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Salary in Transport and driving in Canada

Market pay levels based on 1 483 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median73 780 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average68 486 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile61 421 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile76 539 $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 quartile61 421 $
Median73 780 $
Upper quartile76 539 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 61 421 $ and 76 539 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 76 539 $.
  • The upper quartile is 25% above the lower one.
  • The average (68 486 $) is 7% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 1 483 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Maple Cargo Calgary ·

captain - air transport

from 220 000 $

Overview Languages English Education Other trades certificate or diploma or equivalent experience Airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew Experience 5 years or more On site Wo…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary
Reliance Offshore Canada Inc St. John's ·

second engineer, marine - water transport

from 211 900 $

Overview Languages English Education Other trades certificate or diploma Experience 3 years to less than 5 years On the road Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required…

Full timeOn-siteSt. John's
Ornge Global Air Inc. operating as Ornge Thunder Bay ·

captain - air transport

from 132 019 $

Overview Languages English Education Other trades certificate or diploma Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option…

Full timeOn-siteThunder Bay
Maple Cargo Calgary ·

first officer - air transport

from 130 000 $

Overview Languages English Education Other trades certificate or diploma Airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew Experience 5 years or more On site Work must be completed at t…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary
Seabase Newfoundland Limited North Vancouver ·

chief engineer - water transport

from 124 113 $

Overview Languages English Education Other trades certificate or diploma Electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology Engineering technologies and engineering-relat…

Full timeOn-siteNorth Vancouver
Bridgemans Crew Management LTD Squamish ·

chief engineer - water transport

from 122 886 $

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-siteSquamish

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (73 780 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (68 486 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 61 421 $ to 76 539 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 61 421 $ and a quarter above 76 539 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 1 483 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 73 780 $ is the market level, above 76 539 $ is the strong quarter, below 61 421 $ 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.