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Salary in Manufacturing in Canada

Market pay levels based on 734 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median53 040 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average55 929 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile47 912 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile63 940 $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 quartile47 912 $
Median53 040 $
Upper quartile63 940 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 47 912 $ and 63 940 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 63 940 $.
  • The upper quartile is 33% above the lower one.
  • The average (55 929 $) is 5% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
  • The estimate uses 734 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Nord Quantique Sherbrooke ·

engineer, manufacturing

from 123 115 $

Overview Languages English Education Master'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 El…

Full timeOn-siteSherbrooke
DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada Calgary ·

operations manager - manufacturing

from 120 000 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Engineering, general Manufacturing engineering Business administration and management, general Operations man…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary
MC-Bauchemie Canada Inc. Newmarket ·

production manager - manufacturing

from 120 000 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Experience 3 years to less than 5 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no…

Full timeOn-siteNewmarket
UK Foam Ltd. Lindsay ·

manufacturing plant manager

from 112 320 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Experience 5 years or more On site Work must be comple…

Full timeOn-siteLindsay
Athabasca Workforce Solutions Inc. Fort McMurray ·

machine welder

from 97 760 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience Experience 3 years to less than 5 years On site Work must be completed at the ph…

Full timeOn-siteFort McMurray
V2Soft Canada ULC Windsor ·

body-in-white inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing

from 95 680 $

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-siteWindsor

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (53 040 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (55 929 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 47 912 $ to 63 940 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 47 912 $ and a quarter above 63 940 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 734 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 53 040 $ is the market level, above 63 940 $ is the strong quarter, below 47 912 $ 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.