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Average Industrial Designer’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Industrial Designers.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 2252.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: industrial designer, furniture designer and fixture designer.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Alberta at $35.92 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Montreal, Quebec at $24.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $50,000 – $70,000.
Government labour market data indicates that the number of job seekers will be larger than job vacancies in this profession for the near future. Retirements will be the main source of job openings in this occupation.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Industrial Designers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | 31.50 | 35.92 | 49.01 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta*(1) | 31.50 | 35.92 | 49.01 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | – | 30.01 | 58.77 | 2016 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 18.00 | 26.44 | 43.59 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(3) | 17.25 | 28.00 | 44.10 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(3) | 17.25 | 28.00 | 44.10 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.42 | 28.21 | 45.19 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 19.23 | 31.25 | 46.15 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario(1) | 19.23 | 31.25 | 46.15 | 2018 |
| Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario | 19.23 | 31.25 | 46.15 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 17.25 | 28.00 | 44.10 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 15.50 | 24.00 | 44.10 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan(3) | 17.25 | 28.00 | 44.10 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences, which includes industrial designers, is $33.65. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,250, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $65,000.
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