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Wages in Canada

If you're moving to Canada from the UK, Europe or USA, you're likely to find Canadian wages are a bit lower than you are used to. This is often compensated for by lower house prices in Canada.

Graduates in the secondary education sector earn attractive salaries by Canadian standards. For example, school-teachers at the top of the pay scale (after 11 years teaching) can earn $70,000 pa or more.

Academic salaries vary quite widely depending on the employer. Lecturer pay scales run from around $42,000 - $70,000. Assistant professor / senior lecturer pay scales run from around $50,000 - $80,000. For professors the scale is around $75,000 - 110,000. Individual institutions may pay significantly more or less than these averages.

Looking at jobs throughout Canada, typical wages are as follows:
Average Hourly Wages in Canada in 2006
ProfessionAverage
Hourly Wage
Retail Sales / Sales Clerk$12
Data Entry Clerk$13
Accounting Clerk$16
Bookkeeper$16
Truck Driver$19
Plumber$22
Carpenter$22
Electrician$23
Executive Assistant$28
Social Worker$28
Architect$26
Registered Nurse$27
Physiotherapist$27
Computer Engineer (not software)$41
Engineering Manager$45
Computer and Info Systems Manager$37
Lawyer$35
Dentist$60


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:



Here are more detailed salaries for Business, Finance and Administration Jobs in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Fredericton, Halifax, Windsor-Essex County, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Prince Edward Island, Saskatoon, Montreal and Winnipeg.

Finally, here are average wages for men and women and in different employment sectors.
Canadian Average Hourly Earnings 2007
Earnings
Classification
Average
Hourly
Earnings
Males $20.87
Females$17.28
All Employees$19.09

Average Weekly Wages in Canada in 2007
ProfessionAverage
Weekly Wage
Educational and related services$836
Health care and social assistance$724
All Industries$785
Public Administration$988
Professional, scientific and technical services$996
 
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