ENGINEER SALARY IN CANADA

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Average gross salary for Engineer GROSS SALARY
CA$ 74,000
Average gorss salary (USD) for Engineer GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 68,036
Average net salary for Engineer NET SALARY
CA$ 52,480
The most typical salary for Engineer MOST TYPICAL GROSS
CA$ 53,699
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  Updated: 23 Apr 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 29%
  Salary entries: 90

Engineer Earnings in Canada

Average salary for Engineer in Canada is CA$ 74,000.

Average take home earning is CA$ 52,480 (Net).

The most typical salary is CA$ 53,699 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (90 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
6 % CA$ 130,000
10 % CA$ 121,500
31 % CA$ 81,692
62 % CA$ 64,350
84 % CA$ 53,699
94 % CA$ 44,277
99 % CA$ 32,750
City Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Toronto CA$ 62,884 US$ 58,407 27
Montreal CA$ 63,892 US$ 56,357 14
Vancouver, Canada CA$ 83,150 US$ 73,211 09
Calgary CA$ 114,164 US$ 105,706 08
Edmonton CA$ 71,209 US$ 62,569 08
Ottawa CA$ 67,000 US$ 64,225 07
Hamilton, Canada CA$ 108,260 US$ 109,609 05
Waterloo CA$ 95,666 US$ 85,526 03
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   ENGINEER   CANADA

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 248,880 CA$ 280,000
02
175K US$ 172,280 CA$ 170,000
01
155K US$ 120,119 CA$ 150,000
01
135K US$ 117,400 CA$ 130,000
01
125K US$ 116,210 CA$ 121,500
04
105K US$ 101,341 CA$ 100,000
01
115K US$ 86,080 CA$ 110,000
02
95K US$ 71,510 CA$ 90,666
03
85K US$ 70,835 CA$ 81,692
13
75K US$ 70,184 CA$ 72,988
09
65K US$ 60,833 CA$ 64,350
19
55K US$ 50,973 CA$ 53,699
20
45K US$ 42,581 CA$ 44,277
09
35K US$ 31,164 CA$ 32,750
04
25K US$ 27,100 CA$ 27,000
01

  SALARY BY GENDER   ENGINEER   CANADA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 66,170 CA$ 75,273 49
Women US$ 55,695 CA$ 64,873 13
N/A US$ 77,030 CA$ 76,010 28

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   ENGINEER   CANADA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 72,465 CA$ 83,333 03
Masters Degree US$ 66,230 CA$ 72,541 24
Bachelors Degree US$ 67,928 CA$ 73,797 59
Some College US$ 77,136 CA$ 78,750 04

Engineer workers holding Some College degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Canada. With an earned Some College, they grosses CA$ 78,750. While Engineer workers with Masters Degree education earn the least, with an average gross income of CA$ 72,541. This is 16.47% lower of what Some College degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   ENGINEER   CANADA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 131,234 CA$ 145,000 09
16-20 Years US$ 92,251 CA$ 98,666 03
12-16 Years US$ 79,443 CA$ 89,500 06
8-12 Years US$ 77,285 CA$ 82,300 05
4-8 Years US$ 61,485 CA$ 68,108 12
2-4 Years US$ 60,321 CA$ 67,993 22
1-2 Years US$ 52,472 CA$ 55,051 11
0-1 Year US$ 52,737 CA$ 54,173 22

Engineer workers in Canada with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of CA$ 145,000 compared to CA$ 55,051 for their counterparts with 1-2 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 1-2 Years is 150.10%.


  SALARY BY AGE   ENGINEER   CANADA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 61,144 CA$ 80,000 01
57-62 US$ 108,369 CA$ 120,000 01
51-56 US$ 151,045 CA$ 195,000 02
45-50 US$ 98,185 CA$ 113,333 03
39-44 US$ 75,984 CA$ 86,000 05
33-38 US$ 66,918 CA$ 71,285 07
27-32 US$ 57,782 CA$ 68,228 23
22-26 US$ 52,236 CA$ 55,973 19
16-21 US$ 30,408 CA$ 40,000 01
N/A US$ 77,030 CA$ 76,010 28
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   ENGINEER   CANADA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 67,991 CA$ 73,576 85
Contract US$ 30,408 CA$ 40,000 01
Self Employed US$ 89,272 CA$ 105,000 02
Part Time US$ 67,515 CA$ 78,000 02
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  SALARY BY CITY   ENGINEER   CANADA

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# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Calgary Engineer in Calgary US$ 105,706 CA$ 114,164 08
2. Hamilton, Canada Engineer in Hamilton, Canada US$ 109,609 CA$ 108,260 05
3. Waterloo Engineer in Waterloo US$ 85,526 CA$ 95,666 03
4. Vancouver, Canada Engineer in Vancouver, Canada US$ 73,211 CA$ 83,150 09
5. Edmonton Engineer in Edmonton US$ 62,569 CA$ 71,209 08
6. Ottawa Engineer in Ottawa US$ 64,225 CA$ 67,000 07
7. Montreal Engineer in Montreal US$ 56,357 CA$ 63,892 14
8. Toronto Engineer in Toronto US$ 58,407 CA$ 62,884 27

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    ENGINEER

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Australia Australia Engineer in Australia US$ 88,740 AU$ 98,696 51
2. United States United States Engineer US$ 82,211 US$ 82,211 243
3. Canada Canada US$ 68,036 CA$ 74,000 90
4. United Kingdom United Kingdom Engineer in United Kingdom US$ 57,968 GBP 39,620 67
5. Russia Russia Engineer in Russia US$ 36,799 RUB 1,767,200 15
6. Mexico Mexico Engineer in Mexico US$ 30,118 MXN 512,427 21
7. China China Engineer in China US$ 28,797 CNY 183,281 45
8. India India Engineer in India US$ 14,575 INR 921,681 244

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(19/19)  FIELD ENGINEER


 Posted: 23 Apr 2020

Some College, 0-1 year: "Field Engineer on site."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 40,000
US$ 30,408


(18/19)  ELECTRICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 19 Oct 2019

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Electrical Engineer."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 85,000
US$ 68,068


(17/19)  CIVIL ENGINEER


 Posted: 01 Aug 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Civil engineering of water, sanitary, and storm pipelines. My work also includes pump station design."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 92,000
US$ 73,673


(16/19)  SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT


 Posted: 12 Jun 2019

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Environmentalist and climate change manager."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 80,000
US$ 64,064


(15/19)  SOLUTION ARCHITECT


 Posted: 07 Jun 2019

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Business Consulting, Process Definition, Software Architecture."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 90,000
US$ 72,071


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(14/19)  STRUCTURAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 05 Jun 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Design Engineer."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 80,000
US$ 64,064


(13/19)  PROPOSAL MANAGER


 Posted: 03 Apr 2019

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Respond to Request for proposals in high technology industry."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 110,000
US$ 88,087


(12/19)  JUNIOR I GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING


 Posted: 20 Mar 2019

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Responsible for mining geotechnics."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 85,000
US$ 68,068


(11/19)  ESTIMATOR


 Posted: 14 Dec 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Estimating and project coordinator."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 75,000
US$ 60,060


(10/19)  AUTOMATION, DESIGN, MODELLING


 Posted: 15 Nov 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Product design, industrial automation, modelling."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 50,000
US$ 40,040


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(9/19)  PROJECT INSPECTOR AND COOORDINATOR


 Posted: 09 Nov 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "I worked in construction field in Canada since 2012, as i performed different positions in my career regarding oil field in Alberta and had the opportunity to supervise a massive project of building communities for native American and coordinate with stakeholders the right judgments. also, my bachelor degree in construction management from Canada gave me the chance to build different and varied relationships with different people from all construction industry. i look forward to work in Basra and the get the benefit of being Canadian Iraqi citizen to communicate effectively with decision makers."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 35,000
US$ 28,028


(8/19)  APPLICATIONS ENGINEER


 Posted: 07 Nov 2018

Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Little experience, good grades at university, first job."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 75,000
US$ 60,060


(7/19)  ENGINEER


 Posted: 16 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Mechanical design for space systems using CAD modelling."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 66,000
US$ 52,852


(6/19)  PROJECT MANAGER


 Posted: 14 Jun 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Managing engineering projects."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 150,000
US$ 120,119


(5/19)  SR. ENGINEER


 Posted: 12 Dec 2017

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Process engineering work in the field."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 280,000
US$ 214,003


(4/19)  SYSTEMS ENGINEER


 Posted: 04 Nov 2017

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Fuel Cell Systems Engineer - design and analysis."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 90,000
US$ 68,787


(3/19)  QUALITY MANAGER


 Posted: 26 Oct 2017

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Assure that work is carried out to quality standards."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 80,000
US$ 61,144


(2/19)  AEROSPACE ENGINEER


 Posted: 10 Aug 2017

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Analysis, calculations, writing technical documentation."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 57,000
US$ 43,565


(1/19)  CIVIL


 Posted: 01 Aug 2017

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Estimating planning working fun."
Individual GROSS salary:
CA$ 110,000
US$ 84,073


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