The average wage is a measure of total income (after taxes) divided by the total number of employees employed. Canada is among the top 15 countries where people get paid the most.
According to the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), the gross average monthly wage (total wages, salaries in cash and kind, before any tax deduction and social security contributions) in Canada is $4,134.
Salaries in Canada range from CA$22,800 per year to CA$747,000 per year with an average of CA$16,900 per year.
If we are talking about the average salary of Canadians, let us take a look at the employment sectors and the highest and lowest paying jobs in Canada.
Most of the people in Canada are employed in the sectors of finance and insurance, Healthcare, Professional, scientific and technical services, Public Administration, Retail, Accommodation and food services, Educational Services, Wholesale trade.
The highest paid jobs in Canada (Average annual wage):
- Specialist physicians – $180,440
- Dentists – $149,760
- Petroleum engineers – $130,520
- Engineering managers – $116,600
- University professors and lecturers – $120,848
- Other managers in public administration – $117,000
- Geoscientists and oceanographers – $115,440
- Senior government managers and officials – $115,336
- Commissioned police officers – $112,944
- Chemical engineers – $112,736
Lowest paid jobs (Average hourly wages):
- Bartenders – $11.50
- Food and beverage servers – $11.85
- Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses – $12.85
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations – $13.05
- Service station attendants – $13.05
- Harvesting labourers – $13.10
- Nursery and greenhouse workers – $13.25
- Shoe repairers and shoemakers – $13.65
- Hairstylists and barbers – $13.75
- Cashiers – $13.95
The average salary also varies region-wise. Alberta, New Foundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba, are some of the provinces where people are paid the most.
