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Salary in Engineering in Canada

Market pay levels based on 835 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median78 866 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average81 198 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile73 840 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile83 408 $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 quartile73 840 $
Median78 866 $
Upper quartile83 408 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 73 840 $ and 83 408 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 83 408 $.
  • The upper quartile is 13% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 835 vacancies with a stated salary.

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StackAdapt Canada ·

Staff Quality Engineer

136 000 – 187 000 $

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powe…

Full time3–6 yearsRemoteCanada
Stream-Flo Industries Ltd. Edmonton ·

director of quality assurance engineering

from 171 000 $

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

Full timeOn-siteEdmonton
Nord Quantique Sherbrooke ·

engineering scientist

from 167 000 $

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

Full timeOn-siteSherbrooke
Ascension Automation Solutions Ltd. Ontario ·

engineering manager

from 150 488 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience Experience 5 years or more On the road Work locations may vary. Frequent or cons…

Full timeOn-siteOntario
Betterfrost Technologies Inc. Oakville ·

director of engineering research and development

from 150 404 $

Overview Languages English Education Earned doctorate degree Experience 5 years or more On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Green j…

Full timeOn-siteOakville
Cordax Evaluation Technologies Inc. Calgary ·

director of quality assurance engineering

from 150 000 $

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. Green job Hel…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (78 866 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (81 198 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 73 840 $ to 83 408 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 73 840 $ and a quarter above 83 408 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 835 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 78 866 $ is the market level, above 83 408 $ is the strong quarter, below 73 840 $ 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.