Salary for Country: Canada

Updated: 23 May 2012

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Country: Canada

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$27K	C$54K	C$81K
Administrative Assistant	C$35,937
Executive Assistant	C$48,229
Software Developer	C$58,630
General / Operations Manager	C$69,639
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	C$78,852
Human Resources (HR) Manager	C$65,832
Retail Store Manager	C$40,416
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 23 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 256,123

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Key Statistics for Canada Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


RBC Royal Bank	C$34,341 - C$82,416
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)	C$31,654 - C$87,246
CGI Group Inc.	C$42,475 - C$103,988
Rogers Communications Inc.	C$34,252 - C$95,660
Bell Canada	C$43,115 - C$91,778

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	C$42,143 - C$72,885
Associate's Degree	C$39,022 - C$63,999
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	C$58,911 - C$101,925
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	C$50,414 - C$78,714
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	C$39,742 - C$65,243

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Gender

	Female 51%			Male 49%
Salary:	C$38,061 - C$60,741			C$46,178 - C$81,179

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

25%

10-19 years

24%

20 years or more

12%

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FAQs on Salaries for Country: Canada

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.