Salary for Country: Canada

Updated: 1 Feb 2012
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C$0C$27KC$54KC$81K
Administrative AssistantC$35,827  
   
Executive AssistantC$47,713  
Software DeveloperC$58,119  
General / Operations ManagerC$70,392  
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / ProgrammerC$78,543  
Human Resources (HR) ManagerC$65,441  
Retail Store ManagerC$40,377  
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Country: Canada | Currency: CAD | Updated: 1 Feb 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 269,636
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Salary Range

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)C$32,227 - C$86,465
RBC Royal BankC$34,628 - C$83,772
CGI Group Inc.C$42,080 - C$102,237
Bell CanadaC$42,167 - C$90,199
Rogers Communications Inc.C$33,792 - C$96,564
Top Degrees

Salary Range

Bachelor's DegreeC$41,726 - C$73,627
Associate's DegreeC$38,673 - C$63,734
Master of Business Administration (MBA)C$58,795 - C$104,361
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)C$50,145 - C$78,895
Bachelor of Arts (BA), PsychologyC$39,139 - C$64,626
Gender
Female
50%
female alumni
 
Male
50%
male alumni
Salary:C$37,524 - C$60,742 C$45,736 - C$82,015
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
4%
1-4 years
35%
5-9 years
25%
10-19 years
24%
20 years or more
12%

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Salaries in Canada

If you were to compare Salaries in Canada to a List of Job Salaries in the U.S., you would see a few salary trends. At the lower end of the salary spectrum in both countries are positions in retail and office management. At the other end of the spectrum are occupations requiring higher education or advanced technical skill. Senior software engineers, for example, earn high median salaries in Canada as well as in the U.S. Measuring Salaries in Canada by Employer Type also reveals some similarities between the two countries. In both Canada and the U.S., government and hospital positions often pay higher median salaries than occupations in other employment settings. Of course, most employees can expect to earn salaries that are commensurate with their level of experience. The chart showing Salaries in Canada by Years Experience confirms that median salaries for all occupations tend to increase over time.

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