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Average Aerospace Engineers’ Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Aerospace Engineers.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 2146.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: aerospace engineer, aircraft design engineer and aerodynamics engineer.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Toronto – Ontario at $45.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $80,000 – $120,000.
Employment prospects for aerospace engineers are good in Canada. The government forecasts that the number of job seekers will be insufficient to fill the job vacancies for the near future. The strength of the aerospace sector will create higher than average employment growth for this profession.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Aerospace Engineers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta(3) | 24.52 | 39.42 | 65.93 | 2018 |
| Edmonton – Alberta(3) | 24.52 | 39.42 | 65.93 | 2018 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia | – | 38.34 | 63.19 | 2016 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba(3) | 24.52 | 39.42 | 65.93 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(3) | 24.52 | 39.42 | 65.93 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(1) | 21.00 | 43.25 | 49.52 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 29.00 | 45.00 | 52.88 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario(1) | 26.44 | 40.38 | 60.96 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario(1) | 26.44 | 40.38 | 60.96 | 2018 |
| Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario(1) | 26.44 | 40.38 | 60.96 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 24.52 | 39.42 | 65.93 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec(1) | 22.50 | 44.38 | 68.27 | 2016 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan(3) | 24.52 | 39.42 | 65.93 | 2018 |
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Currently, this occupation is an eligible occupation to apply for express entry immigration with the federal skilled worker permanent resident visa.
The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, which includes aerospace engineers, is $43.86. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,634, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $85,000.
There are over 30,000 aerospace and other related professional engineers working in Canada.
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