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Computer Programmer Salary (Canada)

The average pay for a Computer Programmer is C$50,218 per year. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience.
Computer Programmer Salary (?
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C$36,052 - C$72,558
(Median)
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61K
73K
MEDIAN: C$50,217
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Computer Programmer Salary (?
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C$12.48 - C$40.04
(Median)
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MEDIAN: C$20
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National Salary Data

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C$0C$26KC$52KC$78K
Salary
C$36,052 - C$72,558  
   
Bonus
C$0.00 - C$5,935  
Profit Sharing
C$200.00 - C$3,250  
Total Pay (?
XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
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C$33,860 - C$76,264  
Country: Canada | Currency: CAD | Updated: 10 Dec 2014 | Individuals Reporting: 350
National Hourly Rate Data (?
XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey.
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C$0C$16C$32C$48
Hourly Rate
C$12.48 - C$40.04  
   
Overtime
C$4.93 - C$47.61  
National Annualized Data (?
XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey.
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C$0C$32KC$64KC$96K
Bonus
C$0.00 - C$5,935  
   
Profit Sharing
C$200.00 - C$3,250  
Total Pay (?
XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)
C$33,860 - C$76,264  
Country: United States | Currency: CAD | Updated: 10 Dec 2014 | Individuals Reporting: 103
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Pay by Experience Level for Computer Programmer

Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.

Pay Difference By Location

Calgary
up arrow 15%
Toronto
up arrow 4%
Ottawa
0%
Winnipeg
0%
Edmonton
0%
National Average
C$50,000
Montréal
up arrow 1%
Vancouver
up arrow 2%
Mississauga
up arrow 3%
Halifax
up arrow 7%
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Computer Programmer Reviews

What is it like working as a Computer Programmer?
Computer Programmer in Windsor:
Pros: There are always new things to figure out or new projects that need a lot of thinking time - tasks are always interesting.
Cons: People think you can repair ridiculous things, such as phone lines or fax machines.

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Experience Affects Computer Programmer Salaries

Experienced
up arrow 28%
Late-Career
up arrow 28%
Mid-Career
up arrow 13%
National Average
C$50,000
Entry-Level
up arrow 11%

Skills That Affect Computer Programmer Salaries

Microsoft Access
up arrow 7%
Microsoft SQL Server
up arrow 1%
Visual Basic (VB)
up arrow 1%
UNIX
up arrow 1%
PL/SQL
up arrow 1%
Oracle
up arrow 1%
SQL
0%
National Average
C$50,000
C#
up arrow 1%
C++
up arrow 2%
.NET
up arrow 2%
VB.Net
up arrow 2%
ASP.NET
up arrow 5%
Java
up arrow 6%
HTML
up arrow 11%
Internet Information Server (IIS)
up arrow 15%

Job Satisfaction

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Gender

Female
13%
female alumni
  
Male
87%
male alumni

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year
9%
1-4 years
46%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
16%
20 years or more
6%

Common Health Benefits

medical benefits Medical: 75% dental benefits Dental: 72%
vision benefits Vision: 51% employee benefits None: 20%
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