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Salaries in Canada - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Canada is, by default, in the range of 33,516 CAD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 102,660 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:
34K - 103K CAD
10% earn less lthan 34K CAD
10% earns more than 103K 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 48K
Median 46K
10% 31K
25% 38K
75% 56K
90% 67K
25-34
 
 
Average 62K
Median 56K
10% 29K
25% 40K
75% 78K
90% 104K
35-44
 
 
Average 73K
Median 67K
10% 39K
25% 51K
75% 89K
90% 113K
45-54
 
 
Average 69K
Median 59K
10% 26K
25% 39K
75% 88K
90% 123K
55+
 
 
Average 62K
Median 55K
10% 26K
25% 38K
75% 79K
90% 108K

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

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Men
67,536 CAD
60,204 CAD
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Women
In general, in Canada, men earn 12.2% 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
2,224,080 CAD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,099,376 CAD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,971,504 CAD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,802,448 CAD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,755,360 CAD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,742,976 CAD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
1,703,664 CAD
8. Managing Director Top Management
1,680,912 CAD
9. Solution architect Information Technology
1,632,960 CAD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,631,088 CAD
11. Head of product development Management
1,626,624 CAD
12. Lead developer Information Technology
1,606,752 CAD
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,578,960 CAD
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,542,672 CAD
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
1,521,072 CAD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,489,968 CAD
17. IT Manager Management
1,483,344 CAD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,481,760 CAD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,465,488 CAD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,458,288 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
320,544 CAD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
368,496 CAD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
372,528 CAD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
391,968 CAD
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
392,976 CAD
6. Packer Production
399,024 CAD
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
401,328 CAD
8. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
406,080 CAD
9. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
406,368 CAD
10. Cleaner General labour
408,240 CAD
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
408,384 CAD
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
410,400 CAD
13. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
414,144 CAD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
414,864 CAD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
416,448 CAD
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
419,328 CAD
17. Florist Service Industries
420,048 CAD
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
423,360 CAD
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
424,224 CAD
20. General Labourer General labour
427,680 CAD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
24,239 CAD (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
46,049 CAD (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
14,905 CAD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
39,487 CAD (gross)

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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IT Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Canada
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,956 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 CAD
Anually salary
83,472 USD
Anually salary
114,000 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-04-22 22:27:39
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IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,881 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 CAD
Anually salary
58,572 USD
Anually salary
80,004 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-04-22 17:05:43
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Hostess
General labour
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Canada
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,706 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,696 CAD
Anually salary
32,472 USD
Anually salary
44,352 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-04-15 23:23:26
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Petroleum engineer
Mining, Metallurgy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Canada
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,200 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,834 CAD
Anually salary
86,400 USD
Anually salary
118,008 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-04-03 22:26:08
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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
2,563 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500 CAD
Anually salary
30,756 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
1,495 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,042 CAD
Anually salary
17,940 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
1,483 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,025 CAD
Anually salary
17,796 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
7,412 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,123 CAD
Anually salary
88,944 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
2,197 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 CAD
Anually salary
26,364 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
4,881 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 CAD
Anually salary
58,572 USD
Anually salary
80,004 CAD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-11 19:15:17
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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 5,400 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, Seamstress, Postal worker.

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 10.86% less than men.

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