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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

1.26 CAD = 1 USD

108,787 CAD

$86,567 USD

Toronto

89,748 CAD

65,347 CAD

$52,000 USD

Average Salary / Calgary

Average salary in Calgary is 108,787 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 65,347 CAD. All data are based on 481 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 127,553 CAD. Women receive a salary of 86,710 CAD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians IV with average income 263,274 CAD and Engineers & Technicians V with income 186,742 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 136,601 CAD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 135,344 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 162,865 CAD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 139,617 CAD.

Levels / Calgary (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
12,600 CAD - 18,799 CAD	1	100% 0.21%
18,900 CAD - 25,099 CAD	2	99.79% 0.42%
25,100 CAD - 31,399 CAD	12	99.38% 2.49%
31,400 CAD - 37,699 CAD	7	96.88% 1.46%
37,700 CAD - 43,999 CAD	11	95.43% 2.29%
44,000 CAD - 50,299 CAD	18	93.14% 3.74%
50,300 CAD - 56,499 CAD	31	89.4% 6.44%
56,600 CAD - 62,799 CAD	28	82.95% 5.82%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
62,800 CAD - 69,099 CAD	37	77.13% 7.69%
69,100 CAD - 75,399 CAD	31	69.44% 6.44%
75,400 CAD - 81,699 CAD	31	62.99% 6.44%
81,700 CAD - 87,999 CAD	16	56.55% 3.33%
88,000 CAD - 94,199 CAD	25	53.22% 5.2%
94,300 CAD - 100,499 CAD	26	48.02% 5.41%
100,500 CAD - 106,799 CAD	18	42.62% 3.74%
106,800 CAD - 113,099 CAD	11	38.88% 2.29%
113,100 CAD - 119,399 CAD	16	36.59% 3.33%
119,400 CAD - 125,699 CAD	15	33.26% 3.12%
125,700 CAD - 131,999 CAD	18	30.15% 3.74%
132,000 CAD - 138,199 CAD	15	26.4% 3.12%
138,200 CAD - 144,499 CAD	12	23.28% 2.49%
144,500 CAD - 150,799 CAD	6	20.79% 1.25%
150,800 CAD - 157,099 CAD	10	19.54% 2.08%
157,100 CAD - 163,399 CAD	6	17.46% 1.25%
163,400 CAD - 169,699 CAD	11	16.22% 2.29%
169,700 CAD - 175,899 CAD	12	13.93% 2.49%
175,900 CAD - 182,199 CAD	5	11.43% 1.04%
182,200 CAD - 188,499 CAD	1	10.4% 0.21%
HIGH SALARIES
188,500 CAD - 201,099 CAD	6	10.19% 1.25%
201,100 CAD - 213,599 CAD	3	8.94% 0.62%
213,600 CAD - 226,199 CAD	8	8.32% 1.66%
226,200 CAD - 238,799 CAD	5	6.65% 1.04%
238,800 CAD - 251,299 CAD	2	5.61% 0.42%
251,300 CAD - 263,899 CAD	6	5.2% 1.25%
263,900 CAD - 276,499 CAD	3	3.95% 0.62%
276,500 CAD - 288,999 CAD	5	3.33% 1.04%
289,000 CAD - 301,599 CAD	2	2.29% 0.42%
301,600 CAD - 314,199 CAD	1	1.87% 0.21%
314,200 CAD - 439,799 CAD	8	1.66% 1.66%

Gender / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	240	127,553 CAD
2	Women	108	86,710 CAD

Education / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	83	136,601 CAD
2	Doctorate Degree	17	135,344 CAD
3	Bachelors Degree	190	114,357 CAD
4	Bellow H. School	15	98,021 CAD
5	Some College	133	89,852 CAD
6	High School	43	82,689 CAD

Experience / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	83	162,865 CAD
2	16-20 Years	53	139,617 CAD
3	12-16 Years	42	121,143 CAD
4	8-12 Years	79	103,047 CAD
5	4-8 Years	71	93,748 CAD
6	2-4 Years	72	79,799 CAD
7	1-2 Years	32	76,783 CAD
8	0-1 Year	49	67,860 CAD

Age / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	20	172,290 CAD
2	61-65	5	152,560 CAD
3	41-45	48	147,282 CAD
4	51-55	27	136,224 CAD
5	46-50	44	132,956 CAD
6	36-40	38	125,542 CAD
7	66-70	2	114,106 CAD
8	31-35	60	105,184 CAD
9	n/a	133	92,742 CAD
10	26-30	55	87,716 CAD
11	21-25	39	66,478 CAD
12	14-20	10	46,120 CAD

Work Type / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	15	155,576 CAD
2	Permanent	422	110,587 CAD
3	Contract	30	92,240 CAD
4	Part Time	14	41,219 CAD

Career Groups / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	263,274 CAD
2	Engineers & Technicians V	15	186,742 CAD
3	Management & Business	57	148,790 CAD
4	Automobile	3	142,507 CAD
5	Engineers & Technicians III	15	135,344 CAD
6	Law	8	133,459 CAD
7	Finance & Banking	22	124,913 CAD
8	Media	6	124,662 CAD
9	Engineers & Technicians II	4	122,149 CAD
10	Security & Fireguard	3	113,603 CAD
11	IT & Programming	26	112,221 CAD
12	Engineers & Technicians	43	111,216 CAD
13	Health Care & Medical	18	109,708 CAD
14	Aviation & Shipping	5	105,184 CAD
15	Making Design	6	104,304 CAD
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	26	103,676 CAD
17	Construction & Labor Workers	27	102,922 CAD
18	Human Resources	17	102,419 CAD
19	IT & Programming II	26	101,791 CAD
20	Health Care & Medical II	9	100,283 CAD
21	Insurance	11	95,005 CAD
22	Accounting & Administration	32	93,999 CAD
23	Public Sector	8	91,486 CAD
24	Geography & Geodesy	3	87,841 CAD
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	80,804 CAD
26	Architect Constructions	9	80,678 CAD
27	Hotels & Tourism	6	78,165 CAD
28	Logistics, Road, Railway	14	77,788 CAD
29	Education & University	10	70,374 CAD
30	Sports & Recreation	3	69,368 CAD
31	Salesmen & Saleswomen	9	69,117 CAD
32	Agriculture & Fishing	3	67,483 CAD
33	Organization & Coordination	11	62,834 CAD
34	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	59,566 CAD
35	Customer Services	7	49,010 CAD
36	Properties & Real Estates	2	46,371 CAD
37	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	7	39,711 CAD

Careers / Calgary (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	4	322,087 CAD
2	Sales Executives	3	216,023 CAD
3	Engineering Manager	3	215,897 CAD
4	MBA	4	207,854 CAD
5	General Manager	3	200,440 CAD
6	Other Engineer Career	15	186,742 CAD
7	Construction Manager	3	168,646 CAD
8	Director	8	168,143 CAD
9	Account Manager	3	154,194 CAD
10	Oil & Gas Engineer Lead	4	153,566 CAD
11	Project Manager	10	146,654 CAD
12	Oil & Gas Engineer	9	142,507 CAD
13	Technical Manager	3	135,093 CAD
14	IT Manager	6	134,590 CAD
15	Business Development Coordinator	3	133,710 CAD
16	Engineer	8	132,831 CAD
17	Other IT Career	3	131,071 CAD
18	Human Resources Manager	5	129,438 CAD
19	Communications Manager	3	127,804 CAD
20	Chartered Accountant	5	127,301 CAD
21	Business Development Manager	3	124,285 CAD
22	Other Human Resource Career	5	119,761 CAD
23	IT Project Manager	5	117,625 CAD
24	Manager	5	116,745 CAD
25	Other Finance Career	4	116,242 CAD
26	Other Management Career	7	115,865 CAD
27	System Analyst	7	112,849 CAD
28	Mechanical Engineer	4	109,079 CAD
29	Construction Foreman	5	107,446 CAD
30	Risk Analyst	3	105,309 CAD
31	Lawyer	4	104,681 CAD
32	Sales	4	103,299 CAD
33	Construction Project Manager	4	102,545 CAD
34	Construction Electrician	5	101,288 CAD
35	Software Engineer	3	93,622 CAD
36	Healthcare Management	3	93,119 CAD
37	Electrical Engineer	10	92,365 CAD
38	Other Agriculture Career	2	89,852 CAD
39	Financial Analyst	3	88,470 CAD
40	Registered Nurse	3	86,962 CAD
41	Hotel Manager	4	85,705 CAD
42	Accountant	6	83,066 CAD
43	Logistics Coordinator	4	79,924 CAD
44	Technician	3	75,400 CAD
45	Software Developer	4	74,269 CAD
46	Electrical Technician	4	73,515 CAD
47	Elementary School Teacher	4	73,138 CAD
48	Logistics Manager	3	72,384 CAD
49	Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	71,379 CAD
50	Human Resource Coordinator	3	67,986 CAD
51	Marketing Manager	4	65,598 CAD
52	Other Architect Career	3	62,834 CAD
53	Architect	4	60,948 CAD
54	Sales Representative	3	59,189 CAD
55	Other Public Sector Career	3	58,435 CAD
56	System Administrator	3	54,414 CAD
57	Other Service Career	3	42,098 CAD
58	Construction Worker	3	36,695 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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	76,200 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	69,100 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	76,000 CAD

Cashier

Posted 18 March 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	34,500 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	118,400 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	65,800 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	149,200 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	119,500 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	138,200 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	124,500 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	99,600 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	59,800 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	57,900 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	59,800 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	69,800 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	398,400 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	129,500 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	172,300 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	98,600 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	129,500 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	174,700 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	134,400 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	88,700 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	164,600 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	172,500 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	95,900 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	184,400 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	66,200 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	75,700 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	56,700 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	151,300 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	99,300 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	85,100 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	118,200 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	64,300 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	99,300 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	47,500 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	69,400 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	49,400 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	152,100 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	190,200 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	28,500 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	90,300 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	171,200 CAD

Survey Manager

Posted 09 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage, design, build."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	95,100 CAD

Manager

Posted 09 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	142,600 CAD

Production Scheduler

Posted 09 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scheduling rail car repair work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	61,800 CAD

Web Developer

Posted 01 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing and coding websites."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	52,300 CAD

Bim Manager

Posted 28 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing multiple teams in Digital Engineering and BIM through coordination and collaboration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	123,600 CAD

Manager

Posted 19 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage and Lead an Engineering team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	114,100 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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