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Average Cardiology Technologist’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Canadian Cardiology Technologists.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 3217.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: cardiology technologist and electrocardiographic (ECG) technologist.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $50,000 – $70,000.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Edmonton, Alberta at $40.49 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Ontario at $25.00 per hour.
Employment prospects for cardiology technologists are good in Canada. The government forecasts that new medical technologies and techniques, as well as the introduction of more advanced equipment, will mean that more cardiology technologists are needed in the future.
Average (Median) Hourly Wages for Cardiology Technologists in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | 27.56 | 35.83 | 57.60 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 27.56 | 40.49 | 57.60 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 26.75 | 34.68 | 36.00 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba(3) | 18.00 | 27.78 | 37.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton – New Brunswick(1) | 18 | 27.78 | 39.00 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(1) | 18.00 | 26.32 | 29.59 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 19.50 | 25.00 | 31.40 | 2018 |
| Muskoka / Kawarthas / Peterborough – Ontario(1) | 19.50 | 25.00 | 31.40 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 19.50 | 25.00 | 31.40 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula Region – Ontario | 19.50 | 25.00 | 31.40 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 18.00 | 27.78 | 37.00 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec(3) | 18.00 | 27.78 | 37.00 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon Area – Saskatchewan*(3) | 18.00 | 27.78 | 37.00 | 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 technical occupations in health, which includes cardiology technologists, is $29.87. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,094 giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment sector of $57,000.
Registration with the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists is required in all provinces except in Quebec.
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