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Salaries in Canada - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Canada is, by default, in the range of 32,640 CAD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 103,764 CAD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Canada is
80% of people earn:
33K - 104K CAD
10% earn less lthan 33K CAD
10% earns more than 104K CAD
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Distribution of employees in Canada into salary brackets in CAD.

Average salary and range in Canada by age in CAD.

<24
 
 
Average 47K
Median 45K
10% 31K
25% 37K
75% 55K
90% 65K
25-34
 
 
Average 63K
Median 57K
10% 30K
25% 41K
75% 79K
90% 105K
35-44
 
 
Average 71K
Median 66K
10% 38K
25% 49K
75% 86K
90% 110K
45-54
 
 
Average 70K
Median 60K
10% 26K
25% 39K
75% 89K
90% 126K
55+
 
 
Average 62K
Median 54K
10% 25K
25% 37K
75% 78K
90% 108K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Canada (CAD).

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Men
66,564 CAD
58,980 CAD
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Women
In general, in Canada, men earn 12.9% more than women.

The best paid positions in Canada

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Canada (CAD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,265,552 CAD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,097,360 CAD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,969,632 CAD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,800,720 CAD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,771,920 CAD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,741,248 CAD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
1,721,520 CAD
8. Managing Director Top Management
1,669,680 CAD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,652,688 CAD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,629,504 CAD
11. Head of product development Management
1,616,688 CAD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,577,376 CAD
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,519,344 CAD
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,488,528 CAD
15. IT Manager Management
1,487,808 CAD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,480,320 CAD
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,464,048 CAD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
1,440,432 CAD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,419,408 CAD
20. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
1,404,576 CAD

The worst paid positions in Canada

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Canada (CAD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
324,576 CAD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
368,208 CAD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
372,096 CAD
4. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
392,688 CAD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
394,128 CAD
6. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
400,896 CAD
7. Packer Production
401,472 CAD
8. Cleaner General labour
402,768 CAD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
405,648 CAD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
405,936 CAD
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
407,952 CAD
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
410,112 CAD
13. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
413,712 CAD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
414,432 CAD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
416,160 CAD
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
419,040 CAD
17. Florist Service Industries
419,616 CAD
18. Refuse Collector Service Industries
423,936 CAD
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
427,248 CAD
20. Au-pair General labour
428,256 CAD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
51,358 CAD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
18,662 CAD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
24,066 CAD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
40,021 CAD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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CNC Programmer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,519 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500 CAD
Anually salary
30,228 USD
Anually salary
42,000 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-31 02:00:51
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Production Planner
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Canada
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,470 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,042 CAD
Anually salary
17,640 USD
Anually salary
24,504 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-28 19:24:19
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Nursery School Teacher Assistant
Education, Science & Research
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,457 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,025 CAD
Anually salary
17,484 USD
Anually salary
24,300 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-19 04:12:24
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Welder
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
7,286 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,123 CAD
Anually salary
87,432 USD
Anually salary
121,476 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-13 11:51:22
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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Canada
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,159 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 CAD
Anually salary
25,908 USD
Anually salary
36,000 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-11 22:44:22
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Customs Broker
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Canada
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,798 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 CAD
Anually salary
57,576 USD
Anually salary
80,004 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-11 19:15:17
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Police Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,837 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 CAD
Anually salary
58,044 USD
Anually salary
80,640 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 20:19:16
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Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Canada
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,410 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,517 CAD
Anually salary
64,920 USD
Anually salary
90,204 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-05 21:08:28
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User Experience Expert
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Canada
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,668 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,433 CAD
Anually salary
116,016 USD
Anually salary
161,196 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 17:44:54
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Ironworker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,176 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,024 CAD
Anually salary
26,112 USD
Anually salary
36,288 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 00:34:57
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Canada is 5,395 CAD.

The best-paid positions in the country Canada are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Canada are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Postal worker, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Canada, regardless of the work they do, women earn 11.39% less than men.

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