Salary insights

Salary in Arts, design and media in Canada

Market pay levels based on 426 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median86 747 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average83 843 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile68 122 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile98 061 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile68 122 $
Median86 747 $
Upper quartile98 061 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 68 122 $ and 98 061 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 98 061 $.
  • The upper quartile is 44% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 426 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Lotek Wireless Inc. Newmarket ·

hardware design engineer

from 95 000 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree Experience 5 years or more On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work setting…

Full timeOn-siteNewmarket
Demizine Technology Incorporated Canada ·

pcb (printed circuit board) designer

from 93 600 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Electrical and electronic engineering technologies/tec…

Part timeRemoteCanada
Stilewood International Door & Window Port Coquitlam ·

design and drafting technologist

from 83 200 $

Overview Languages English Education College/CEGEP Experience 3 years to less than 5 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work…

Full timeOn-sitePort Coquitlam
Watson Design Inc. Squamish ·

graphic designer

from 82 038 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.…

Full timeOn-siteSquamish
Dhillon Brothers Paving Ltd. Richmond ·

landscaper

from 81 120 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is…

Full timeOn-siteRichmond
Canpro Consulting Inc. Surrey ·

graphic designer

from 81 120 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Experience 3 years to less than 5 years On site Work m…

Full timeOn-siteSurrey

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (86 747 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (83 843 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 68 122 $ to 98 061 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 68 122 $ and a quarter above 98 061 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 426 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 86 747 $ is the market level, above 98 061 $ is the strong quarter, below 68 122 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.