wage Retail Sales / Sales Clerk $14 Data Entry Clerk $18 Accounting Clerk $21 Bookkeeper $24 Truck Driver $24 Carpenter $25 Executive Assistant $29 Electrician $28 Plumber $31 Social Worker $34 Architect $34 Registered Nurse $42 Physiotherapist $42 Computer Engineer (not software) $45 Lawyer $65 Computer & Info Sys Manager $66 Engineering Manager $70 Dentist $75

In practice, wages vary from city to city and province to province – sometimes quite widely. Here are pay scales for jobs in Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg:

Wages for Management Jobs

Wages for Business, Finance and Administration Jobs

Wages for Science / Technology Jobs

Wages for Health Jobs

Wages for Social and Education Jobs

Wages for Arts, Writing and Recreation Jobs

Wages for Sales and Service Jobs

Wages for Trades Jobs

And here are more detailed salaries for jobs in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Fredericton, Halifax, Windsor-Essex County, Kitchener, Ottawa, Guelph, Prince Edward Island, Saskatoon, Montreal and Winnipeg:

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References and Further Information

Academic Salaries (pdf document)

Wages by Job Type and Canadian Location

Canadian Statistics