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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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93,104 CAD

$70,435 USD

Toronto

94,373 CAD

48,908 CAD

$37,000 USD

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Average Salary / Ottawa

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Average salary in Ottawa is 93,104 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 48,908 CAD. All data are based on 395 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 101,914 CAD. Women receive a salary of 75,609 CAD.

The most paid careers are Fashion with average income 298,473 CAD and Law with income 174,484 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 121,742 CAD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 110,903 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 129,673 CAD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 119,759 CAD.

Levels / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,200 CAD - 19,799 CAD	1	100% 0.25%
19,800 CAD - 26,399 CAD	6	99.75% 1.52%
26,400 CAD - 32,999 CAD	12	98.23% 3.04%
33,000 CAD - 39,699 CAD	11	95.19% 2.78%
39,700 CAD - 46,299 CAD	21	92.41% 5.32%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
46,300 CAD - 52,899 CAD	32	87.09% 8.1%
52,900 CAD - 59,499 CAD	20	78.99% 5.06%
59,500 CAD - 66,099 CAD	31	73.92% 7.85%
66,100 CAD - 72,699 CAD	31	66.08% 7.85%
72,700 CAD - 79,299 CAD	27	58.23% 6.84%
79,300 CAD - 85,899 CAD	25	51.39% 6.33%
85,900 CAD - 92,499 CAD	21	45.06% 5.32%
92,500 CAD - 99,099 CAD	15	39.75% 3.8%
99,100 CAD - 105,699 CAD	21	35.95% 5.32%
105,700 CAD - 112,399 CAD	18	30.63% 4.56%
112,400 CAD - 118,999 CAD	11	26.08% 2.78%
119,000 CAD - 125,599 CAD	18	23.29% 4.56%
125,600 CAD - 132,199 CAD	12	18.73% 3.04%
132,200 CAD - 138,799 CAD	9	15.7% 2.28%
138,800 CAD - 145,399 CAD	8	13.42% 2.03%
145,400 CAD - 151,999 CAD	6	11.39% 1.52%
152,000 CAD - 158,599 CAD	7	9.87% 1.77%
158,600 CAD - 165,199 CAD	3	8.1% 0.76%
165,200 CAD - 171,799 CAD	2	7.34% 0.51%
171,800 CAD - 178,399 CAD	2	6.84% 0.51%
178,400 CAD - 185,099 CAD	1	6.33% 0.25%
185,100 CAD - 191,699 CAD	2	6.08% 0.51%
191,700 CAD - 198,299 CAD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
198,300 CAD - 211,499 CAD	4	5.57% 1.01%
211,500 CAD - 224,699 CAD	4	4.56% 1.01%
224,700 CAD - 237,899 CAD	1	3.54% 0.25%
237,900 CAD - 251,199 CAD	1	3.29% 0.25%
251,200 CAD - 264,399 CAD	4	3.04% 1.01%
264,400 CAD - 277,599 CAD	1	2.03% 0.25%
277,600 CAD - 290,799 CAD	1	1.77% 0.25%
290,800 CAD - 303,999 CAD	2	1.52% 0.51%
304,000 CAD - 317,199 CAD	2	1.01% 0.51%
317,200 CAD - 330,499 CAD	0	n/a
330,500 CAD - 462,599 CAD	2	0.51% 0.51%

Gender / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	203	101,914 CAD
2	Women	95	75,609 CAD

Education / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	17	121,742 CAD
2	Masters Degree	84	110,903 CAD
3	Bachelors Degree	167	95,701 CAD
4	Some College	89	80,368 CAD
5	Bellow H. School	10	61,333 CAD
6	High School	28	58,425 CAD

Experience / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	71	129,673 CAD
2	12-16 Years	35	119,759 CAD
3	16-20 Years	41	109,316 CAD
4	8-12 Years	53	92,529 CAD
5	4-8 Years	58	86,977 CAD
6	1-2 Years	37	69,132 CAD
7	2-4 Years	56	64,770 CAD
8	0-1 Year	44	62,787 CAD

Age / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	32	139,983 CAD
2	56-60	9	125,707 CAD
3	61-65	10	119,891 CAD
4	51-55	25	119,495 CAD
5	41-45	39	108,920 CAD
6	36-40	35	96,495 CAD
7	n/a	97	91,868 CAD
8	71-75	2	84,334 CAD
9	31-35	49	77,724 CAD
10	26-30	51	71,776 CAD
11	21-25	35	65,431 CAD
12	14-20	10	48,247 CAD
13	66-70	1	34,103 CAD

Work Type / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	14	116,983 CAD
2	Contract	22	96,362 CAD
3	Permanent	339	94,247 CAD
4	Part Time	20	52,741 CAD

Career Groups / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Fashion	1	298,473 CAD
2	Law	7	174,484 CAD
3	Aviation & Shipping	3	137,340 CAD
4	Finance & Banking	13	137,208 CAD
5	Security & Fireguard	3	128,880 CAD
6	Management & Business	40	116,058 CAD
7	IT & Programming II	24	115,926 CAD
8	Engineers & Technicians V	2	112,489 CAD
9	Health Care & Medical	15	111,299 CAD
10	Logistics, Road, Railway	6	103,897 CAD
11	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	102,443 CAD
12	Geography & Geodesy	2	101,253 CAD
13	Salesmen & Saleswomen	7	99,006 CAD
14	Hotels & Tourism	4	97,155 CAD
15	Public Sector	38	96,891 CAD
16	Engineers & Technicians	26	96,098 CAD
17	IT & Programming	39	95,173 CAD
18	Education & University	17	94,247 CAD
19	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	3	86,052 CAD
20	Architect Constructions	4	85,920 CAD
21	Insurance	3	85,788 CAD
22	Automobile	5	80,632 CAD
23	Military	5	78,253 CAD
24	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	77,460 CAD
25	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	12	76,270 CAD
26	Media	8	73,627 CAD
27	Accounting & Administration	26	70,983 CAD
28	Construction & Labor Workers	12	67,017 CAD
29	Health Care & Medical II	14	63,977 CAD
30	Human Resources	8	63,316 CAD
31	Making Design	5	63,184 CAD
32	Organization & Coordination	15	59,747 CAD
33	Customer Services	8	54,460 CAD
34	Engineers & Technicians II	1	51,948 CAD
35	Sports & Recreation	4	50,891 CAD
36	Properties & Real Estates	2	49,569 CAD
37	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	7	44,942 CAD
38	Engineers & Technicians III	2	35,822 CAD

Careers / Ottawa (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	3	196,955 CAD
2	Software Engineer	4	170,518 CAD
3	Business Development Manager	3	160,076 CAD
4	Salesmen or Saleswomen	3	157,828 CAD
5	Public Administration Lead	2	150,029 CAD
6	Audit Manager	2	130,598 CAD
7	Director	7	128,616 CAD
8	IT Project Manager	6	124,253 CAD
9	Project Manager	8	120,949 CAD
10	Data-warehouse Engineer	2	117,644 CAD
11	Operations Manager	3	114,472 CAD
12	Other Engineer Career	2	112,489 CAD
13	Manager	6	111,696 CAD
14	Other Public Sector Career	19	105,615 CAD
15	Computer Architect	3	105,483 CAD
16	Teacher	4	104,426 CAD
17	Registered Nurse	2	103,368 CAD
18	Other IT Career	3	98,610 CAD
19	IT Manager	6	98,081 CAD
20	Research Engineer	3	96,495 CAD
21	Software Developer	13	94,380 CAD
22	Windows System Administrator	2	93,983 CAD
23	Account Manager	2	90,017 CAD
24	General Manager	3	89,489 CAD
25	Architect	2	89,224 CAD
26	Social Worker	2	85,391 CAD
27	Engineer	10	85,127 CAD
28	Financial Analyst	3	85,127 CAD
29	System Analyst	2	83,937 CAD
30	IT Coordinator	2	83,805 CAD
31	Lead Developer	2	83,540 CAD
32	Public Administration	14	82,086 CAD
33	Car Mechanic	3	81,954 CAD
34	Mechanical Engineer	4	79,575 CAD
35	Other Medical Career	6	75,874 CAD
36	Coordinator	2	75,609 CAD
37	Forensic Accountant	2	75,609 CAD
38	Photographer	2	74,816 CAD
39	Elementary School Teacher	3	74,155 CAD
40	Military Officer	2	73,627 CAD
41	Construction Electrician	2	71,644 CAD
42	Senior Accountant	2	71,379 CAD
43	Network Specialist	4	68,471 CAD
44	Digital Media	2	68,075 CAD
45	Project Coordinator	3	63,713 CAD
46	.NET Developer	4	60,672 CAD
47	Administrator	2	60,011 CAD
48	Truck Driver	3	59,483 CAD
49	Food Service	3	59,351 CAD
50	Dental Nurse	3	58,822 CAD
51	Technician	2	57,764 CAD
52	Graphic Designer	2	56,971 CAD
53	Other Education Career	3	56,839 CAD
54	Sports Management	2	56,310 CAD
55	Other Human Resource Career	2	56,046 CAD
56	Other Constr. & Labor Career	2	53,534 CAD
57	Customer Service Manager	2	53,402 CAD
58	Administrative Coordinator	4	52,345 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Car Mechanic

Posted 22 August 2023

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	2-4 Years	Basic	110,000 CAD

Optical Engineer

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Simulation, programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	92,400 CAD

Manager, Assurance

Posted 10 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CPA, CFE, CPF."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	90,500 CAD

Human Resource Business Partner

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HRBP Private Sector."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	88,200 CAD

Athletic Therapist

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Injury management, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, sports performance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	43,800 CAD

Senior Policy Analyst

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Policy Development and Analysis (Federal Legislation)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	106,700 CAD

Developer

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coding in C#."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	95,800 CAD

Software Developer

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Build features and fix bugs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	104,100 CAD

Construction Technician

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	72,900 CAD

Specialist

Posted 10 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	89,500 CAD

Software Developer

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"5G telecom software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	122,600 CAD

Senior Systems Operations Analyst

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"ITIL
Service Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	102,900 CAD

Area Manager

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operation management."

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

Engineer

Posted 09 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"RF Engineering and Satellite Communications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	125,600 CAD

Elementary Teacher

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Long term occassional."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	71,100 CAD

Engineer

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	88,200 CAD

Flight Surgeon

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Space Medicine, aviation Medicine."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	34,100 CAD

Investigator

Posted 19 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Investigation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	92,000 CAD

Retired

Posted 03 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Retired."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	51,900 CAD

Senior Staff

Posted 20 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"File review, review, audit and compliance engagement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	72,800 CAD

Team Manager

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"BI, SQL, 
Managing, Mentoring, Recruiting, Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	139,900 CAD

Social Media Director

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	31,200 CAD

Qa Analyst

Posted 08 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Qa analysis and testing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	167,600 CAD

Procurement

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contracts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	117,300 CAD

Sr Financial Analyst

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial reporting, budgeting, tax."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	125,700 CAD

Sale Telecom

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sale mobile and package."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bellow H. School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	47,100 CAD

Title Searcher

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Search title records, legal real estate laws."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	146,700 CAD

Chief Safety Officer

Posted 01 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Executive management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	272,400 CAD

Office Manager

Posted 30 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Jack of all trades."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	52,400 CAD

Hvac Installer

Posted 29 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Install and rePAIRS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	2-4 Years	Expert	71,200 CAD

Hr Assistant

Posted 28 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data entry, draft offer letters, arrange interviews with candidates."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	23,800 CAD

Developer

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Kubernetes, openshift, python, golang, bash, linux."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	83,800 CAD

Director Of Media

Posted 02 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Media."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	52,400 CAD

Waitress

Posted 29 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Serving."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bellow H. School	2-4 Years	Basic	52,400 CAD

Sales

Posted 29 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Buisness."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	41,900 CAD

Manager It

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage IT and Infastructure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	60,800 CAD

Mobile

Posted 07 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mobile."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	104,800 CAD

Software Engineer

Posted 05 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Typescript."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	78,600 CAD

Construction Engineering Officer

Posted 29 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	73,300 CAD

Programmer Analyst

Posted 15 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software engineering, development, agile, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	78,600 CAD

Project Manager

Posted 06 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management, Design, Budget, Schedule, Communicate, Report."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	95,300 CAD

Service And Parts Advisor

Posted 26 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Parts, customer service, agricultural equipment, shipping and receiving, inventory."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	78,600 CAD

Pastor

Posted 25 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Preaching, counselling, leadership."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	76,500 CAD

Graphic Designer

Posted 24 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Graphic designer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	50,300 CAD

Program Manager

Posted 17 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing Educational Programs, Coordinating volunteer work, marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	68,200 CAD

Calibration Technician

Posted 17 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Metrology, calibration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	45,900 CAD

Software Developer

Posted 25 August 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	73,300 CAD

Technical Account Manager

Posted 25 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"CSM, Onboarding, Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	53,300 CAD

Warehouse Manager

Posted 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administrative managment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	57,600 CAD

Laboratory Manager

Posted 28 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage a laboratory personnel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	125,700 CAD

ECONOMY / Ottawa

The largest sectors in Ottawa are High Tech, Government, Finance, Insurance, Trade, Health, Education, and Tourism. The city is global technology centre with more than 1,800 High Tech companies and 80,000 jobs. The city is named as "Silicon Valley North". Many large companies like 3M, Bell Canada, Adobe System, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard are located in this city.

Stable economy and quality of life rank the city among the top twenty cities in the world.

Education

More than half of population in Ottawa has at least Collage education. The city has the highest concentration of engineers and scientists in Canada. Top universities in Ottawa are Carleton University and University of Ottawa.

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