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116,378 CAD

$86,775 USD

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95,759 CAD

69,739 CAD

$52,000 USD

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Average Salary / Calgary

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Average salary in Calgary is 116,378 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 69,739 CAD. All data are based on 487 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 136,260 CAD. Women receive a salary of 93,075 CAD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians IV with average income 280,970 CAD and Engineers & Technicians V with income 199,294 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 145,648 CAD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 144,441 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 173,813 CAD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 149,001 CAD.

Levels / Calgary (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,400 CAD - 20,099 CAD	1	100% 0.21%
20,100 CAD - 26,799 CAD	2	99.79% 0.41%
26,800 CAD - 33,499 CAD	12	99.38% 2.46%
33,500 CAD - 40,199 CAD	7	96.92% 1.44%
40,200 CAD - 46,899 CAD	11	95.48% 2.26%
46,900 CAD - 53,599 CAD	18	93.22% 3.7%
53,600 CAD - 60,399 CAD	31	89.53% 6.37%
60,400 CAD - 67,099 CAD	28	83.16% 5.75%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
67,100 CAD - 73,799 CAD	37	77.41% 7.6%
73,800 CAD - 80,499 CAD	31	69.82% 6.37%
80,500 CAD - 87,199 CAD	31	63.45% 6.37%
87,200 CAD - 93,899 CAD	17	57.08% 3.49%
93,900 CAD - 100,599 CAD	25	53.59% 5.13%
100,600 CAD - 107,299 CAD	26	48.46% 5.34%
107,300 CAD - 113,999 CAD	18	43.12% 3.7%
114,000 CAD - 120,699 CAD	11	39.43% 2.26%
120,700 CAD - 127,399 CAD	16	37.17% 3.29%
127,400 CAD - 134,099 CAD	16	33.88% 3.29%
134,100 CAD - 140,799 CAD	18	30.6% 3.7%
140,800 CAD - 147,499 CAD	18	26.9% 3.7%
147,500 CAD - 154,199 CAD	12	23.2% 2.46%
154,200 CAD - 160,899 CAD	6	20.74% 1.23%
160,900 CAD - 167,599 CAD	10	19.51% 2.05%
167,600 CAD - 174,299 CAD	6	17.45% 1.23%
174,300 CAD - 181,099 CAD	11	16.22% 2.26%
181,100 CAD - 187,799 CAD	13	13.96% 2.67%
187,800 CAD - 194,499 CAD	5	11.29% 1.03%
194,500 CAD - 201,199 CAD	1	10.27% 0.21%
HIGH SALARIES
201,200 CAD - 214,599 CAD	6	10.06% 1.23%
214,600 CAD - 227,999 CAD	3	8.83% 0.62%
228,000 CAD - 241,399 CAD	8	8.21% 1.64%
241,400 CAD - 254,799 CAD	5	6.57% 1.03%
254,800 CAD - 268,199 CAD	2	5.54% 0.41%
268,200 CAD - 281,599 CAD	6	5.13% 1.23%
281,600 CAD - 295,099 CAD	3	3.9% 0.62%
295,100 CAD - 308,499 CAD	5	3.29% 1.03%
308,500 CAD - 321,899 CAD	2	2.26% 0.41%
321,900 CAD - 335,299 CAD	1	1.85% 0.21%
335,300 CAD - 469,399 CAD	8	1.64% 1.64%

Gender / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	245	136,260 CAD
2	Women	109	93,075 CAD

Education / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	84	145,648 CAD
2	Doctorate Degree	17	144,441 CAD
3	Bachelors Degree	192	122,178 CAD
4	Bellow H. School	15	104,609 CAD
5	Some College	136	96,831 CAD
6	High School	43	88,247 CAD

Experience / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	83	173,813 CAD
2	16-20 Years	53	149,001 CAD
3	12-16 Years	43	129,689 CAD
4	8-12 Years	81	111,315 CAD
5	4-8 Years	73	100,318 CAD
6	2-4 Years	72	85,163 CAD
7	1-2 Years	33	83,821 CAD
8	0-1 Year	49	72,422 CAD

Age / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	20	183,871 CAD
2	61-65	5	162,815 CAD
3	41-45	49	156,914 CAD
4	51-55	28	145,246 CAD
5	46-50	44	141,893 CAD
6	36-40	38	133,980 CAD
7	66-70	2	121,776 CAD
8	31-35	61	111,851 CAD
9	n/a	133	98,976 CAD
10	26-30	58	96,696 CAD
11	21-25	39	70,946 CAD
12	14-20	10	49,220 CAD

Work Type / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	15	166,034 CAD
2	Permanent	428	118,289 CAD
3	Contract	30	98,440 CAD
4	Part Time	14	43,989 CAD

Career Groups / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	280,970 CAD
2	Engineers & Technicians V	15	199,294 CAD
3	Management & Business	60	158,389 CAD
4	Automobile	3	152,086 CAD
5	Engineers & Technicians III	15	144,441 CAD
6	Law	8	142,430 CAD
7	Finance & Banking	22	133,310 CAD
8	Media	6	133,042 CAD
9	Engineers & Technicians II	4	130,359 CAD
10	Security & Fireguard	3	121,239 CAD
11	IT & Programming	26	119,764 CAD
12	Engineers & Technicians	44	118,021 CAD
13	Health Care & Medical	18	117,082 CAD
14	Aviation & Shipping	5	112,254 CAD
15	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	27	111,851 CAD
16	Making Design	6	111,315 CAD
17	Construction & Labor Workers	27	109,840 CAD
18	Human Resources	17	109,303 CAD
19	IT & Programming II	26	108,633 CAD
20	Health Care & Medical II	9	107,023 CAD
21	Accounting & Administration	33	101,659 CAD
22	Insurance	11	101,390 CAD
23	Public Sector	8	97,635 CAD
24	Geography & Geodesy	3	93,746 CAD
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	86,235 CAD
26	Architect Constructions	9	86,101 CAD
27	Hotels & Tourism	6	83,419 CAD
28	Logistics, Road, Railway	14	83,017 CAD
29	Education & University	10	75,104 CAD
30	Sports & Recreation	3	74,031 CAD
31	Salesmen & Saleswomen	9	73,763 CAD
32	Agriculture & Fishing	3	72,019 CAD
33	Organization & Coordination	11	67,057 CAD
34	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	63,570 CAD
35	Customer Services	7	52,304 CAD
36	Properties & Real Estates	2	49,488 CAD
37	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	7	42,380 CAD

Careers / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	5	312,353 CAD
2	Sales Executives	3	230,543 CAD
3	Engineering Manager	3	230,409 CAD
4	MBA	4	221,826 CAD
5	General Manager	3	213,913 CAD
6	Other Engineer Career	15	199,294 CAD
7	Construction Manager	3	179,982 CAD
8	Director	8	179,445 CAD
9	Account Manager	3	164,559 CAD
10	Oil & Gas Engineer Lead	4	163,888 CAD
11	Project Manager	11	154,098 CAD
12	Oil & Gas Engineer	9	152,086 CAD
13	Technical Manager	3	144,173 CAD
14	IT Manager	6	143,637 CAD
15	Business Development Coordinator	3	142,698 CAD
16	Engineer	8	141,759 CAD
17	Other IT Career	3	139,881 CAD
18	Human Resources Manager	5	138,138 CAD
19	Chartered Accountant	6	137,065 CAD
20	Communications Manager	3	136,394 CAD
21	Business Development Manager	3	132,639 CAD
22	Business Manager	3	128,348 CAD
23	Other Human Resource Career	5	127,811 CAD
24	IT Project Manager	5	125,531 CAD
25	Manager	5	124,592 CAD
26	Other Finance Career	4	124,056 CAD
27	Other Management Career	7	123,654 CAD
28	System Analyst	7	120,435 CAD
29	Construction Foreman	5	114,668 CAD
30	Risk Analyst	3	112,388 CAD
31	Lawyer	4	111,717 CAD
32	Mechanical Engineer	5	110,644 CAD
33	Sales	4	110,242 CAD
34	Construction Project Manager	4	109,437 CAD
35	Construction Electrician	5	108,096 CAD
36	Software Engineer	3	99,915 CAD
37	Healthcare Management	3	99,379 CAD
38	Electrical Engineer	10	98,574 CAD
39	Financial Analyst	3	94,416 CAD
40	Registered Nurse	3	92,807 CAD
41	Hotel Manager	4	91,466 CAD
42	Accountant	6	88,650 CAD
43	Logistics Coordinator	4	85,297 CAD
44	Technician	3	80,469 CAD
45	Software Developer	4	79,261 CAD
46	Electrical Technician	4	78,457 CAD
47	Elementary School Teacher	4	78,054 CAD
48	Logistics Manager	3	77,250 CAD
49	Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	76,177 CAD
50	Human Resource Coordinator	3	72,556 CAD
51	Marketing Manager	4	70,008 CAD
52	Other Architect Career	3	67,057 CAD
53	Architect	4	65,045 CAD
54	Sales Representative	3	63,168 CAD
55	Other Public Sector Career	3	62,363 CAD
56	System Administrator	3	58,071 CAD
57	Other Service Career	3	44,928 CAD
58	Construction Worker	3	39,161 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior Sales Manager/ Trainer

Posted 27 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales and training expertise."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	142,700 CAD

Controller

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Month end close."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	142,800 CAD

Mechanical Designer

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design HVAC systems
Revit and CADD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	87,200 CAD

Sr Project Manager

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oil and gas construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	130,200 CAD

Ceo!

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CEO Stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	186,800 CAD

Revenue Ops

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automation, CRM, Data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	143,000 CAD

Locomotive Engineer

Posted 26 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operating rules drive trains."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bellow H. School	16-20 Years	Basic	81,300 CAD

Mechanical Designer

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	73,700 CAD

Instrument Technician

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain industrial automation instrument systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	81,100 CAD

Cashier

Posted 18 March 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	36,900 CAD

Grain Purchaser

Posted 03 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Negotiation, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bellow H. School	2-4 Years	Intermediate	126,400 CAD

Teacher

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaches all subjects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	70,200 CAD

Sr. Advisor Health, Safety And Sustainability

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsibilities 
•	Corporate ESG Committee (2017 - 2021)
o	Accountable for aligning cross-functional committee deliverables with business objectives as directed by the Executive Team and the Board of Directors. 
o	Accountable for the scheduling and completion of all tasks to produce the Corporate Sustainability Report. 
o	Accountable for all quantitative metrics consistent with GRI and SASB standards for sustainability reporting. 
o	Oversee the gap analyses and opportunities from the ESG working groups. 
•	QHSE Systems (ITRAK 365) Committee (2015 – 2021)
o	Accountable for the system's overall function, development, and management of systems change. 
•	Oversee emerging ESG, regulatory compliance, safety, and regulatory affairs issues. 
•	Provide senior management support to all businesses on non-routine ESG, HSE, and regulatory compliance issues. 
•	Incident Director of Secure's COVID-19 Corporate Emergency Response Team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	159,200 CAD

Regional Technical Sales Manager

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead and customer generation and business development. Managing sales cycle and offering customer service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	127,500 CAD

Quality Manager

Posted 08 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"ISO 9001, fabrication, construction and operations technical quality, auditing, continual improvement, root causes analysis, process development and improvement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	147,400 CAD

Technical Troubleshooter

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"TRAINING SALES TROUBLESHOOTING."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	132,900 CAD

Social Worker

Posted 23 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Child protection services socail worker/therapist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	106,300 CAD

Miologist

Posted 28 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Training staff, creating drinks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	63,800 CAD

Electronics Repair Tech

Posted 23 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"PCB repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	61,800 CAD

Production Planner

Posted 20 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operations planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	63,800 CAD

Business Analyst

Posted 19 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process Improvement, Microsoft, Development, Power Platform."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	74,500 CAD

Director

Posted 04 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business owner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	425,100 CAD

Entrepeneur

Posted 02 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Online Biz."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	138,200 CAD

Chief Executive Officer

Posted 02 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage a company of 55 FTE and 50 contractors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	183,900 CAD

Sr. Financial Analyst

Posted 18 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial planning, analysis and projection."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	105,200 CAD

Senior Advisor, Comp And Benefits

Posted 14 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strong analytical skills and knowledge of labor regulations and costs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	138,200 CAD

Project Controls Lead

Posted 08 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	186,400 CAD

Process Engineer

Posted 18 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process Engineer to support operations and project."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	143,500 CAD

Senior News Anchor

Posted 29 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"News anchor, news producer, writer, research, video editing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	94,700 CAD

Project Controls

Posted 08 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Progress Tracking, Cost Reporting, Change Management, Site Progress Audits."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	175,700 CAD

Engineering Manager

Posted 11 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Look after technical and engineering in oil service company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	184,100 CAD

Production Accountant

Posted 07 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oil and gas production and revenue accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	102,300 CAD

Specialist

Posted 29 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud computing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	196,800 CAD

Production Manager

Posted 18 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain a manufacturing plant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	70,700 CAD

Automation Engineer

Posted 01 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automation in environmental context."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	80,800 CAD

Facilities Management

Posted 23 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage employees, manage property and construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	60,600 CAD

National Director

Posted 30 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"National director of a commercial segment. Leading a team to achieve growth and positively impact P/L for an international insurance company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	161,500 CAD

Solutions Engineer

Posted 22 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Professional Engineer APEGA
IEEE Member."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	106,000 CAD

Installation

Posted 29 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Installation of construction materials."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	90,800 CAD

Lead Software Engineer

Posted 20 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead Software Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	126,200 CAD

Laboratory Coordinator

Posted 12 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Molecular Biology
Level 2 Containment
Management
Hiring
Coaching
Supervising
FInances."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	68,600 CAD

Senior Operations Manager

Posted 09 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Labour Standardization, continuous improvement, Managing high performance teams, daily operations, trucking, warehouse management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	106,000 CAD

Supervisor

Posted 24 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Food and beverage supervisor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	50,700 CAD

Equipment Operator/transport Driver

Posted 20 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working for the City. Seasonal Employment, spring to late fall."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	74,100 CAD

Marketing Manager

Posted 31 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseeing projects, holding meetings, writing marketing materials, graphic design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	52,800 CAD

Systems Analyst

Posted 23 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Application support of existing business functionality and design and development of new business functionality."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	162,400 CAD

Directional Driller

Posted 27 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drill oil and gas wells."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	203,000 CAD

Kitchen Cook

Posted 04 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cook clean stock."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	30,400 CAD

Chief Information Officer

Posted 31 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"ITIL Management Business Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	96,400 CAD

Lead Engineer

Posted 24 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Offshore and onshore electrical engineering oil and gas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	182,700 CAD

ECONOMY / Calgary

Calgary is Canadian leader for oil & gas industry. The city has the largest number of self employment companies and small business. Technical and Management industry account around 14 per cent of all employment in Calgary. The city has the second highest number of head offices in Canada behind Toronto. Calgary has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada. In year 2006 unemployment was only 4.1% and 7% in year 2011.

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