Mining Engineer Salary

Updated: 19 May 2012

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	National Salary 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. )	C$0	C$50K	C$100K	C$150K
Salary	C$50,483 - C$119,091
Bonus	C$1,014 - C$20,685
Profit Sharing	C$1,939 - C$25,760
Commission	n/a	Not enough data
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$51,229 - C$130,260
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 19 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 142

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Job Listings for Mining Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 17	Mining Engineer	Sifto Canada	Goderich, Ontario
	Superintendent. The Mining Engineer will work closely... new mining methods, mine plans, mine processes, and mining equipment that might improve mining efficiency... Indeed
Jan 19	JR MINING ENGINEER	Total E & P Canada Ltd	Calgary, Alberta
	Alberta oilsands. We have a vacancy for a Jr Mining Engineer in our Joslyn North Mine Project team. The... Experience in open pit mining and/or operations A... Indeed
Jan 19	INTERMEDIATE MINING ENGINEER	Total E & P Canada Ltd	Calgary, Alberta
	Alberta oilsands. We have a vacancy for a Jr Mining Engineer in our Joslyn North Mine Project team. The... Experience in open pit mining and/or operations A... Indeed
Jan 19	SR MINING ENGINEER	Total E&P Canada Ltd	Calgary, Alberta
	Owner ore mining, following Contracting strategy, identify and prepare potential other Mining activities... in mining planning and/or mining operations... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Mining Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

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Vale Inco Ltd.	Not enough data
Goldcorp inc	Not enough data
Shell Canada Limited	Not enough data
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BHP Billiton	Not enough data

Popular Industries

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Gold Mining	C$57,185 - C$110,096
Engineering Consulting	C$55,701 - C$104,955
Coal Mining	C$57,413 - C$110,035
Other Ore Mining	C$59,329 - C$114,736
Oil & Gas	C$58,245 - C$113,416

Key Statistics for Mining Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 11%			Male 89%
Salary:	C$50,868 - C$74,726			C$66,407 - C$100,113

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

12%

1-4 years

43%

5-9 years

24%

10-19 years

19%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	C$58,477 - C$120,036
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Mining Engineering	C$55,247 - C$121,487
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS / BApS), Mining Engineering	C$68,405 - C$79,252
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mining Engineering	C$68,925 - C$103,950
Master of Science (MS), Mining Engineering	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 83%
	Vision: 78%		None: 8%

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Mining Engineer

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Mine Engineer
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Highest Salaries By City

1. Toronto, Ontario

2. Calgary, Alberta

3. Vancouver, British Columbia

4. Sudbury, Ontario

5. Fort McMurray, Alberta

6. Edmonton, Alberta

Mining Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Mining Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; evolving methods of mining best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; and supervising mining operations.