Economists - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Economists in Canada

The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:

Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this on average.

High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this on average.

Average pay: The average wage of the remaining 80 percent of workers.



Economists

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta*	26.98	46.01	68.30	2009
Edmonton and Area - Alberta*	26.27	39.02	40.64	2009
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	12.02	34.50	78.22	2008
Winnipeg - Manitoba	18.27	32.12	39.04	2009
Fredericton - New Brunswick	-	-	-	-
Halifax - Nova Scotia	20.00	36.20	40.35	2009
Toronto - Ontario	18.10	31.60	44.65	2007
Ottawa - Ontario	26.25	37.05	47.50	2009
Windsor-Essex County - Ontario	-	-	-	-
Waterloo Region / Huron / Perth / Wellington / Dufferin - Ontario	24.00	33.89	45.67	2007
Prince Edward Island	-	-	-	-
Montreal - Quebec	13.21	21.54	29.87	-
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	-	-	-	-

* 5^th percentile, median, 95^th percentile bands used.